As in Avatar, so in Atlanta?
Tuesday, August 16, 2011 at 4:12PM This was the money shot from Avatar, winning the Academy Award for best Visual Effects Scene for 2010. In a movie full of ground-breaking special effects and astounding eye candy, there were certainly more dramatic and complicated effects from the movie. What was it about the simple act of drinking from a leaf that resonated with the judges?
Here on earth, the city of Atlanta is one step closer to the passage of a bill legalizing potable rainwater harvesting systems. With this ordinance, rainwater harvesting systems could be used to supply 100% of a single family home's water needs, including drinking water. The City Council could approve the legislation as early as September 2011.
The proposed ordinance could become a national model. “Other cities … are referring to this Atlanta City Ordinance as a format for the preparation of similar ordinances in areas across the United States,” EPA microbiologist Dennis J. Lye, who helped to develop the proposal, recently wrote.
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And not a minute too soon. This could be the most logical step a city has taken in the past decade.
Now, if Atlanta/Georgia would get as serious about passenger/commuter trains..
An Amazing step towards Sustainability!
It is time to utilize existing technologies to preserve the Earth's Resources and teach all to do the same. Wishing You and Yours the very Best! Alphonse
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