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World Water Statistics
Over 70% of the Earth’s surface is covered by water. Most of all that water however, is not available for us to drink, approximately 97.5% of earth’s water is sea water. The other 2.5% is fresh water, yet most of that is locked up in glaciers, permafrost, & groundwater that would be too expensive to retrieve. As it turns out less than 1% of the world’s water is available for human consumption.
Over half of that 1% is polluted and unusable for human consumption! According to the United Nations, about 1.4 billion people lack access to clean water & 2.4 billion people lack adequate sanitation .Because of this, over 9,000 children die daily. Even in places where water is clean & abundant, water is an extremely vital resource, essential to every aspect of life.
No fake snow at Snowbowl, court rules
Associated Press
http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/0312skiflap12-ON.html
Mar. 12, 2007 12:16 PM
SAN FRANCISCO - Operators of the Arizona Snowbowl won't be allowed to use treated wastewater to make snow, a federal appeals court ruled Monday in a decision that found the effort violated the religious freedom of more than a dozen American Indian tribes.
The 777-acre resort north of Flagstaff rests on the western flank of the San Francisco Peaks, mountains that have spiritual and religious meaning to 13 tribes in the Southwest.
The tribes claimed plans to add a fifth chair lift, spray man-made snow and tear down and groom about 100 acres of forest to attract more skiers and extend the ski season violated their religious freedom and that the government did not adequately address the impact of wastewater on the environment.
U.S. District Judge Paul Rosenblatt of Phoenix ruled last year that tribes "failed to present any objective evidence that their exercise of religion will be impacted by the Snowbowl upgrades."
The tribes appealed and the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the lower court's decision, saying the planned expansion violates the Religious Freedom Restoration Act.
"We are unwilling to hold that authorizing the use of artificial snow at an already functioning commercial ski area in order to expand and improve its facilities, as well as to extend its ski season in dry years, is a governmental interest of the highest order,' " Judge William A. Fletcher wrote for the three-judge panel, which heard arguments in September. He compared the practice to using wastewater in Christian baptisms.
For the third time in four years, the Arizona Snowbowl, which brings an estimated $10 million annually to Flagstaff's economy, opened late this winter because of a lack of snow.
Two years ago, when 460 inches of snow fell on the mountain, the 68-year-old resort stayed open for 139 days and hosted more than 191,000 skiers. But last year, there was so little snow that the lifts ran only 15 days.
Motown legends the Temptations will be at Prochnow Auditorium on NAU Campus this Saturday September 26th. Doors are at 7, show is at 8pm and its all ages. The Temptations are known for their plethora of hits including My Girl, Ain't Too Proud To Beg, The Way You Do The Things You Do, Beauty Is Only Skin Deep, Papa Was A Rolling Stone, Cloud Nine, I Wish It Would Rain, Ball of Confusion, and I Can't Get Next To You to name a few.
Their show consists of a 23-piece band doing all the classic soul music you can handle.
Also, don't miss the Red Elvises at the Green Room on Friday September 25th. Doors at 8, show at 9. The Red Elvises play "kick-ass music from Siberia." Thie sound includes rock’n roll, surf, rockabilly, reggae, lounge and traditional Russian styles of music. Believing that one cannot go wrong with “The King” Elvis Presley as an inspiration and with “red” being not only their favorite color but the national color of their native country, the band name Red Elvises was created. Their show is not only rockin, but also pretty funny.
Also check out these upcoming shows: 10/6 Groundation with Summit Dub Squad@ Green Room-21+ 10/8 Frank Rosaly's Milkwork: A solo drum concert @ Coconino Center for the Arts-All Ages 10/8 Blue Turtle Seduction w/ Brothers Gow @ Green Room-21+ 10/9 SOJA with The Movement & The Hounds @ Green Room-21+ 10/10 March Fourth Marching Band with Circus Bacchus@ Green Room-21+ 10/10 SOJA with The Movement, Another Day, The Hounds, Pickster One & DJ Jah Mek @ Club Red (Tempe)-21+ 10/11 SOJA with The Movement & The Hounds @ The Rock (Tucson)-All Ages 10/13 Shangri-La Chinese Acrobats @ Prochnow Auditorium-All Ages 10/16 Kottonmouth Kings with Potluck and Blestenation@ Orpheum-All Ages 10/16 Toubab Krewe with DJ Soe@ Green Room-21+ 10/17 Greenhouse 9 Year Anniversary with Xtra Ti
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