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First Clown in Space Hosts Show to Save Earth's Water


Green Lifestyle  (tags: water, earth, world )

Mamabear
- 47 days ago - news.yahoo.com
Wearing a red clown nose, the Canadian founder of Cirque du Soleil hosted an out-of-this-world performance event on Friday, saying he wanted to use his trip as a space tourist to highlight the scarcity of water on Earth.
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Gorilly Girl (371)
Saturday October 10, 2009, 7:04 pm
I think they should not mess with the moon...

Big gOrlly Hugs
 

Gran Pat (226)
Saturday October 10, 2009, 7:14 pm
Egads!!!! The moon?? Methinks that it would be better to be here on Earth to raise awareness for this cause considering the high cost of this flight. Oh, that's right...he's a billionaire, he can do this (and more). Worthy cause, but I don't think that folks like us will/can hear him from space.....
 

Rosemary AWAY NO FWDS PLS (294)
Saturday October 10, 2009, 10:13 pm
just think about it... it cost this billionaire 35 million dollars to clown around up in space ... how utterly self indulgent when millions are starving, are homeless, are suffering from disease, abuse, abandoned,orhpaned ... need i go on !!!!!
Mercy Corps. is just one organization that helps villiages in establish their own drinking wells ... and is always 'hopeful' for donations to assist their many varied humanitarian programs > http://www.mercycorps.org/
Thanks Mamabear
 

Mamabear Claw (162)
Saturday October 10, 2009, 11:21 pm
Bombing the moon? For water I must check to,see if they discovered any. How will someday have water? AS far as clowing around in space to bring awarness. That can't be bad. Having money is ok How you spend it another.
Drinking wells can be toxic and if some are good,you can bet someone will make money off them and leave villagers without. Thanks for the link Rosemary. Gran Pat I could not hear either. Gorilly Girl I do think messing with the moon is wise.
 

Gorilly Girl (371)
Saturday October 10, 2009, 11:31 pm
We have really good artisien wells here in oklahoma but you let the water set about a week to get rid of sulpher smell...LOL Our well at our cabin on the other hand n drinkiy...badddddd Good for baths and toilet...LOL we really need to invest in a filtering system...LOL We actually had to drill 180 feet down to even get to it. This guy above now come on...silly.
The moon needs to be left alone...heck all they will do is end up destroying her...

Big goirlly Hugs
 

Past Member (0)
Saturday October 10, 2009, 11:32 pm
Here are a couple of statistics: On average 990 liters of water are required to produce ONE liter of milk. (United Nations)

50% of the water consumed in the US is used by the meat industry. (Audobon Society)

Also, excessive animal run off (poop and pee) gets into our fresh water supply. Animal agriculture is extremely detrimental to our planet's health as well as our own
 

Daniel Barker (35)
Sunday October 11, 2009, 6:40 pm
Give me a break! We all know where the water really goes - all those aliens. The trend appears to be Asia to Vancouver, then everyone except the Japanese to Greater Toronto Area.

As long as the federal government in Ottawa allows immigration, there will be less water, beginning in Toronto.

I have made the commitment - I have no children, and plan one child and adoption.

I ask you - how do you reason letting population increase and not understand where the water is going?
 

Koo J. (92)
Sunday October 11, 2009, 10:41 pm
what damage to the atmosphere does a space flight do? I bet there's quite a few emissions created. Better to take care of the earth on the earth.
 

Mamabear Claw (162)
Monday October 12, 2009, 1:10 pm
What are we gonna do when we run out of water? Earth/people/animals/planets need it. It would seem when you don't have a solution or would like to work with those who trying to find one. They do like the clowm make a clown of a time just getting awareness and it is something. The damage of one may be answer for another? Maybe they we can not have one without the other?

 

Louise B. (37)
Tuesday October 13, 2009, 11:35 am
*noted* & loved. Louise B.
 

Chaz Gaily Berlusconi (251)
Tuesday October 13, 2009, 12:51 pm
It was just an egotistical road trip to the moon.... he could of used all that money down here to raise awareness... he went up there for an expensive thrill nothing else...
 
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