one trillion gallons

Every year one trillion gallons of sewage goes into surface lakes and waterways. Those are the lakes we use to supply drinking water. Why does this happen? Because in most places storm drains and sewage drains are one and the same system. During heavy rainstorms, which are predicted to increase as global warming continues, the drains overflow and sewage mixed with rainwater rises to the surface.

And there is other good news: the members of AAA really want to have a car with zero emissions. It is their number one wish. How is that for being environmentally aware? Of course they don't want to drive a small sensible car, or drive less. That would be asking too much of our dear citizens. What they want is a huge powerful monster truck with zero emissions instead. Because above all, we have to impress the neighbors.

And one final thought in the season of waste. All those billions of cards that you sent, the tons of wrapping paper that is now stuffed in your garbage can, the presents that will soon follow and land in the garbage before summer and all the trees that were cut down to celebrate, I hope you enjoyed it because it really created a big mesh that will eventually swallow us whole.