COAST-TO-COAST WATER CRISES: Threats to Americans Stretch Beyond the Gulf (Guest in EDT)
Somewhere under the massive umbrella that is the BP oil disaster, there are similar pressures on other communities, literally from coast to coast, that are only small by comparison to the Gulf region’s unprecedented catastrophe.
While the oil siege in the Gulf represents a slow, merciless assault on the entire way of life along America’s southern coast, issues along Cape Cod in the east, all the way to San Diego in the west involve similar crises in that they pose a threat to one of the most integral aspects of any civilization—the community’s public water supply.
In Cape Cod, the state Department of Environmental Protection has sounded an E. coli alert and issued an order for residents to boil their tap water for any use involving consumption or, for that matter, contact.
Meanwhile, the city of San Diego has issued, for the second consecutive year, mandatory summertime water-usage restrictions on residents. Most concerning is that this development in particular is in line with numerous studies across multiple industries, from geology to agriculture, that document how, by 2013, at least 36 states in the union will see significant water shortages.
So, outside of conservation and other developments in technology and best practices that may take too long to solve more immediate problems like these, what can be done?
Thomas Ryan Ward, Director of Education for EcoloBlue (pronounced ee-COAL-low-blue), is available for interviews to explore the trend of our water crises and offer a completely unusual solution that begins with a simple common denominator.
Among all of these events—and others not even mentioned, from Boston to New Jersey to Tennessee in just the last few months—the key is the flawed concept of a single “public” water supply serving a multitude of people. On your show, Ward can introduce a realistic method by which we can change the water-supply paradigm, shifting us from the vulnerability of a public source that, when compromised, threatens so many, to a safer, more resilient self-reliance model.
Call Special Guests to find out more. Book an interview with EcoloBlue’s Thomas Ryan Ward.
THE FOLLOWING ARTICLES MAY BE USEFUL FOR SHOW PREP:
http://www.examiner.com/x-54622-Boston-Environmental-Health-Examiner~y2010m6d18-E-coli-in-Cape-Cod-water-Boil-water-order-in-effect
http://www.kpbs.org/news/2010/jun/01/summer-means-tougher-watering-restrictions-san-die/
ABOUT YOUR GUEST, THOMAS RYAN WARD:
Director of Education with EcoloBlue
Ryan has been a “water warrior” for several years now, exercising a passion that began in his youth as a Boy Scout and was fostered by his father who was one of Pennsylvania’s foremost experts on water shed land, reservoir conservation and protection against pollution. A consummate traveler and outdoorsman, Ryan has traveled Europe, Canada and Central America. It was during an excursion to Costa Rica, where he learned about that country’s rampant water concerns and began finding new ways to conserve and filter water to its optimal freshness, that he came upon EcoloBlue Life and Energy. In time, he became EcoloBlue’s Director of Education, informing those he meets and those with a similar passion for discovering optimal, pure, ecological, innovative and resourceful ways to “lead the water solution revolution.”
EcoloBlue™ Life & Energy, the company, offers a sustainable product line that includes solar, wind, water and biodegradable plastics, with a major emphasis on renewable water filtration, purification and delivery.
EcoloBlue’s flagship product is the EcoloBlue 30™—a sleek, state-of-the-art atmospheric water generator that eliminates reliance on municipal water systems, well water or any other standard water source.
Air is the only water source required for the EcoloBlue 30™. Once it pulls humidity out of the air, it filters and purifies the water. The EcoloBlue 30™ sustainably delivers a continuous supply of delicious, 99.9% pure water quietly, energy efficiently, without plastic bottles.
Ward’s Education and Affiliations: BSA NEPA Division, Life Scout/Assistant Scout Master Wyoming Seminary, Kingston, Pennsylvania Bachelors of Arts, Fordham University, New York City, New York (Further Arts Education) Wilkes University, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
Former careers and positions held: Assistant to various Broadway Producers, NYC 1996-2000 Education Leader/Project Development, New 42nd Street Theatre & The New Victory Theatre, NYC Lead CS Educator - Natural Awakenings Magazine VSA Arts/Kennedy Center, Traveling Arts Educator Artist in Residence for various projects and districts- Florida, New York and South Carolina GSA, VSA & NYFSA granted playwright/director fellowship 2007–present GREEN SEAL REALTY, Tamarindo, COSTA RICA, Director of Educational Marketing Outland Winnebago, (Nature/Adventure Leader), Fayette, Maine Languages: Fluent in English; conversational Spanish and French
ABOUT HENRI-JAMES TIELEMAN AND WAYNE FERREIRA:
EcoloBlue Founders
Henri-James Tieleman and Wayne Ferreira formed EcoloBlue Life and Energy in 2007. These partners bring world-class experience to this effort. Henri-James Tieleman has been involved in textile and telecommunications start-ups. His exceptional educational background at Harvard, Fudan Universities and fluency in multiple languages are tools used in this new international enterprise. Wayne Ferreira’s history as a professional tennis player and Olympic medal winner brings practical world experience to EcoloBlue Life & Energy business development.