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1/7/2025
WT Staff
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January 7, 2025 1122 am PST
The Power of ONE: A way out of the toxic chemical pollution cycle
The human-billboard that is Robin Greenfield is 1500 miles into a journey that began at the Canadian border. Greenfield departed Canada on foot, a pushcart bearing the necessities, clothed entirely in natural fiber garments, foraging food and water for sustenance along the way to demonstrate solidarity with earth and water, plants and animals. WT caught up with Greenfield in Santa Barbara. The body is becoming weary after such a long walk, Greenfield says, yet the human is "feeling well, solid, healthy and happy!"
It is an illusion that humans are separate, that we can avoid consequences of our choices to use toxics. As the environment is polluted, then we are also polluted, says Greenfield. Society is rather slow to see this, that if we do not stop using toxic products, we are hastening our own demise.
"We ARE the water, we are the environment", says Greenfield. The synthetic chemistry of fast fashion, processed foods, pharmaceuticals and cheap consumer products has nowhere to go. Continuing down the expressway of unrestrained consumerism is not a long term option. Greenfield has lived the radical departure from western societal norms, inspiring others to follow to the degree possible. Check out the full interview, coming soon.
See the route and schedule for the last hundred miles of the journey, Santa Barbara to Los Angeles by Jan 16, here.
Hazardous Weather Outlook issued by NWS San Francisco 457 am PST Tues Jan 7
WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY...
North to northeast winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40
to 50 mph in the East Bay and San Francisco Bay Shoreline, The Marin
Hills, The Santa Cruz Mountains, San Francisco, North Bay Interior
Mountains, Coastal North Bay Including Point Reyes National
Seashore, North Bay Interior Valleys, San Francisco Peninsula
Coast, and Eastern Santa Clara Hills.
Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high
profile vehicles. Use extra caution. Secure loose outdoor objects that could be blown around or damaged by the wind.
Impacting San Francisco-Marin Coastal Range-North Bay Interior Mountains-
Coastal North Bay Including Point Reyes National Seashore-North
Bay Interior Valleys-San Francisco Bay Shoreline-San Francisco
Peninsula Coast-East Bay Interior Valleys-Santa Cruz Mountains-
Eastern Santa Clara Hills-East Bay Hills
Streamflow Situation from the network of USGS river flow gauges in California
Streamflows continue much above seasonal normal in the North Coast Region 1 watershed with measured water levels tapering off toward the south. Several low flows are registering in the Colorado River watershed Tuesday. Interior Lahontan and Colorado River watersheds remain in drought mode with extreme drought in southeast Inyo County, below normal through the remainder of Inyo and north San Bernardino County. Colorado River watershed remains below normal from the south half of San Bernardino, Riverside and Imperial Counties.
Safe Drinking Water Act
Data from the California Department of Water Resources shows total stored water levels above historic average this winter season. Individual reservoir statistics may be above or below average.
Trinity Lake - formed by the impoundment of Trinity River catches and stores the snowmelt and runoff from the Trinity Alps mountain range. Water stored in this reservoir is diverted to the central valley or released downstream in the river. Storage is 77% of total capacity, 27% above the historic average.
From previous reports,
- New Bullard Bar - New Bullard Bar Dam impounds the Yuba River for form the largest reservoir in Yuba County. Currently, storage is at 77% of capacity, the water level 23% higher than historic average. Elevation 2000 ft, located in the Tahoe National Forest, this reservoir provides flood control, irrigation and power generation in Central Valley watershed Region 5.
- Folsom Lake - formed by the impoundment of the American River by Folsom Dam, in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada range, 25 miles from Sacramento, purposed for drinking water supply, irrigation, industry and hydropower; the reservoir is 37% full, at 89% of the historic average level
- Lake Shasta Reservoir- impounding the Sacramento River in Shasta County for flood control, power generation and irrigation, currently filled to 77% capacity, 30% above the historic average
- Oroville Reservoir - the highest dam in the USA, 235 ft earthen dam impounding the Feather River in Butte County, serves as drinking water supply, power generation and flood control. The second largest reservoir in California, currently stocked to 68% of capacity, 26 % above historic average volume.
See how drinking water facility compliance compares in Ohio, New York, Georgia, Louisiana and California, here.
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