Forum Reflection and Google Alert Find

The forum we had in class on Friday caused me to think about water in ways I never had before.  Our professor asked us if we thought that Americans using water in such wasteful ways is a moral issue.  I pondered that for a while, and came to the conclusion that using water is not a moral issue.  We are not morally obligated to use minimal amounts because it is available to us freely.  We are, I believe, obligated to help the less advantaged.  That means building wells, and giving (and teaching) the disadvantaged ways to help themselves.  Desalinators can be very expensive, and I'm not exactly sure why... Why is there such a high price for having clean water?

On a different note, I found this article in one of my Google Alerts.  It wasn't exactly what I was looking for when I set up the Alert, but it's pretty cool!  It's about Cargo bikes. Have you ever heard of them?

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You can read the article at: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/green-motoring/9032822/Cargo-bikes-and-tricycles-for-the-school-run.html

These bikes can be used instead of cars to carry your children in the "box" in front.  They are supposedly a very smooth ride, and very environment-friendly.  When you start to have trouble going up hill, there is a button you can press that takes the pressure of the cargo off.  It looks like fun!