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Grünberg (red). Recently, the Queckborn local council and the B90/Die Grünen city association had invited to an evening about water, the vital and most important commodity on earth – and numerous citizens came, so that the cinema was well attended. Wilhelm Zoll, member of the Municipality of Grünberg, welcomed the guests and expressed his delight that so many interested people had found their way to the cinema despite the mild summer evening, which shows that the organizers had hit the nerve with the topic.
The contributions and the subsequent discussion made it clear that this assessment was correct. First, the film “The Vogelsberg – endangered source of life in the heart of Hesse” by Till Arnold was shown. The focus of the 50-minute documentary was the region in which the Grünbergers live, with its volcanic past, but especially with the use of groundwater resources. In impressive footage, mostly from the air, the film illustrated the beauty of nature, but also its vulnerability when human intervention disrupts the cycles of evaporation, rain and groundwater replenishment, thereby damaging plants, animals and ultimately humans to be threatened.
Afterwards, Dr. Hans-Otto Wack, internationally active water expert and advisor to the Vogelsberg Protection Association (SGV), describes the development of groundwater resources in the Vogelsberg, where more and more springs and streams have been drying up, not just since the dry years of 2018 to 2020 and most recently in 2022.
national Connection
A considerable part of the groundwater from the Vogelsberg is channeled into the Rhine-Main region in order to cover the water requirements there. Become. In a comprehensive presentation, he put the situation in the Vogelsberg in a national and global context, including the additional negative consequences of global warming. His frightening balance sheet: global warming can hardly be stopped, an adjustment to this situation is necessary. With regard to the use and waste of water, there are enough known measures to save water, for example the use of rainwater instead of drinking water to water plants or to flush toilets, to name just the simplest and most well-known method. However, money would be made from groundwater use and trade, both from public and, to a much greater extent, from private water suppliers, which would be counterproductive to using existing alternatives. It must also be considered that today’s decisions, for example with regard to water use, heating or house insulation, will influence future generations.
need shown
In the discussion that followed, the concerns of the citizens became clear. The contributions had shown the fundamental importance and necessity of taking measures to save water now – both by those responsible for politics, who have to work together across party lines, and by each and every individual.
2023-08-03 00:05:25
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