Ecuador Bound

The rationing of electricity in Ecuador is only temporary until next Saturday.

According to The Wall Street Journal: “Ecuador on Thursday started rationing electricity for between two and six hours a day until Saturday…”

After Saturday, the Ecuadorian government will decide whether to continue with the rationing mandate, depending on the gravity of the situation.

The use of rationing electricity started yesterday by the people of Ecuador. A drought in the southern Andes of Ecuador has led, in recent weeks, to a “drastic reduction” in the flow volume of water entering the reservoir of the hydroelectric plant of Paute.

These measures are seemingly only for a limited time, however, as they are scheduled only to be undergone up until next Saturday. The lack of water that is used to fuel the hydro electric plant is what is causing this major issue to take effect.

This is just another example of our depleting resources across the globe and ways we can counteract with some sort of solution. In Venezuela they had had a lower amount of water in their reservoirs also, and I had read that they were requested to take “3 minute” showers to help this situation out. The capital city of Caracas began rationing electricity and water in recent weeks. In Florida, where my mother lives, she can only water her grass on certain days of the week and at certain times of the day.

I have enacted a rule in my house for the use/abuse of water in the toilet to: “If it is yellow — let it mellow & if it is brown — flush it down.” Now, I know that may be a familiar term to some of you, I stole it from a movie, I think it was “Meet the Fockers.” I also watch myself washing the dishes, I turn the volume of water down. I also do my part with the washing machine & only do full loads and wash in cold when I can. When brushing my teeth I try to remember to turn the water off in-between my toothbrush rinsing.