Water: America’s Endangered Lifeline
Winter 2000 MOSAIC

I. Superior Testimonies
 Walter Sve brins in his catch.Synopsis: While of particular concern to the many ELCA members who live in a crescent around the Great Lakes, the integrity of these five bodies of water is important to all Americans. The Great Lakes contain 20 percent of the world’s fresh water supply on a planet where 95 percent of the water is salt. This issue of MOSAIC begins by visiting the greatest of these lakes in order to focus on God’s gift of water, its power to both sustain and destroy, its centrality for all life, and our human dependancy on it -- both materially and spiritually.

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II. Our Fresh Water: Surfacing the Issues
 The Blue HeronSynopsis: MOSAIC first takes you aboard
The Blue Heron as it trawls the bottom of Lake Superior for sediment samples. The next stop is Duluth, Minnesota’s, new Great Lakes Aquarium dedicated solely to the study of fresh water and its ecosystems, making it the only facility of its kind in the world. Finally, we talk with the Director of the Central Lake Superior Watershed Partnership who points out why people 2,000 miles away should care about the Great Lakes.

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III. Creation Care in Your own Back Yard
MOSAIC Producer Tim FrakesSynopsis: MOSAIC producer Tim Frakes decides to look at how his own home and lifestyle contributes to the pollution of a tiny suburban
Chicago stream that feeds into the Mississippi River. What he discovers will affect how he cares for his lawn, disposes of toxic substances such as paint and what he does with his old computer.

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