{"id":1279,"date":"2019-11-27T18:10:14","date_gmt":"2019-11-27T18:10:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ampac1.com\/blog\/?p=1279"},"modified":"2026-05-03T20:22:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T03:22:10","slug":"a-reason-to-be-grateful-thanksgiving-day-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ampac1.com\/blog\/a-reason-to-be-grateful-thanksgiving-day-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"A Reason To Be Grateful &#8211; Thanksgiving Day 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"answer-box\" style=\"background:#f0f8ff;border-left:4px solid #0073aa;padding:14px 18px;margin-bottom:24px\"><strong>Quick Answer:<\/strong> Over 2 billion people around the world don&#8217;t have safe drinking water. Here in the US, our tap water system gets treated water to almost every home &#8212; a huge public health win that&#8217;s saved countless lives from waterborne diseases. Modern water treatment and home filtration systems take that protection even further.<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: Every Thanksgiving, we mark another year gone by. 2019, for example, felt more eventful than we might have expected. The earth saw disasters, death, and sickness -- more problems caused by people than solutions. But we also saw massive protests for the future, raising awareness about humanity's growing footprint. As the year winds down, here's what we can be thankful for.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Life On Earth<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: Sure, life has its challenges, but being here on Earth is probably the best thing that could happen to anyone. Think of those majestic mountains, the deep blue seas, lush green forests -- they're full of life, confirming our place here. Nothing heals better than spending time in nature, which gives us food and clean water. But things aren't always good. Blue oceans are slowly turning gray, and green forests are looking more like barren lands.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Growing Awareness And Unrest<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: This year was a huge wake up call. We saw bigger climate changes happening, things we used to just read about. From burning forests to melting glaciers, droughts and floods -- these are all natural results of what we do. But this also brought a lot of people together. Protests are happening worldwide, pushing governments to act and reduce our carbon footprint. And the growing awareness about unhealthy water supplies? That's a big one.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: We used to blindly trust municipal water, but after Flint and now New Jersey, people are worried about their water's safety. Thankfully, awareness of better options like <\/span><<span style=\"font-weight: RO filters<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: has eased many minds, but for how long? This Thanksgiving, let's be grateful for everyone who's taken extra steps and kept tabs on what their families drink. Let's thank the countless protesters fighting for safe drinking water for every citizen. We're thankful that this awareness has sparked unrest, getting people on their feet to fight for what they believe they deserve.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Technological Innovators<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: Today, we also remember the special people who work tirelessly to find solutions for our water challenges and give everyone what they deserve: clean drinking water at the lowest cost. Innovative minds, like those at AMPAC USA, work every day to build better products and innovations to face future water problems. When osmosis was first discovered, who would've thought <\/span><<span style=\"font-weight: reverse osmosis<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: would one day turn seawater into drinking water? But it did.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: Today, reverse osmosis solves water problems globally, not just for <\/span><<span style=\"font-weight: seawater desalination<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, but for a wide range of issues. From reverse osmosis came an even better water filtration innovation. AMPAC&#8217;s <\/span><<span style=\"font-weight: FO\/RO process<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: has successfully treated wastewater from cannabis cultivation, making it safe to release or reuse. These innovations come from brilliant minds focused on creating and sustaining solutions. This Thanksgiving, we remember these minds making huge strides in water technologies worldwide.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: This Thanksgiving, let's forget the pain and regret. Instead, let's remember all the good things we can be thankful for: life on Earth, the people fighting for it, and the great minds fighting for the Earth. This Thanksgiving, let's raise a toast to this beautiful thing called life!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Related reading: <USA Feels Grateful, On The Occasion Of Thanksgiving.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every Thanksgiving Day is a mark of a year well spent. The year 2019 was more eventful than one might have hoped. 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