Ridiculous! EPA tells kids to avoid baths, check for leaky toilets to conserve water

    

As part of its effort to help save the planet from the dangers of taking too many baths, the EPA's WaterSense program is trying to convince kids they should avoid bathtubs in favor of showers, which it says is a far more efficient use of water.

"To save even more water, keep your shower under five minutes long—try timing yourself with a clock next time you hop in!" the "WaterSense for Kids" website says.

In addition to convincing kids to stay away from the tub, the EPA's website instructs children to be careful not to give plants or the yard too much water, to ask parents to use car washes that recycle used water, and to avoid using hoses whenever possible. The EPA even suggests kids conduct experiments with parents to test toilets for leaks.

When kids aren't busy timing their showers to ensure they remain as unclean as possible and training to be future plumbers, they can "test" their "water sense" by playing EPA's Pac-Man-inspired online game starring the "water-efficiency hero," Flo. The goal of the game is to move Flo, a cartoon water drop, "through water pipes and answer water-efficiency questions while avoiding water-wasting monsters."

There's nothing kids hate more than those darn water-wasting monsters.

You can add this pathetic attempt by the EPA to brainwash kids into feeling guilty every single time they flush the toilet to the long list of ridiculous efforts the federal agency has made recently to control every aspect of Americans' lives.

In February, the EPA announced it had serious concerns over the expansion of the Keystone Pipeline, a project projected to create thousands of jobs. "Construction of the pipeline is projected to change the economics of oil sands development and result in increased oil sands production, and the accompanying greenhouse gas emissions, over what would otherwise occur," the EPA said.

Citing EPA's findings, President Barack Obama vetoed a bill that would have finally approved the pipeline expansion in late February.

In March, it was revealed the EPA provided a $15,000 grant to the University of Tulsa to develop a device that could "modify" hotel guests' behavior by monitoring shower times and water use, adding a whole new creepy dimension to the concept of "big brother."

The EPA has a responsibility to ensure the United States' environment is not absolutely destroyed by human development, and it's reasonable to say all Americans have a legitimate right to ask its government to protect certain lands, waterways, and natural resources from abuse. But the EPA has consistently gone far beyond what's reasonable, entering into a realm of regulation development that attempts to bring the nation back to the 17th century.

For instance, the EPA recommends businesses consider installing "composting toilets," which are just as disgusting as they sound, to save the maximum amount of water.

Teaching our children to conserve nature is important, but unreasonable and unsanitary mandates from bureaucrats in Washington, DC—who, by the way, expel countless tons of carbon dioxide in their behemoth urban office buildings—hinder economic and cultural growth and mislead impressionable kids into believing it's a grave sin to take a bath or wash the family car with a garden hose.