Kwiveki ephelile, Amahlathi aseMelika ibhengeze ezona zixeko zili-10 zibalaseleyo zase-US kumahlathi asezidolophini. ICalifornia yayinesixeko esinye kolu luhlu - iSacramento. Kwilizwe apho ngaphezulu kwe-94% yabemi bethu bahlala kwindawo yasedolophini, okanye malunga ne-35 yezigidi zabantu baseCalifornia, kubi kakhulu malunga nokuba uninzi lwezixeko zethu azenzi uludwe kwaye amahlathi asezidolophini ayiyonto iphambili kumagosa ethu anyuliweyo. kunye nabenzi bomgaqo-nkqubo. Siphila kwilizwe elenza uluhlu oluninzi oluphezulu lwe-10, kubandakanya i-6 yezixeko eziphezulu ezili-10 zase-US ezinongcoliseko lomoya olubi. Amahlathi ethu asezidolophini, iziseko ezingundoqo eziluhlaza kwizixeko zethu, kufuneka zibe yeyona nto iphambili kwizixeko kurhulumente wonke.
Uninzi lwabantu aluchasananga nemithi, alukhathali. Kodwa akufanele kube njalo. Uphononongo emva kophando ludibanisa uhlaza lwasezidolophini kuphuculo lwempilo yoluntu: Ipesenti ezingama-40 abantu abambalwa batyebe kakhulu okanye batyebe kakhulu, abahlali banamathuba angama-3 okuba basebenze ngokwasemzimbeni, abantwana baye banciphisa iimpawu zokuphazamiseka kwengqondo, uxinzelelo lwegazi kunye ne-asthma, kwaye amanqanaba oxinzelelo aphantsi.
Ukuba izibonelelo ezingabonakaliyo zemithi kwindawo esihlala kuyo azikho ubungqina obaneleyo, kuthekani ngeedola kunye neesenti? Uphononongo olwenziwayo malunga nemithi kwi-Central Valley lubonise ukuba umthi omnye omkhulu uya kubonelela ngaphezu kwe-2,700 yeedola ngokusingqongileyo kunye nezinye izibonelelo ebomini bayo. Leyo yimbuyekezo ye-333% kutyalo-mali. Kwimithi emikhulu kawonke-wonke eli-100, uluntu lungonga ngaphezulu kwe-190,000 yeedola kwiminyaka engama-40. Kunyaka ophelileyo, iCarlifonia ReLeaf ixhase ngemali kwiiprojekthi ezingama-50 kunye namahlakani oluntu eziya kuthi zibe nesiphumo sokutyalwa kwemithi engaphezu kwama-20,000, nokudalwa okanye ukugcinwa kwemisebenzi engaphezulu kwama-300 kunye noqeqesho lwemisebenzi kuninzi lwabantu abatsha. Ishishini lezamahlathi edolophini lilonke longeze i-3.6 yeebhiliyoni zeedola kuqoqosho lwaseCalifornia kulo nyaka uphelileyo.
Ke nantsi, umngeni wethu kuwe iLos Angeles, iSan Diego, iSan Jose, iSan Francisco, iFresno, iLong Beach, i-Oakland, i-Bakersfield, kunye ne-Anaheim: njengesinye sezona zixeko zili-10 zinabantu abaninzi eCalifornia, zama ukujoyina iSacramento kwi-10. uluhlu olungcono oluya kuphucula uqoqosho lwezixeko zakho, impilo, ukhuseleko, umoya kunye nomgangatho wamanzi. Tyala imithi, unakekele ngokufanelekileyo esele ikho, kwaye utyale imali kwizakhiwo zakho eziluhlaza. Hlanganyela nathi ekuxhaseni ngemali iiprojekthi zengingqi, wenze amahlathi asezidolophini abe yinxalenye yemigaqo-nkqubo yezixeko zakho, kwaye uxabise imithi kunye nendawo eluhlaza njengegalelo elibalulekileyo kumoya ococekileyo, ukugcinwa kwamandla, umgangatho wamanzi kunye nempilo kunye nokuphila kwabemi bendawo yakho.
Ezi zizisombululo ezikhokelela kwiCalifornia engcono kunye noluntu oluluhlaza.
UJoe Liszewski nguMlawuli oyiNtloko weCalifornia ReLeaf