Water is our past. Water is our future. Without it‚ we cannot survive‚ and there are no alternatives. Many people have likened the issue of water scarcity to our current economic struggle over petroleum. Without petroleum‚ we can’t drive our cars‚ and maybe we have to walk to school or work. This is not the case for water‚ as we are not dealing with simple inconveniences (as grandiose as they may be)‚ we are dealing with the issue of sustaining life itself. The global lack of abundance of usable
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Water Shortages Water has been one of our natural resources that we have used throughout time in many different ways. We have developed ways to make it more available and use it to create energy. However‚ because we have made it more available‚ we have developed issues that waste our good clean water‚ take old pipes that have been used to transport water across cities for example. Because they are so old‚ they tend to waste about 7 billion gallons of water every day (CQ Report‚ 2010‚ p.531). And
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immensely in the food industry‚ specifically farming‚ in the past one hundred years. Major companies are taking over the farm industry while others are even “taking over” the legislative government by receiving many influential government jobs. The documentary Food Inc. sheds light to the public about how monopolies in the food industry are becoming more common and the impacts they are having. Monopolies in the food industry have a negative impact on society. Monsanto is an agrochemical and
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GLOBAL WARMING OUTLINE: What Is Global Warming? Indicators of Global Warming Climate History Of The Earth Present Scenario Of Global Warming Causes Of Global Warming • Burning Of Coal • Appetite For Globally sourced goods • Release Of Methane • Use Of Forests For Fuel • Use Of Chemical Fertilizers Effects Of Global Warming • Increase In Sea Levels • Hurricanes And Cyclones • Shortages Of Food And Water • Extinction Of Species • Coral Reefs Will Collapse •
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Introduction……………………………………………………………………..…………p2 What do we need water for………………………………………….………………p2 How much water do we use…………………………………………………………p2 What do we use water for…………………………………………….………………p2 Causes……………………………………………………………………………..……P3-4-5 Conclusion…………………………………………………………………………..………p6 References……………………………………………………………………………..……p6 Water: Why is it the most precious resource and what can be done to preserve and conserve it? Water is the world’s most precious recourse. We need water for everything. We need it to drink
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The privatization of fresh water creates a global system of ‘have and have not’s Water privatization creates a world where people ‘have’ access to water and those whom ‘do not have’ access to fresh water. Water privatization schemes throughout the world have a track record of exceedingly high prices‚ creation of water monopolies‚ and deteriorating quality and service and this does support the global system that water privatization creates of have and have not’s. Water privatization can negatively
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I. WHAT IS GLOBAL WARMING? Global warming is the gradual increase of the Earth’s average measured temperature overtime. This measured average temperature is derived from both the near-surface air as well as ocean waters. Scientists began measuring this temperature beginning in the mid-20th century and have continued to monitor fluctuations and deviations in measurements ever since. The average global temperature increased approximately 1.33°F over the past 100 years ending in 2005. This led the
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Global Warming Global warming means a gradual increase in the Earth’s average lower atmosphere due to emissions and build up of greenhouse gases . Global warming is when the earth heats up and the temperature rises. It happens when greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide‚ water vapor‚ nitrous oxide‚ and methane trap heat and light from the sun in the earth’s atmosphere‚ which increases the temperature. Most greenhouse gases are released by the burning of fossil fuels for heating‚ cooking‚ electrical
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WORLD Global Warming The Hottest Debate of the Decade Kristen Flint ‘14 G lobal warming has been a point of contention in our society for years‚ and the extreme views from both sides of the argument have transformed the subject of global warming from a factual theory into a mythical idea. At one extreme‚ those who consider themselves “green” bemoan the tragedy that man is causing our planet’s climate to heat up while the other side of the debate refuses to believe any part of the global warming
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The consequences of the lack of water By J. C. Cardona 884 million people lack access to safe water supplies; approximately one in eight people. UNICEF/WHO 2008. Progress on Drinking Water and Sanitation: Special Focus on Sanitation. 3.575 million People die each year from water-related disease.World Health Organization. 2008. Safer Water‚ Better Health: Costs‚ benefits‚ and sustainability of interventions to protect and promote health. The water and sanitation crisis claims more lives through
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