Blue Gold: Water Wars
APES- “Blue Gold: Water Wars”- Video Guided Viewing
Name: Phamela Chico
1. Those who go without water for a week cries blood.
2. The ultimate outcome of the water crisis.
3. The power to pay for the clean water.
4. 97% of Earth’s water has high levels of salinity
5. Chemicals and toxins that are used for farming uch as pesticides pollute the groundwater; automobile gas emissions pollute the atmosphere.
6. The Malaysian Government imposed the death penalty for polluting the water.
7. Waste water returns to residents of Mexico City in the form of food.
8. It collapsed in the desert sand from groundwater pumping.
9. 10.7 billion gallons of groundwater is pumped daily.
10. Pumped water the returns back to the aquifer is called recharge or returned flows.
11. Deforestation is a major contribution to soil erosion.
12. An example would be sidewalks.
13. An lifeblood is also known as the river.
14. The World Bank used privatization of water as a condition of need in third world
countries.
15. Water companies are accountable for the water they produce and use.
16. With privatization comes an increase in water rates.
17. Coca-cola owns water in Africa
18. Water is more expensive than coke in Kenya
19. Due to packaging and demand of the different companies causes Dasani to be more expensive than Coca-cola.
20. Desalination causes climate change due to the use of fossil fuels.
21. The writing on the wall states that water is their “hottest” property.
22. SLAPP is a law suit that prevents activists from sharing or expressing their opinion to the press.
23. The Soviet Union’s decision to grow cotton which takes a lot of watering to grow caused the shrinkage of the Aral Sea.
24. Within 5 years.
25. Trade
26. In Ghana, water is so scarce that the only source is through tap and it works only once a week without the knowledge of the people; furthermore the citizens are fined if they leave their faucet open.
27. Infrastructures cost at least $2,000, it is a large amount of money that they cannot afford.
28. If Los Angeles were seized to support itself using its own resources, only about 3 million people will be sustained.
29. Kaveri river located in India is one of the bloodiest water wars being fought today.
30. Many religious conflicts are rooted to the resources of the people and the demand of those in that religion for that specific resource.
31. In Bolivia, the collection of rainwater was privatized.
32. The reason behind the base in Paraguay is due to its’ access to some of the largest aquifers which is found in Brazil (a neighboring country) which ensures future supplies for the U.S,
33. The Itaipu Dam is the world’s largest dam and is located on the Brazil/Paraguay border.
34. Unlike a dam, the water catchment traps water to flow into the ground.
35. Issues concerning hydroponics must be resolved quickly in the U.S..
36. What technology could save the planet in the next century? Hydroponics
37. Microturbines use the natural flow of rivers to generate electricity.
38. The public must become guardians of the water, from the hands of the government.
39. San Diego Bay
Watershed.
40. On a separate sheet of paper, write at least three paragraphs giving your thoughts regarding this video.
The video gives insight upon the value of water specially due to increasing human population. Furthermore it is not only exploited but also it is taken advantaged of from the people that have a regular access to it. We don’t appreciate the ability of having access to the water. People in third world countries have a hard time getting water much less safe drinking water. We forget that it is a resources that is limited and not quickly replenished. The amount of wasted water could probably save several thousands of people in the third world countries.
Approximately 3% of the world’s freshwater, one percent is found frozen on glaciers, 2% of the world’s water supply is available to drink. It is estimated that only about 9 billion people are sustained by this amount of water. Due to the lack of resource of water many companies are privatizing the land that contains freshwater in order to sell it for more money ensuring both wealth and security. An example would be Paraguay, when the U.S. bought the land that contained the aquifer. It is almost inhuman to not only fight for water but to buy it from a third world country who lacks the resources to pump it out. It is amazing how selfish yet forth seeing some people are when it comes to survival but are the first to damage the environment and destroy the very resource they are fighting for.
My personal thoughts when it comes to the conservation of water and the topic about fighting for the water resources itself is that it is simply immoral. For other countries to buy off land from another country in order to obtain fresh water resources is ridiculous due to the variety of inhumane problems that arises. I find that people that waste water and have not value for it should not hold all of the cards once the water resources become very small. It shows that they are irresponsible and wasteful and cannot handle the remaining resources of water responsibly. I understand the economic advancement from hoarding the water till it is scarce hence holding all the cards over the other countries or even to be able to survive; however in the end it will be a matter of who shares the water with the rest of the human population; I have a feeling it will become one large auction for the most money in exchange for a couple drops of water. I find it ridiculous that people need to pay in order to survive, makes one wonder if there will be a day where people are fighting over clean fresh air.
Name: Phamela Chico
1. Those who go without water for a week cries blood.
2. The ultimate outcome of the water crisis.
3. The power to pay for the clean water.
4. 97% of Earth’s water has high levels of salinity
5. Chemicals and toxins that are used for farming uch as pesticides pollute the groundwater; automobile gas emissions pollute the atmosphere.
6. The Malaysian Government imposed the death penalty for polluting the water.
7. Waste water returns to residents of Mexico City in the form of food.
8. It collapsed in the desert sand from groundwater pumping.
9. 10.7 billion gallons of groundwater is pumped daily.
10. Pumped water the returns back to the aquifer is called recharge or returned flows.
11. Deforestation is a major contribution to soil erosion.
12. An example would be sidewalks.
13. An lifeblood is also known as the river.
14. The World Bank used privatization of water as a condition of need in third world
countries.
15. Water companies are accountable for the water they produce and use.
16. With privatization comes an increase in water rates.
17. Coca-cola owns water in Africa
18. Water is more expensive than coke in Kenya
19. Due to packaging and demand of the different companies causes Dasani to be more expensive than Coca-cola.
20. Desalination causes climate change due to the use of fossil fuels.
21. The writing on the wall states that water is their “hottest” property.
22. SLAPP is a law suit that prevents activists from sharing or expressing their opinion to the press.
23. The Soviet Union’s decision to grow cotton which takes a lot of watering to grow caused the shrinkage of the Aral Sea.
24. Within 5 years.
25. Trade
26. In Ghana, water is so scarce that the only source is through tap and it works only once a week without the knowledge of the people; furthermore the citizens are fined if they leave their faucet open.
27. Infrastructures cost at least $2,000, it is a large amount of money that they cannot afford.
28. If Los Angeles were seized to support itself using its own resources, only about 3 million people will be sustained.
29. Kaveri river located in India is one of the bloodiest water wars being fought today.
30. Many religious conflicts are rooted to the resources of the people and the demand of those in that religion for that specific resource.
31. In Bolivia, the collection of rainwater was privatized.
32. The reason behind the base in Paraguay is due to its’ access to some of the largest aquifers which is found in Brazil (a neighboring country) which ensures future supplies for the U.S,
33. The Itaipu Dam is the world’s largest dam and is located on the Brazil/Paraguay border.
34. Unlike a dam, the water catchment traps water to flow into the ground.
35. Issues concerning hydroponics must be resolved quickly in the U.S..
36. What technology could save the planet in the next century? Hydroponics
37. Microturbines use the natural flow of rivers to generate electricity.
38. The public must become guardians of the water, from the hands of the government.
39. San Diego Bay
Watershed.
40. On a separate sheet of paper, write at least three paragraphs giving your thoughts regarding this video.
The video gives insight upon the value of water specially due to increasing human population. Furthermore it is not only exploited but also it is taken advantaged of from the people that have a regular access to it. We don’t appreciate the ability of having access to the water. People in third world countries have a hard time getting water much less safe drinking water. We forget that it is a resources that is limited and not quickly replenished. The amount of wasted water could probably save several thousands of people in the third world countries.
Approximately 3% of the world’s freshwater, one percent is found frozen on glaciers, 2% of the world’s water supply is available to drink. It is estimated that only about 9 billion people are sustained by this amount of water. Due to the lack of resource of water many companies are privatizing the land that contains freshwater in order to sell it for more money ensuring both wealth and security. An example would be Paraguay, when the U.S. bought the land that contained the aquifer. It is almost inhuman to not only fight for water but to buy it from a third world country who lacks the resources to pump it out. It is amazing how selfish yet forth seeing some people are when it comes to survival but are the first to damage the environment and destroy the very resource they are fighting for.
My personal thoughts when it comes to the conservation of water and the topic about fighting for the water resources itself is that it is simply immoral. For other countries to buy off land from another country in order to obtain fresh water resources is ridiculous due to the variety of inhumane problems that arises. I find that people that waste water and have not value for it should not hold all of the cards once the water resources become very small. It shows that they are irresponsible and wasteful and cannot handle the remaining resources of water responsibly. I understand the economic advancement from hoarding the water till it is scarce hence holding all the cards over the other countries or even to be able to survive; however in the end it will be a matter of who shares the water with the rest of the human population; I have a feeling it will become one large auction for the most money in exchange for a couple drops of water. I find it ridiculous that people need to pay in order to survive, makes one wonder if there will be a day where people are fighting over clean fresh air.