Tapped Research Paper

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The first statistic of Tapped, "by the year 2030, two thirds of the world will lack drinking water", is eye opening. Our planet is made up 75% of water but only 1% of that water is drinkable. This is completely mind boggling. People take this necessity as a commodity, overall, water is taken so much for granted. The biggest problem is that we keep letting big businesses create a monopoly on the thing we absolutely need to survive. Maine, for instance, practices absolute dominion. This means that whichever person/business has the biggest pump can claim that water. Businesses like Nestle, Coke, and Pepsi, have created a monopoly on one of the most essential parts of almost any kind of life. Not only does this affect the environment, however,

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