Water resources

will be discussing the topic of why Canada should not sell water in bulk exports to other countries. The four points I will be discussing today will consist of: environmental consequences, economic instability, the free trade agreement, and water’s renewability. Water exports are a recurring, ever-controversial theme in Canada. Canadian public opinion has always reacted negatively to the idea of selling our most precious natural resource to others. However, rapid industrialization and…

life, and also causing water-borne disease to human’s life, water pollution also might leads to Eutrophication. Eutrophication is an over-enrichment of water with nutrients, usually nitrogen or phosphorus (“Water Pollution”). There are a lot causes of Eutrophication and changes in acidity of water but the main thing that leads to the occurrence of the Eutrophication is silt and chemical pollution. This occur when all fertilizers, herbicides, and insecticides being dump into water frequently. All…

Introduction The Earth is composed of various environmental resources. Often times, these natural resources can be used extensively by groups of people (Wang, Du, Su, Chen, 2012). This was portrayed in the movie DamNation (2014), in which dams were built to utilize the environmental resource of water, as a way to benefit humans. However, if individuals continuously overuse these natural resources for their self-interest, without its protection, the resources will eventually become damaged or…

op-ed article “Water Controversies Boil Over,” Weiser explains how and why water is becoming a source of crises and conflict in many parts of the world. He states that although there is enough water for us all, poor management of the supply and the varying beliefs of who the water belongs to is causing the problems. The author suggests that the only way to solve the potential water conflicts is to accept that water belongs to us all. Mat Weiser is correct in his analysis of the water situation…

Cussler’s novel, Blue Gold, is a play upon the term Black Gold which is commonly used for another valuable resource, oil. The central theme is global eco-crime or crimes committed against the environment or nature, particularly water and plant resources. The story commences with the attempted abduction of an engineer, Dr Francesca Cabral, who has discovered a process that converts sea water into fresh water. After surviving a plane crash, in which her abductors die, she is rescued by an Indian…

and humidity is moderate. Such locations are difficult to find, but they provide the best environment for crop growth and minimize fuel and power costs. Water quality, volume of water, and avoiding waters with excessive salts are important considerations when choosing a location. Water supply should be able to provide a minimum of one gallon of water per plant per day. When choosing a location, consider the proximity to markets or a means of transporting the product to a distant market. While…

in a watershed. This is the water that you drink and provide to your family, sometimes this water can be a problem and sometimes a big help. Most of the people in the United States get their water from a nearby watershed which they use to grow food, and wash their clothes. Not only does this water help people with many things in their house, but it also powers the industry and the many things that requires water in the surrounding area. As people, we want as much water as we can get, thereforth…

The commoditization of water has become an on going epidemic. Companies seeking to earn a profit in the western world have extracted massive amounts of natural resources now considered commodities, from undeveloped countries. This has created a term referred to by both authors June Nash and Christian Zlolniski called “water wars”. In the article Water Floating North of the Border by Christian Zloniski the author places a huge emphasis on the exploitation of transnational capital and the global…

access to potable water. El Salvador is undergoing a water crisis, which is impacting the country’s life expectancy. Out of the countries located in Central America, El Salvador ranks to be one of the poorest countries, which could also be a contributing factor in the life expectancy. The most recent reported population of El Salvador is 6.34 million (2013) with the life expectancy at 72.1 years. In the past years, Salvadorians have been suffering from a water crisis because their water source…

Water covers over seventy percent of the world and is one of the most important resources in our world. The amount of space water covers gives the illusion of overabundance but our world is truly in a water crisis, more than one billion people in the world lack adequate access to water. Our water systems that we look to support our ecosystems are stressed, rivers, lakes and aquifers are drying up at increasing rates or so polluted they are beyond use. This paper looks to briefly review two…