Water supply

cheaper and more harmful way for us to get oil out of the ground. It has caused just as much bad as good, if not more. It leaks into our water, poisons our loved ones, and pollutes our environment. Fracking should be illegal due to its detrimental effects on the environment and people. Here’s a “fun,” fact; each fracturing job uses between 1-8 million gallons of water and over 40,000 gallons of chemicals (Source 2).Think about what can do to you and your loved ones. Hydraulic Fracturing, a…

Water: the foundation of life, covers nearly 70% of the world’s surface, and yet still inaccessible to millions. Water shortages are not simply short bouts of rainless years as most people of California complain of, but are global problems as many people simply do not have access to clean, drinkable water. Whether in America, the Middle East, or Africa, water is a necessary natural resource that cannot be done without. However, with an ever-increasing world population, water demands continue to…

Canyon Dam is a dam on the Colorado River in Arizona. It was engineered and constructed in several years, from 1956 to 1964. The main purpose of the dam is to generate electricity for communities and to provide water storage for the Upper Colorado River Basin, which ensures that sufficient water can be released to the Lower Basin [1] [2]. In this lab, students will be touring the Glen Canyon Dam and the Colorado River. Students will use the field trip as a reference to provide a summary of the…

Fracking is affecting you and everybody around you, whether you realize it or not. Fracking is the process of drilling down into the earth before a high-pressure water mixture is directed at the rock to release the gas inside. Water, sand and chemicals are injected into the rock at high pressure which allows the gas to flow out to the head. Fracking can be used to obtain fossil fuels, methane, and natural gases. Many countries like: France, Bulgaria, Germany, and Scotland have banned fracking…

Flint Water: An Environmental Injustice Case Christina Lay DeVry University There have been several cases of environmental injustice over the years. One case that was extraordinary was the Flint water case. The Flint water case received national attention in 2014 when a sample of the water was broadcast on national television that Flint’s drinking water was brown and contaminated. Many people were outraged that the city officials ignored the issue of the water for years and the deaths…

Water Pollution All around the world, many plants, animals and people are dying because of poor water conditions. On top of that, many ecosystems, both land and aquatic are being destroyed by the dumping of toxic materials. Fresh water is already very limited in the world today without pollutants included in it. More than half the developing world does not fresh, clean water to drink. Water pollution shrinks the amount of clean drinking water for everyone. Aquatic life is also being majorly…

the environment. The water that is shot into the ground is called fracking fluid. This fluid contains chemicals, water, and sand. Another name for this is polluted water. It fractures the surrounding rock formation and allows the natural gas to flow up the well. The well is about 12 inches in diameter and is drilled 5,000 to 8,000 feet down. The well then levels out, parallel to…

The net forms a partial barricade and aims to entangle and capture sharks of targeted species, through holes that entangle sharks over two metres. Shark culling is being carried out in Australia with the desire that those using the beach and its water for recreational activities are less likely to be attacked. It is also thought that shark culling is in place as Australia's tourism is heavily reliant on eco-touristic activities. The principle of shark culling is: the more sharks…

Natural energy is important not only to the living things but also to the earth as a whole. They come from natural resources such as water, sun, air, and minerals. Conservation of natural energy is essential because it allows us to save things that can be used anytime when we need them in order for us to stay alive. We cannot surely survive without air to breathe, water to drink and food to eat. Natural energy itself produces a vast advantage on the part of the people. There are two classes of…

river and lake beds where fresh water once flowed freely. No water on Earth equals no life on Earth. Homo sapiens have inhabited the Earth approximately 200,000 years. (www.bbc.co.uk) We have evolved into a knowledgeable, creative, and resourceful species, but at what cost? We continue to increase our knowledge and multiply, but we pay little attention to our natural resources. As our species numbers continue to increase, our natural sources are running out. Water is our most valuable resource…