THE POLLUTION OF OUR WATERWAYS IS THE WORST PROBLEM TO AFFECT THE GLOBAL COMMUNITY – IT DIRECTLY AFFECTS THE PURITY OF OUR FRESHWATER SUPPLIES:

“WORLDWIDE, JUST UNDER 900 MILLION PEOPLE LACK RELIABLE

Worldwide, just under 900 million people lack reliable access to safe water that is free from disease and industrial waste. And forty percent do not have access to adequate sanitation facilities. The result is one of the world’s greatest public health crises: 4,500 children die every day from waterborne diseases, more than from HIV-AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis combined.

A robust economy depends on water. So does a thriving ecosystem. Enter politics, fulcrum of the water issue, weighing the fate of economies against the health of individuals and of the environment as a whole. Balance has been elusive. One fifth of the world’s population lives in areas where water is physically scarce, and a quarter of the population faces shortages due to lack of infrastructure.”

http://pulitzercenter.org/downstream?gclid=CKLul5eZwb0CFQJxvAodSY8Adg

http://www.ecologic.org/actions-issues/challenges/climate-change/?gclid=CKntkveYwb0CFQHKpAodThkAug

http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2014/04/01/global-warming-and-the-developing-world?hp&rref=opinion

http://huttswritinglounge.wordpress.com/2014/04/02/pollution-of-our-waterways-is-more-a-problem-for-the-global-community/