Water contamination has affected many places in the United States. In 2014, the Flint Water Crisis begun. Darnell Earley, the Emergency Manager of Flint, Michigan, decided to switch the city of Flint’s water source from Lake Huron, to the Flint River, which had been previously known to be contaminated (“Emergency in Flint”). This verdict was made in an effort to save five million dollars in two years. Because the Flint River is extremely corrosive, officials were supposed to add a chemical to the
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The Water Crisis I there are 345 million people without access to clean water and that is just in Africa alone (Courtesy Water.org). The average American often takes clean water and free time granite and doesn’t think anything about it. While in some third world countries women and children spend countless hours searching for clean water to drink. Lucky for them there are now some water programs to help boost their economy and brings clean to them. Americans should help stop the water crisis because
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city of Flint drew its water from Lake Huron. Its water treatment plants were already designed for this source. However, Flint had to pay the city of Detroit a fee in order to use this water. An obvious way to reduce spending was to eliminate this fee, so engineers found another water source that was cheaper, Flint River. This water, however, was considered toxic due to industrial waste. Theoretically, however, it was possible to make the water drinkable. The Flint Water Crisis that ensued was a result
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Numerous African countries have a water crisis on their hands. There are many upon many consequences that occur when there is small access to clean water. In Passage A multiple examples and briefly spoken of when talking about what is taking place when this event takes place. And in Passage B there are also a multitude of examples that are occurring to the main charterer and some of her peers while this horrific event takes place. These examples give us a small picture of what it is like for some
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115 December 8 2103 "Water" The name water seems simple enough to many, but this source that we take for granted is the building blocks of a strong and growing communite, one that needs plentiful and clean water at that. We need water to live, but it has to be clean but we are at a stage where we are struggling to resolve the promblem of a water crisis. The global warming that has been damgning are enviorment are also affecting are source
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Living near water most of my life, I always enjoyed discovering new things about the environment around us. The summer before my senior year I took a marine biology class at Virginia Wesleyan College that increase my knowledge in a few places. The class was filled with a plethora new discoveries to do with water, we even had to do a research project at the end of the class that included a certain organism in our waterways. Taking this class sparked my interests in our environment and how it can affect
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2012 Essay #3 Water Scarcity How will the world’s fresh water supply evolve into a water crisis if the water policies of governments do not change? Today the world is just barely maintaining a sustainable level of water usage. This will change very rapidly in the near future according to the article by 2025 two thirds of the world will be water-stressed and will therefore increase the demand for freshwater on the global scale. Although over 70% of earth’s surface is occupied by water deposits,
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solid lecture on the Worldwide Water Crisis You are receiving this memo because I will be making my recommendation on the presentation about the worldwide water crisis. The speaker did a good job of giving his presentation. The speakers for the FYS presentations are chosen carefully and are meant to help freshman see the importance of heroic leadership. The presentation being discussed was given on Friday September 28, 2012 and was called The Worldwide Water Crisis. The presentation was delivered
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The Flint Water Crisis By: Julia Scott Flint Michigan, like multiple other underfunded and intercity towns within American suburbs, have been recently highlighted in news stories, the media and other current events distributers as a victim of both the ignorance and carelessness from years of industrial manufacturing and the corruption of state and federal officials under the illusion of production and economic priorities/ hardships. Since the 1830s, factory waste was initially introduced to Flint
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of lead in their drinking water. Lead can cause numerous health problems and has for people living in Flint. This essay will describe how this could have occurred, what the effects are, and how it should have been avoided. One has to wonder what exactly was the cause of this disaster? Adrian Dingle explains the cause of the situation in the article The Flint Water Crisis: What's Really Going On, in which he details how the Flint Water Crisis was caused by improper water treatment paired with lead
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Bottom Line- Part 1 Issue- Water scarcity Clean, safe and enough water is scarce. Currently, nearly one billion individuals within the developing world do not have access to clean safe water. Yet, we have a tendency to take it for granted, we waste it, and even pay more to drink it from little plastic bottles. Water scarcity is the dearth of enough water (quantity) or shortage to access safe water (quality). It's hard for many people to imagine that clean and safe water isn't something that can be
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Background information on event: This following Crisis tabletop exercise will be for the brand Vita CoCo, who is recently going through a terrible PR nightmare. On April 25th, 2017, a nurse from New York, Barbara Kline swallowed a squid like looking creature at the bottom of her coconut water; however, she has only recently just posted the image that went viral. She got violently ill after consuming the mystery substance. The squid like looking creature has been sent to a lab to be tested. Assessment:
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The Lake Crisis We need every person in China to start saving water and also to start using it wisely. China’s water source is from the three major rivers Yangtze, Yellow and Pearl. These Rivers are polluted and are almost dried up. North China is running out of water fast and people need help. Luckily the South-to-North Water Diversion Project is trying to save North China. There are three main causes of China’s water scarcity crisis: Growing Population, Global Warming, and Industrialization.
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Understanding the Global Water Crisis After the initial research you should have some understanding of what the global water crisis is and what are the factors that contribute to it. The next two days will increase your understanding by first focusing on a specific country and then looking at the big picture. Today is a one day research and design exercise. Stay focused, work efficiently, and do a good job. Follow the directions below. 1. Assigned country is INDIA ETHIOPIA KENYA HAITI
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HONORS CHEMISTRY FLINT, MICHIGAN WATER CRISIS CHAISE HAVENS: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENTIST Introduction The year is 2014, 50 miles north of Detroit lies the poverty-ridden city of Flint. With a median household income of only $24,679 as of 2014, the town of Flint is in an economic hole. Michigan officials look for an alternative to their water line that runs from one of the biggest freshwater sources in the world, Lake Huron. They turn to the notoriously filthy Flint River. To no surprise, the
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Flint water crisis, and high crime rates in urban settings create a negative impression on chocolate cities and the black population without examining the root cause of the distress. However, by examining the past behind contemporary issues, this course emphasizes the continuity of history. This cause-and-effect inquiry of the history of the black experience in America presents a new and accurate lens to views issues occurring in society today. Through contemporary examples like the Flint water crisis
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Water Crisis Impact in California Monica Mois Essentials of College Writing/COMM/215 October 6, 2014 Carolyn Geiser Water Crisis Impact in California Due to the lack of rain in the past few years, and particularly in the last few months, California faces severe drought. This is the worst drought in more than one hundred years. The impact of California drought affects community, agriculture, organic ranchers, and dairy farmers. Because of these facts, the United States must
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the Colorado River water crisis and some of the not so natural causes to it. The shortages of water have previously been believed to be due to climate change caused droughts, but Lustgarten disagrees and argues that the shortages are a problem of water mismanagement. In the 1920s seven states came together and agreed to divide up the rivers water between each state. The problem was that they had overestimated the amount of water in the river and had given everyone more water then is actually there
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200,000 to 98,000 citizens within the last 50 years. Morckel also uses pathos within her article, in a slightly passive-aggressive manner. She blames the Flint water crisis on the city’s government and society itself, putting blame on large groups of people and institutions. This makes the reader feel guilty for the occurrences in Flint, as well as other crises mentioned later in the article, and ultimately angry at those who failed to recognize or prevent the problem beforehand. Although this
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Water is essential to maintain life on earth. Sam Bozzo’s film, Blue Gold: World Water Wars, was published as an hour and a half long documentary in 2008 and does an excellent job of informing the audience of the dangers of the water crisis. This production does an excellent job emphasizing the current issues and future of our water. Blue Gold expresses the fact that we are losing the fresh water supplies on earth, debating over water ownership, and preparing for disaster as water increases in scarcity
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Crisis Communication Cassidy Allen HCS/320 Marilyn Goodloe 10/19/2014 As the Regional Director of Emergency Management INC, I come to you today with vital information pertaining to the official reports of the contamination of many of the metro community’s water supply. It is of great importance that we discuss the communication of this water scare and what is going to be effective and non effective during this crisis. In this meeting we will discuss and determine the best way to collaborate
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Communication and Crisis HCS/320 March 1, 2015 Communication and Crisis “Because every company, government agency and non-profit in America could be affected in some small way, requiring big communications, Braud says public relations professionals need to have their A-game ready. He says every crisis communications plan needs to be updated and organizations no plans need to stop everything right now and focus on what lies ahead.”(2010, PR Newswire) Having a great communication plan can
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Pereira Water Crisis in India The supply of water in India is being affected by several forces. Being the second world largest population, India requires more water to sustain itself. The growing economies, as well as the large agricultural sectors, have made the country’s water resources to get stretched as years pass by. At the moment, the country’s water supply is dwindling due to significant mismanagement of water resources, pollution and also over pumping of ground water. Climate
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Communication and Crisis Cynthia Hobbs HCS/320 Health Care Communication Strategies Polly Hanson June 1, 2015 Communication and Crisis As the director of the regional Emergency Management Office, I have been receiving official reports that the public water supplies of several towns in the area have become contaminated with a life-threatening biological agent. The crisis of contaminated water supply is an extremely delicate situation. The weight of people lives are in immense danger.
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Wheeler, William. “Global water crisis: too little, too much, or lack of a plan?”. csmonitor. The Christian Science Monitor. 2 Dec 2012. Web. 10 Jan 2013. The aspect of Maslow’s hierarchy the topic relates to is physiological. This article breaks down what is predicted to happen in the years to come pertaining to food, water, and even shelter because of water mismanagement, as well as people not understanding the value of water and its effect on multiple aspects of life. My focus is on how the
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RUNNING HEAD: Communication and Crisis paper Communication and Crisis Paper University of Phoenix HCS/320 August 6, 2012 According to this Scenario: In 1979, the Three Mile Island nuclear reactor malfunctioned, releasing radiation into the environment. There were no immediate deaths or injuries resulting from the incident; however, the accident drew much media attention and created concerns in the local area and beyond. The major forms of communication used to report these events were
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Communication and Crisis Paper Jacqueline Nushi HCS/320 March 9th, 2015 Terri De Wees Communication and Crisis Paper Good Morning, I am Jacqueline Nushi the director of the Office of Emergency Services for Siskiyou County. Today our community and the outlying areas of our county of Siskiyou, is facing a crisis of water supplies contamination. Towns such as Granada and Big Springs water supplies have already been contaminated with a biological agent called Legionnaires. I am task with the job of
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Communication Crisis HCS/320 Communication during a crisis is the most important part of any crisis. Being able to communicate effectively with all parties that are involved in the crisis from beginning to end is essential. Informing the public has to be done in a way that will not cause panic, but also keep the public informed of the crisis and what the public can do to protect themselves from disease, injury or even death. Getting information to the public will be a challenging factor
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Over 200 million Hondurans spend up to 5 hours a day walking for water. The women and children that have to walk everyday for water, walk three to seven miles long! Families in Honduras and many other countries do not have water taps or wells, and even the families that do, do not work. These Hondurans are in desperate need for access to clean water, without having to walk miles. Having waterwells provides women and especially children to do better things with their time, like getting an education
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“Report on Robert Glennon’s workshop event” On November 18, I got a chance to hear Mr. Robert Glennon, the author of Unquenchable: American’s Water Crisis, who was the last guest speaker for this year’s academic festival at Cameron University. The event was for about an hour started at 7:30 pm in Cameron Theatre, had a basic theme titled, Sustainability: Challenges and Opportunities which was hosted by Dr. John Camey, the dean of School of Business who welcomed Mr. Robert Glennon followed by his
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