Water Waste

Theoveruseofwatertodayhasbecomeahugeissuethat
cannolongerbeavoided.IchoicethisbecauseIwanted
toemphasizetheimportanceofwaterconservationand
protectingwhatnaturehasgivenus.

STATISTICS:
70%

of the earth is
covered in water
America
1,053 bil.

leaving

and only

2.5%

97.5%

of all water is salt

water

to be considered
freshwater

1%

of freshwater can
be accessed by
humans

China
1,207 bil.
9,087 billion
cubic meters
per year

Brazil
482 bil.

ofAmerican
homesleak
90+gallons
5%
ofwaterperday

fixingthose
leakscouldsave117+
billiongallonsperyear

PopeFrancis:
"Yetaccesstosafedrinkablewaterisabasicand
universalhumanright,sinceitisessentialtohuman
survivaland,assuch,isaconditionfortheexercise
ofotherhumanrights.Ourworldhasagravesocial
debttowardsthepoorwholackaccesstodrinking
waterbecausetheyaredeniedtherighttoalife
consistentwiththeirinalienabledignity.Thisdebtcan
bepaidpartlybyanincreaseinfundingtoprovide
cleanwaterandsanitaryservicesamongthepoor.
Butwatercontinuestobewasted,notonlyinthe
developedworldbutalsoindevelopingcountries
whichpossessitinabundance"(Laudatosi').

Godhimselfsaidthatwe
musttakecareoftheearth

BIBLE
VERSE

"And God said to them, 'Be fruitful and

multiply and fill the earth and subdue it, and
have dominion over the fish of the sea and
over the birds of the heavens and over every
living thing that moves on the earth."
Genesis 1:28
gaveusdominion
overthewater

Godwantedustotakecareof
thewateroftheearthand
makesureitisthereforfuture
generationstoliveoffof.

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Write to legislation to

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preventing pollution of

our lakes and rivers

Anonprofitorganizationthatadvocatesforconservationofwater
andothernaturalresources.Tryingtoimprovethepracticeof
conservationandthepoliciesthatprotecttheenvironment.Strive
toreachouttootherconservationiststocreateanetworkofpeople
tryingtosaveournaturalresources.
Workingfor64outof69differentcountries.Protecting
119+millionacresoflandandthousandsofmilesof
rivers.Triestoaddressandcombatsthreatsto
conservation.Pursuesnonconfrontational,pragmatic
solutionstoconservationchallenges.

COURAGE

Becausepeopledon'twanttogiveupthecomfortoftheirlife,they
maynotlisten.Ittakesalotofcouragetogoagainstthetideand
standoutasaconscientiousteenager.Manymayjudgeormake
funofmeforbeingdifferent.Becomingprophetforthiscause
wouldalsorequiremetogiveupsomeofmyownluxuries.