Forget "Hunger Games", Say Hello to "Thirst Games"
Forget "Hunger Games", Say Hello to "thirst Games" While the "Hunger Games" books and movies popularized the fictitious idea of a doomsday scenario whereby teenagers would be forced to battle to the death to win food for their families to survive, now a new war is secretly emerging, but is it far from being a fictitious one.
Former Nestle CEO and current Board Chair, Peter Brabeck-Letmathe, has publicly stated that his vision for the future is that corporations like Nestle will soon control the water supply.
If this happens in reality, water will be tightly controlled and privatized by a select few.
Meaning, water monopolies will then be able to control and monitor your consumption, and even delegate how and for what purposes your water can be used.
In Salt lake City, Utah, Colorado and Washington there are laws currently in place that seem to be heading us into the slippery path towards water privatization.
In these states it is illegal to harness rainwater in water barrels (or otherwise) for personal use.
While collecting rainwater in rain collection receptacles might be hailed by environmentalists as being a very sustainable option, the Department of Ecology who lays claims to that rainwater, has a different point of view.
Water is our most precious resource.
Without it, we would cease to exist.
Studies show that 1/3 of the population risks not having water in the next two decades, and a staggering 900 million currently lack access to clean water.
Out of all the water on earth, only 2.
5% is fresh water and less than 1% is available for your human consumption (since much of it is in glacier form, although that is rapidly changing with their melting).
Freshwater usage is determined by various factors such as: socio-economic development factors, as well as population, climactic considerations and physiography.
Worldwide, these flashpoints have been identified as regions that risk running out of water in the near future: the Ogallala Aquifer (USA), Mexico City, West Africa, Catalonia, Turkey, the Middle East, The Nile, the Aral Sea, the Zambezi River Basin, Yellow River, The Ganges and, Southern Australia.
According to Wiki, the average person uses 70 gallons of water each day.
At this rate of consumption, as well as our ever- increasing population growth, it is no wonder that we are facing water shortages.
There is no doubt that in the future, water will become the hottest commodity (perhaps even more valuable than oil or gold).
This may be why large corporations like Nestle want to jump on the bandwagon early, to ensure they get their piece of this lucrative pie.
After all, it sure is a sound investment as the need will certainly be there.
In recent news, Israel, Palestine and Jordan have signed an agreement to replenish the water in the Dead Sea which is said to be dropping at a rate of around 3ft per year.
This agreement will ensure that the region has access to drinking water and is a fine example of how even countries that historically do not get along, are able to overcome differences in cooperation to end this apparent water crisis.
Corporations have already tried to take over our food supply, by imposing Genetically Modified Organisms' (GMO) seeds on our farmer's.
While many countries have boycotted GMO's, there is still much more work to be done.
If we allow corporations and/or governments to seize control our water supply, what will be next, our air? Henry Kissinger summed it up well when he stated: "Control oil and you control nations; control food and you control the people.
" We must ask ourselves is this the life we want for ourselves, and for future generations, whereby the basic necessities are withheld or controlled? "First they came for the Jews and I did not speak out because I was not a Jew.
Then they came for the Communists and I did not speak out because I was not a Communist.
Then they came for the trade unionists and I did not speak out because I was not a trade unionist.
Then they came for me and there was no one left to speak out for me".
Mother Nature has provided us with adequate food, water and air.
Although we need to use these resources wisely and responsibly they should be readily available and free to all.
You can do your part to use only the water that you need to ensure that some will still remain for future generations to enjoy.
Take shorter showers, wash your dishes by hand instead of the dishwasher, skip the sprinkler system on your lawn, wear your clothes twice if you can, to avoid over washing (only wash full loads), fix any leaks in toilets faucets etc.
These are only a few of the many ways you can change your lifestyle to help ward off our current water crisis.
Every little bit helps so do your part.
Former Nestle CEO and current Board Chair, Peter Brabeck-Letmathe, has publicly stated that his vision for the future is that corporations like Nestle will soon control the water supply.
If this happens in reality, water will be tightly controlled and privatized by a select few.
Meaning, water monopolies will then be able to control and monitor your consumption, and even delegate how and for what purposes your water can be used.
In Salt lake City, Utah, Colorado and Washington there are laws currently in place that seem to be heading us into the slippery path towards water privatization.
In these states it is illegal to harness rainwater in water barrels (or otherwise) for personal use.
While collecting rainwater in rain collection receptacles might be hailed by environmentalists as being a very sustainable option, the Department of Ecology who lays claims to that rainwater, has a different point of view.
Water is our most precious resource.
Without it, we would cease to exist.
Studies show that 1/3 of the population risks not having water in the next two decades, and a staggering 900 million currently lack access to clean water.
Out of all the water on earth, only 2.
5% is fresh water and less than 1% is available for your human consumption (since much of it is in glacier form, although that is rapidly changing with their melting).
Freshwater usage is determined by various factors such as: socio-economic development factors, as well as population, climactic considerations and physiography.
Worldwide, these flashpoints have been identified as regions that risk running out of water in the near future: the Ogallala Aquifer (USA), Mexico City, West Africa, Catalonia, Turkey, the Middle East, The Nile, the Aral Sea, the Zambezi River Basin, Yellow River, The Ganges and, Southern Australia.
According to Wiki, the average person uses 70 gallons of water each day.
At this rate of consumption, as well as our ever- increasing population growth, it is no wonder that we are facing water shortages.
There is no doubt that in the future, water will become the hottest commodity (perhaps even more valuable than oil or gold).
This may be why large corporations like Nestle want to jump on the bandwagon early, to ensure they get their piece of this lucrative pie.
After all, it sure is a sound investment as the need will certainly be there.
In recent news, Israel, Palestine and Jordan have signed an agreement to replenish the water in the Dead Sea which is said to be dropping at a rate of around 3ft per year.
This agreement will ensure that the region has access to drinking water and is a fine example of how even countries that historically do not get along, are able to overcome differences in cooperation to end this apparent water crisis.
Corporations have already tried to take over our food supply, by imposing Genetically Modified Organisms' (GMO) seeds on our farmer's.
While many countries have boycotted GMO's, there is still much more work to be done.
If we allow corporations and/or governments to seize control our water supply, what will be next, our air? Henry Kissinger summed it up well when he stated: "Control oil and you control nations; control food and you control the people.
" We must ask ourselves is this the life we want for ourselves, and for future generations, whereby the basic necessities are withheld or controlled? "First they came for the Jews and I did not speak out because I was not a Jew.
Then they came for the Communists and I did not speak out because I was not a Communist.
Then they came for the trade unionists and I did not speak out because I was not a trade unionist.
Then they came for me and there was no one left to speak out for me".
Mother Nature has provided us with adequate food, water and air.
Although we need to use these resources wisely and responsibly they should be readily available and free to all.
You can do your part to use only the water that you need to ensure that some will still remain for future generations to enjoy.
Take shorter showers, wash your dishes by hand instead of the dishwasher, skip the sprinkler system on your lawn, wear your clothes twice if you can, to avoid over washing (only wash full loads), fix any leaks in toilets faucets etc.
These are only a few of the many ways you can change your lifestyle to help ward off our current water crisis.
Every little bit helps so do your part.
