Daily Archives: March 27, 2008

Pollution

Pollution is the addition to the ecosystem of someting which has a detrimental effect on it. One of the most important causes of pollution is the high rate of energy usage by modern, growing populations. Different kinds of pollution are … Continue reading

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Safe Water in Peril

More than one billion people lack access to safe drinking water, and more than two billion people live without improved sanitation. While these dire conditions already pose the greatest threat to environmental health around the world, global warming is set … Continue reading

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Bringing Safe Water to the World

Almost every day, Sarah and her best friend walk to a deep hole dug into a dry riverbed in Sudan to fetch water for their families. It’s a seven-and-a-half-hour journey in brutal heat, the return trip made even more arduous … Continue reading

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