The topics we read this week would have made for an interesting midterm paper.
I never really thought about water, I mean it just seems to always be something that we can easily get. They give out free water bottles in waiting rooms sometimes. In America we are used to taking a shower every day. It just seems that water scarcity is something we think about. What we do here affects the entire world.

Like everyone else who has posted, I was shocked by some of the facts that were in the readings.
I knew we consume a lot, but we consume A LOT.
The articles didn't really say where the facts came from. The facts could have been taking out of context. I suppose it is good rhetorical skills to shock and awe the audience into taking action.

something interesting to think about is the quote that "water is a human right". We shouldn't have to put a price on water. But land is comparable to water and we pay for property.

I don't know how much I believe in global warming. Sure the rapid population growth is contributing some to the enviornmental change, but is it really that dramatic as the world is going to end? That's why I liked the last article. Instead of trying to prevent this thing called "global warming" that may or may not actually happen, we should invest resources into fixing the problems at hand. The example that was given was that Malaria outbreaks were suppose to rise with the rising temperature, instead of fretting about global warming they improved health care and it's disappearing