Water Systems Culminating Task Website References
Useful Websites
The Sale of Canadian Water to the United States:
http://www.environmentprobe.org/enviroprobe/pubs/ev-540.htm
And Bulk Water Removal and Water Export
http://www.ec.gc.ca/water/en/manage/removal/e_FAQ.htm
Environment Canada-Freshwater Website
http://www.ec.gc.ca/water/e_main.html
Bulk Water Removal and Water Export
http://www.ec.gc.ca/water/en/manage/removal/e_remove.htm
Council of Canadians Water Campaign
http://www.canadians.org/browse_categories.htm?COC_token=4@@f90f953349ec50c5
1f8e73bce5e75e4c&step=2&catid=217&iscat=1
CUPE article-Not for Sale
http://www.cupe.ca/www/PolicyWater/4829
CBC Indepth – Water for profit
http://www.cbc.ca/news/features/water/
Aral Sea Activity- National Geographic Website (for teachers)
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/14/g68/disappear.html
Websites You May Wish to Visit Depending on the View Point Chosen
The mayor
The Schiller Institute
http://www.schillerinstitute.org/economy/phys_econ/phys_econ_nawapa_1983.html
The climatologist
The Nature of Water: Water and Climate
http://www.ec.gc.ca/water/en/nature/clim/e_clim.htm
EcoAction
http://www.ecoaction.gc.ca/index-eng.cfm
The businessman
CBC article-selling Canada’s Water
http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/water/
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The wildlife biologist
International Wildlife
http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1170/is_1999_August-July/ai_54864442
Environment Canada-Water – An ecosystem perspective
http://www.ec.gc.ca/water/en/info/pubs/primer/e_prim05.htm
Water Environment Federation
http://www.wef.org/Home
Fun Facts
1. It takes 379,000 L of water to manufacture one automobile.
2. 462 L of water are needed to produce one loaf of bread.
3. It takes 50 glasses of water to grow 1 glass of orange juice.
4. 97 percent of all earth’s water is salty; only 3 percent is fresh water.
5. 3/4 of the earth’s surface is covered with water.
6. A 20-minute shower uses 60-75 L of water.
A 10-minute shower uses 30-38 L of water.
A 5-minute shower uses 15-19 L of water.
7. It takes 11 L of water to flush a toilet.
8. It takes 115-150 L of water for a tub bath.
9. 38 L of water is required to hand wash dishes.
10. It takes 75-115 L of water to run a washing machine.
11. The average American home uses an average of 1,110 L of water a day.
12. It takes 9,500 L of water to produce one pound (2.2 kg) of beef.
Facts from U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
http://www.epa.gov/region07/education_resources/teachers/activities/wateractivit
y2.htm
Book Resources
Burgan, M., (2008). Not a Drop to Drink. Washington: National Geographic
Society.
Grant, P. , Haswell, A., (2000). The Earth Strikes Back: How we use and abuse
our planet - Water. North Mankato: Thameside Press.
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