Trees? who needs em'

Deforestation is a really threatening thing if not done correctly. Many people depend on forests for plenty of things. I just read recently that they are cutting down trees in the amazon and are doing it really fast and efficient. There are a lot of species that are native to that location whose habitat is in danger. The herbs that come from that forest create medicine for the people who live near the forest or in it. At the rate it is going now the amazon rainforests would be gone in the year 2060. It's a scary thought. Imagine the Amazon not as a rainforest, but as a vast plains. The Amazon has the largest variety of species on the planet and people are tearing it down.

 http://www.oneworldeducation.org/deforestation-amazon

Get in the game

From the movie we watched before break we learned that many things depend on fresh water and many people are starting to realize this. People are buying property next to natural clean water sources all around the world and companies are starting to see the opportunities arising from the dependance of water. Yes, fresh water is in decline and there is not enough for everyone forever if we stay on our current path and that is just plain scary. Many people and companies are ahead of the game as far as understanding what power water will have and the rest of the world needs to get the picture. Everyone deserves water and everyone needs to help. I found most of my information from this: http://www.fastcompany.com/1739772/why-ge-coca-cola-and-ibm-are-getting-water-business
Please comment on how you feel this should be addressed or how you feel.

Water: Public to Private

All around the world there are instances where large sources of natural pure fresh water is being bought out by companies and sold in bottles to other countries and companies. They are trying to make the biggest bang for their buck, but at the cost of eliminating accesibility to those who need it here. Water used to be a public resource, but we have forgotten that. Water sources all around the world are drying up and the people who own the water are more likely to sell to those who have money. What can we do about what is being done with the water? Here is an example I found:

http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/2010/10/08/the-race-to-buy-up-the-world-s-water.html