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MS. VIRANI'S PROJECTS

Science 8--Water WE Doing? Project

WORKS CITED:   EasyBib
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USE ONLY TRUSTWORTHY SITES:

​Water Stewardship
​McDonald's Influence on the Food System

Compare the following 2 sites: Mining Watch and Mining Facts.  Answer the following questions:  
1) Who is the author of each site?  Could either of these authors be biased?
2) Which site would you use for information on environmental problems caused by mining.  Why?

Compare the following sites.  Which would you use for accurate information about Pepsi's environmental record.  Why?
1) Pepsico: Performance with a Purpose
2) Oxfam Accuses Coke and Pepsi of Taking Land from the Poor
3) Pepsi Water Efficiency Wins Plaudits

GOOGLE TIPS:  For more independent views on corporations try adding the following words to your search:
Guardian                                               
Independent
                                                  e.g search for:  Nike water Guardian  OR  Nike water stewardship BBC
Globe Mail
National Post
New York Times
Washington Post
​Los Angeles Times

CBC
PBS NewsHour
BBC


CHOOSING A CORPORATION TO RESEARCH 
Ms. Virani will have some suggestions (e.g.  Adidas, Puma, Zara, Armani, Nike, Marks & Spencer, Toyota, Nestle, Coca Cola, PepsiCo, Newmont (mining company), Freeport McMoran (mining company), Levi Strauss, Apple, Microsoft, Chevron, ExxonMobil, BP, PetroChina, Imperial Metals, Ford, Kraft Foods, General Foods, Kellog, Unilever, McDonalds, Dow Chemical, etc.)
  • Business Water Footprint (UNESCO)--(Look at page 41 which has a list of corporations who are the heaviest users of water--Appendix 2: Overview of largest companies per business sector with a relatively large water footprint)
  • [List of Industries that Use a Lot of Water]
  • Food Companies Are Unprepared for Global Water Scarcity, Says Report (Guardian, May 7, 2015...lists the food companies that use the most water.)
  • Corpwatch (Type "water" into the search box in the top right-hand corner of the home page)
  • 2015 Green Rankings (Newsweek Magazine)
  • Top 100 Polluters Indexes (for U.S. companies only)
  • Which Companies Caused Global Warming?
  • British Columbia--Mining Watch

GENERAL WATER FACTS
  • Global Water Forum (UNESCO)
  • World Water Council
  • The State of the World's Land and Water Resources for Food and Agriculture (Food and Agriculture Organization
  • Towards a World of Thirst (Vital Water Graphics) 
  • Water Facts and Figures (United Nations)--includes statistics on access to clean drinking water.
  • Water Sanitation and Health (World Health Organization)
  • Clean drinking water should be a human right in Canada
  • Vital Water Graphics--Water Use and Management(United Nations Environmental Programme)
  • World Water Day 

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF VARIOUS TYPES OF INDUSTRIES:
  • Water Facts (Tell you how much water it takes to make different foods/products)
  • Transforming Business (World Wildlife Fund)--Scroll to the bottom to find out how various industries impact fresh water resources 
  • Water (Corporate Knights)
  • Companies Get Serious About Water Use (BBC)
  • Corporate Water Stewardship (World Wildlife Fund) 
  • Corporate Water Use (Conservation Gateway)
  • Down the Drain: Industry Water Use
  • Assessing the Environmental Impact of the Fashion World
  • Can Fashion Really be Sustainable? (Worldwatch Institute)
  • Agriculture--UN urges global move to mean and dairy-free diet
  • Hidden Costs of Industrial Agriculture (Union of Concerned Scientists)
  • Food and Agriculture--World Water Assessment Programme
  • Sustainable Agriculture--World Wildlife Fund
  • Industry--World Water Assessment Programme
  • Industrial Water Use (Statistics Canada)
  • Protect Water (Mining Watch Canada)
  • Water Use by the Natural Resources Sectors (Gives facts for the mining, energy and forest industries) (Natural Resources Canada)
  • Water Use for Fracking Has Skyrocketed, USGS Data Show
  • Fracking is Depleting Water Supplies in America's Driest Areas, Report Show
  • [Oilsands] Water Impact (Pembina Institute)
  • How It Works: Water for Coal (Union of Concerned Scientists)
  • Water Issues and Energy
  • Power and Water at Risk (2011)-Union of Concerned Scientists)
  • Thirsty for Power (2012--Union of Concerned Scientists)
  • Manufacturing Industries (Water Use)-Statistics Canada
  • Water Use and Efficiency in Chemical Manufacturing
  • Global Chemicals Outlook (United Nations Environment Programme, 2013...Look especially at page 46, which talks about how various chemical industries affect water resources.)
  • Companies extracting B.C. groundwater for free and No more free water for bottlers in B.C.
  • World's Top Firms cause $2.2tn of Environmental Damage, Report Estimates (Look at the charts at the bottom of this article.  They show how much water loss and what type of environmental damage each type of industry is responsible for.)
  • Value Every Drop (Ceres)  (Site has important information about how various industries affect the water supply.  It also has some case studies on 3 companies (Coca Cola, Cummins and Ford) that shows what they are doing in the U.S. to improve their water stewardship.) 

GROUPS THAT MONITOR CORPORATIONS AND THEIR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
  • Corpwatch  (Type "water" into the search box in the top right-hand corner of the home page)
  • CEO Water Mandate
  • Water Stewardship (WWF)
  • EWG
  • Greenpeace International (Search for industries such as AGRICULTURE or companies such as NIKE.  Also try two concepts at once, e.g. AGRICULTURE WATER or NIKE WATER.)
  • David Suzuki Foundation
  • Food and Water Watch 
  • Mining Watch Canada

WHAT CORPORATIONS ARE DOING
  • WorldWatch Institute  (use the "search" box to look for information on large corporations and water, e.g.  "Nike" or "Nike  water")
  • Corpwatch  (Type "water" into the search box in the top right-hand corner of the home page)
  • Clothing industry giants launch sustainable apparel coalition
  • Corporations Grabbing Land and Water Overseas (Scientific American)
  • Sustainability Disclosure Database (This database provides access to the reports made by corporations about their sustainability efforts.)
  • 10 Corporate Leaders in Water Stewardship 
  • Greenest Companies Canada (Newsweek)

WHAT CORPORATIONS COULD BE DOING
  • The WSCBD Global Water Tool
  • Aqueduct: Measuring and Mapping Water Risk
  • CDP: Driving Sustainable Economies
  • Corporate Water Stewardship (World Wildlife Fund) 
  • Serving the Public Interest: Corporate Water Stewardship and Sustainable Development
WATER CYCLE
  • The Hydrologic Cycle
  • Water Cycle (YouTube--The National Science Foundation)
  • The Water Cycle (Precipitation Education--NASA)
  • Water Cycle Diagram [Animated]

YOUR OWN WATER USAGE
  • What is Your Water Footprint? (National Geographic)
  • Personal Water Footprint
  • How Can You Reduce Your Water Footprint?
  • Water Footprint Network