Fifteen percent of children's deaths in the developing world are attributable to the lack of safe water and sanitation, according to British and United Nations officials. At any one time, half of all the developing world's hospital beds are occupied by people suffering from water- and sanitation-related diseases.
The 7-year-old organization has student and professional chapters on four continents in 75 cities, including 80 graduate schools, and it partners with leading companies and organizations. Greenblatt told students who wanted to sign on that providing safe water for the world's poor is not impossible.
In the end, the Ethos business turned out better than Greenblatt or Thum had hoped. Collectively the expected benefits were estimated to help 54, people get access to clean water that previously did not have access. Also, due to their agreement to not only provide access to clean water for villages but also to empower local residents to become part of the long-term solution. These grants have helped these countries gain clean water access and sanitation and hygiene education programs.
Photo: YouTube. Blog - Latest News. Unlike in other states, well logs are kept confidential and reviewing such data requires permission from the well owner. In addition to the spring water it bottles, Starbucks also uses Merced city water to manufacture its bottled water product. A report commissioned by the International Bottled Water Association found that it takes on average 1.
In March, Merced County passed an ordinance that will place new permitting restrictions on some groundwater use, though whether this will affect the Starbucks bottling plant remains to be seen. This article was reported in partnership with the Investigative Fund at The Nation Institute , with support from the Puffin Foundation.
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