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The Big Thirst by Charles Fishman

THE WATERING HOLE WATER WORLD Compare home water use in the U.S. to the U.K. and Canada and one alarming trend stands out: The only way to understand and appreciate the importance of water to our lives is to look at ihe data flow. BY CHARLES FISHMAN WE LIKE TO FLUSH E Volume of water used by U.S. toilets at home per person per day: 18.5 gallons flushes cach day tons of water are required to manufacture 1 ton of steel. 5.7 billion gallons 250 each day by U.S. toilets at home RUN FOR THE MONEY Coat to India's gallons of water are necessary economy from diarrhea caused by tainted water each year: $20 billion the electricity used at home by each American per day. 5.5 gallons Volume of water used by all homes in the U.K. and Canada for all purposes (per day) 49 percent FOOD VS. WATER LOST IN THE PIPES Number of gallona of water that leak from utility pipes before reaching cuatomera: U.S. water use devoted to generat- ing electricity Amount of water required to raise and process food for the average American's 2,000-calorie daily diet: 1 ofe U.S. 1 of5 U.K. 528 of4 ITALY gallons The U.S. uses more water in a day than it uses oil in a year. CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER CONSERVATION NATION COCA-COLA'S SECRET FORMULA People worldwide who either have no access to clean water or must walk to retrieve it: The U.S. uses Because of washing and other manufactur- ing processes, 5 liters of water are required to produce 2 liters of Coke. Per capita more water water use in the U.S. (per day) in three days than the world uses oil in a year. Water Coca-Cola uses Porldeide per daye -227 million- 5 iters gallons 1,460 gallons 1955 -our of. 10 Stre of the U.S. city that Coke's water use.4 iters sonld support: 1.5 million people CITY OF LOST CHILDREN BOTTLE BABIES Price of a typlcal half liter bottle of 5,000 1,920 gallons 1980 water at a conventence atore in the U.S.: 3 kters Children who die from lack 99 cents of water or from waterborne diseases (per day) 1,360 gallons 2 uters 2005 FREE REFILLS Number of times you can refill the half liter bottle from the tap before tuing 99 centa' worth of tap water: 1,740 aso CHILDREN Total liters for 1 ater water betan galonr use in the U.S. (per day) 1975 1980 2005 Дуии

The Big Thirst by Charles Fishman

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