Without regard to whether some place is wealthy or poor, everybody should have the chance at clean air and clean water.
Clean water, the essence of life and a birthright for everyone, must become available to all people now.
For many of us, clean water is so plentiful and readily available that we rarely, if ever, pause to consider what life would be like without it.
We have the ability to provide clean water for every man, woman and child on the Earth. What has been lacking is the collective will to accomplish this. What are we waiting for? This is the commitment we need to make to the world, now.
We must have clean water and the health and the welfare of our children is at stake and is at risk.
Water is one of the most basic of all needs - we cannot live for more than a few days without it. And yet, most people take water for granted. We waste water needlessly and don't realize that clean water is a very limited resource. More than 1 billion people around the world have no access to safe, clean drinking water, and over 2.5 billion do not have adequate sanitation service. Over 2 million people die each year because of unsafe water - and most of them are children!
Clean water is not an expenditure of Federal funds; clean water is an investment in the future of our country.
When a country wants television more than they want clean water, they've lost their grip.
More than a billion people lack adequate access to clean water.
So many people that I've seen can't get clean water. It's a crime.
You have a choice. Either you can have more oil, or more clean water. Fracking is not good for the water supply.
Clean air, clean water, open spaces - these should once again be the birthright of every American.
Drinking water is like washing out your insides. The water will cleanse the system, fill you up, decrease your caloric load and improve the function of all your tissues.
I couldn't imagine not having clean water.
Plant a new Truffula. Treat it with care. Give it clean water. And feed it fresh air.
Can we afford clean water? Can we afford rivers and lakes and streams and oceans which continue to make possible life on this planet? Can we afford life itself? Those questions were never asked as we destroyed the waters of our nation, and they deserve no answers as we finally move to restore and renew them. These questions answer themselves.
Life is a perspective and for me, if a human being has access to school, clean water, food, proper health care, that is the basis of human rights.
Practice good personal hygiene. Wash your hands before you eat. Be aware of good clean water and food sources.
I started off with a company, InfoSpace, with my own funding. The company was listed among the most successful companies and I went on to start Intelius and Moon Express. Now, I focus my time on using the skills of an entrepreneur to solve many of the grand challenges facing us in the areas of education, healthcare, clean water and energy.
Civil and political rights are critical, but not often the real problem for the destitute sick. My patients in Haiti can now vote but they can't get medical care or clean water.
The obvious issue is providing clean drinking water and sanitation to every single human being on earth at the cost of little more than one year of the Kyoto treaty.
Ranchers need clean water for their stock, farmers need it for their crops, every employer needs it to stay in business, and every living thing needs it for life... The law needs to be clear to protect water quality and the rights of landowners.
As a Michigan senator, I feel a special responsibility to protect the Great Lakes. They are not only a source of clean drinking water for more than 30 million people but are also an integral part of Michigan's heritage and its economy.
All communities have a right to clean water. The taxpayers of Pueblo should not have to carry the burden of the clean up cost simply because they live downstream.
My suggestion is that we should first work to ensure the Third World has clean drinking water and sanitation.
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