Blue Gold

The short documentary, Blue Gold, presented a problem of our world’s water system. Our planet is constructed out of about 70% of water. Nevertheless, less than 1% of that water is actually drinkable. The concern is that water is becoming scares and due to lack of rain, the precious water begins to dry out. As the water source quickly decreases, the corporations saw that as a possibility to make revenue. Therefore, we are forced to buy overpriced water.

Summary: Blue Gold did a fantastic task representing the concern and how it impacts not only third world nations but first world nations too.

Not just does the documentary discuss the water scarcity issue however they also talk about how the huge corporations chose to take control of the situation by owning water and selling it. As the documentary mentioned, “water is now a valuable property”.

I am extremely grateful that I got the chance to enjoy this film. Blue Gold opened my eyes to an issue that has actually been in front of my face the entire time.

Stunning info that captured my attention while enjoying the film is the reality that in Mexico, a plastic bottle of water is more costly than a glass bottle of Coke-Cola! The idea that Coke-Cola, owner of Nestle, essentially took over Mexico and their water system yet residents of Mexico are exceptionally deprived of water is revolting. Big corporations that are sharks like Coke-Cola are the reason that water is frightens. These corporations are they taking control of and “owning” water by actually trapping water in large dams! By doing this, water is not getting is full nutrients due to the fact that water is expect to go through the cycle of natural water circulation through rivers, lakes, oceans, etc

. Not only are these corporations taking control of water, they are the ones who are also contaminating the water. These corporations dump their wastes into a close-by body of water. Like I mentioned formerly, water requires to flow through a water cycle. As the water is engaging its natural cycle, it is carrying the waste developed from the corporations and spreading it through out the world. After seeing this movie, it is not even stunning that only less than 1% of the world’s 70% of water is drinkable.

Water is no longer available for everyone. It is only available for those who are rich enough to afford it. How sad is that? Children in Mexico drink polluted water from rivers because they are not part of the higher social class that can afford a bottle of clean drinking water. These higher classes are taking over the water source and controlling who gets clean water and who doesn’t.

Now that I have watched Blue Gold, I can see how water supply is deprecating. As I drive around, I can see swamps dried out from the lack of rain. We must act now to save this planet’s water because the longer we wait, the more polluted water gets which makes more of Earth’s water unusable. We must spread awareness as well as get some ground rules or laws to prevent these big industries from taking over water as well as dumping whatever they desire.

Conclusion:

Today, I bought myself a Ethos water bottle from Starbucks and it was sold at a whooping price of almost $3! That is more than a dollar more than a cup of coffee! Watching this movie definitely changed my perspective of water and I am more aware of the situation. I would recommend others to watch this short documentary because the more people aware of the situation, the more people that are willing to prevent and fix this situation.