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 * Firestone in Liberia ' Pollution'**

The three month investigation in Liberia confirmed the pollution created by a plant south-east of the capital Monrovia. The Firestone rubber company has been blamed for this pollution. The firestone plant has poluted the creeks which are a main water source for tens of thousands of villagers.The villagers have complained of skin irritations and rashes believed to have been caused by the pollution. Water samples were collected by an investigation team consisting of government ministries, firestone representatives and local residents. Although high levels of orthosphate from the plant were found in the water samples, the Firestone Company denies the harmful affects.

__sources__ [] BBC [] My Daily Global News

__Similarites and Differences__

Both articles describe the issue really well. Both articles share the same picture of a Liberian man. The BBC caption of the picture is titled " Rubber is an important source of revenue for Liberia" while the Daily Global News picture is captioned " Rubber is an critical source of income for Liberia." Both express the importance of rubber to Liberia. The BBC article goes more in detail to the problem while the other article is more of a quick summary. The BBC article looks a little more professional than the Daily Global News article.

__Opinion__ I don't agree with the response the Firestone company is giving. They don't think that the high orthosphate levels in the water are dangerous ,while many of the villagers are geting skin irritations and rashes. They deny that the pollution is mainly their fault. This pollution affects tens of thousands of Liberians and there needs to be a solution. Both of the articles provide good basic information on this event. I would have liked if they would have talked about what could possibly happen in the future with the company and pollution.