Blue Gold: The Battle Against Corporate Theft of the World's Water
by Maude Barlow, Tony Clarke
published
August 29th 2003
by Earthscan Publications Ltd
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Paperback, 288 pages
isbn
1844070247
(isbn13: 9781844070244)
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Read in August, 2008
I'm surprised that it got so many good reviews, because this book didn't really do anything for me. I normally love reading about crises caused by things being commodified when they shouldn't be, but this book treated the issue pretty superficially and didn't really teach me anything new. The author also repeated herself a lot--like, she would say the same thing over and over again. Did I mention it was repetitive? ;)
I have no doubt that Barlow is an admirable advocate, but the whole book se...more
I have no doubt that Barlow is an admirable advocate, but the whole book se...more
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I just listened to an incredibly inspiring interview with filmmaker and Fulbright Fellow Shalini Kantayya who was a participant on FOX’s "On the Lot," Steven Spielberg's reality show.
According to Kantayya, in 20 years, two thirds of the world's population -- over four billion people -- might not have adequate access to clean drinking water. She made a film, "A Drop of Life," to raise awareness of the water crisis.
In her interview, she recommends everyone read &q...more
According to Kantayya, in 20 years, two thirds of the world's population -- over four billion people -- might not have adequate access to clean drinking water. She made a film, "A Drop of Life," to raise awareness of the water crisis.
In her interview, she recommends everyone read &q...more
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Read in January, 2006
Scary. All you need to know is that in 2000 the U.N. said that "water is not a right, it is a commodity." Result-poor people are gonna get royally screwed because they can't afford it as it's privitized.
Fights over access to water will be the main reason for conflict as it continues to run out.
Fights over access to water will be the main reason for conflict as it continues to run out.
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Learning that the world is running out of water. Also learning that it's inevitable and although people are trying to conserve, it's a drop in the bucket. This author gets pretty melodramatic about it.
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