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Blue Gold: World Water Wars

Blue Gold: World Water Wars

Posted on Jun 19, 2009 by Derek Markham.

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If there’s one film that everyone needs to watch this year, it’s Blue Gold: World Water Wars. The film, based on the book Blue Gold: The Fight to Stop the Corporate Theft of the World’s Water by Maude Barlow and Tony Clarke, pulls no punches in its portrayal of the major water issues facing us in the immediate future. I think I can guarantee that your relationship with water will be changed after viewing this film.

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Mass Farmer Suicide Sobering Reminder of Consequences of Water Shortages

Mass Farmer Suicide Sobering Reminder of Consequences of Water Shortages

Posted on Apr 15, 2009 by Sean Daily.

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In one of the more tragic stories related to water shortage in recent history, some 1,500 farmers in India’s agricultural state of Chhattisgarh committed mass suicide in response to the devastating effects of water shortages on their crop production.

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