Ismail serageldin, vicepresident of the world bank. In addition to over pumping the ground water and desertifying the earth, we are polluting our dwindling fresh water supply beyond human use. Water is one of the most common things on earth, but the supply of fresh water on this planet is limited, and as the world s population expands, the demands of industry increase and pollution contaminates more and more of our natural resources. World water wars is a 2008 documentary film based on the 2003 book blue gold. Blue gold world water wars video worksheet blue gold world water wars video worksheet 1. World water wars 2009 starring malcolm mcdowell on dvd and bluray. The primary message of maud barlow and tony clarkes book echoes the blue planet project, a global campaign to assert the universal right to water, of which barlow is one of the international leaders. The fight to stop the corporate theft of the worlds water by maude barlow and tony clarke.
It is the battle against the corporate world here in particular the theft of the world s water. In researching a sequel to the man who fell to earth, director sam bozzo ran across maude barlows and tony clarkes blue gold. The right to stop the corporate theft of the world s water. Directed by sam bozzo and released in 2008, the film was inspired by the book blue gold. This dystopian novel takes three teens on an adventure set in a world that has run out of water. Maude barlow book, tony clarke book, samuel vartek narration.
Based on the groundbreaking book, this pbs documentary explores the politics and conflicts surrounding the commodification and power. The movie blue gold world water wars is based on the book written by maude barlow and tony clarke. World water wars examines the problems created by the privatisation and commercialisation of the world s water supplies and asks what this means as the resource dwindles and demand grows. Director the documentary is based off the book blue gold. The world barely survives but for a host of inventions and water gatheringtreatment processes. The politics of water supply is worsening the situation, and if the present trends continue, water is going to become an extremely scarce commodity.
Apr 07, 2009 if you need evidence, there is plenty of it in a new documentary highlighting the science, politics, and future of water on planet earth entitled blue gold. Malcolm mcdowell, maude barlow, vandana shiva, tony clarke, oscar olivera, wenonah hauter, ryan hreljac, virginia setshedi. Filmmaker sam bozzo examines the growing battle over control of the global water supply in the documentary blue gold. Oct 05, 2010 october 4, 2010 blue gold world water wars water is the most essential element for life. The right to stop the corporate theft of the world s water by tony clarke and maude barlow who are both interview extensively in the film. World water wars main argument is that fresh water is a basic human right, and it should not be treated as a commodity. In this report, i will try to put some the good points about and the most examples of misinformation. The fight to stop the corporate theft of the world s water by maude.
The water wars has a frighteningly realistic premise that will speak to ecologically aware readers. The fight to stop the corporate theft of the world s water by maude barlow and tony clark. Maude barlow national chairperson, council of canadians chair, ifg committee on the globalization of water the wars of the next century will be about water. The fight to stop the corporate theft of the world s water. World water wars is an awardwinning documentary from director sam bozzo that posits were moving closer to a world in which water could actually incite war. Based on the groundbreaking book by maude barlow and tony clarke and narrated by malcolm mcdowell, blue gold will make you thirsty for action. The fight to stop the corporate theft of the world s water, and. The fight to stop the corporate theft of the worlds water. The right to stop the corporate theft of the world s water by maude barlow and tony clarke. Global warming is an issue of how we live, the water crisis is an issue of if we live. The right to stop the corporate theft of the worlds water. The film exposes giant corporations as they bully poorer developing countries to privatize their own supply of fresh water.
Perfect for young readersbut with more than enough substance for mom and dad as well. Wars of the future will be fought over water, as they are over oil today, as our blue gold, the source of human survival, enters the global marketplace and political arena as a commodity to be sought out, fought over, and conquered. Blue gold the global water crisis and the commodification of the world s water supply revised edition spring, 2001 author. Coming attractions for you 2020s most anticipated movies. World water wars, it follows several people and countries world wide in their fight for fresh water. Jan 26, 2008 awardwinning featured documentary narrated by malcolm mcdowell. Blue gold reveals horrifying stories such as mexico city farms are irrigated with raw sewage as the corrupt government gives its fresh water to cocacola. Alternately political and apolitical, pessimistic and optimistic but rarely, if ever, cinematic sam bozzos blue gold. World water wars is a documentary that highlights environmental issues, and it articulates the reasons why we are fast losing our fresh water supplies.
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Wars of the future will be fought over water as they are over oil today, as the source of human survival enters the global marketplace and political arena. With jim olson, tony clarke, maude barlow, octavio rosas lando. World water wars explores the conflicts over water today and in the future as governments and corpo. Maude barlow is national chair of the council of canadians and tony clarke is executive director of the polaris institute, another canadian organization. The film contains of multiple interviews 35 from a wide pool of people from. World water wars is directed by sam bozzo and based on the book blue gold. Military control of water emerges and a new geopolitical map and power structure forms, setting the stage for world water wars. The world bank has predicted by the year 2025 twothirds of the worlds population will experience water shortages. The dvd was recommended to me by a patron at the library where i work. Us defense systems depend on rare earth elements needed in manufacturing tomahawk cruise missiles, lasers and guidance systems on weapons. Once the abusive pumping of groundwater and damming practices are stopped, we must manage our water more efficiently by keeping it in the ground in 1992 the government of slovakia planned to build a large dam in order to supply drinking water for cities, destroying the natural environment and forcing the evacuation of four 700year old villages. Wall street investors target desalination and mass bulk water export schemes. World water wars 2008serves as a caution for all of us, its the time.
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Both maude and tony have been heavily involved in the fight for clean water for decades, and you see a lot of them in this movie. While the focus of the film spans several loosely related questions, an overly simplistic refrain shines through. Corporate giants, private investors, and corrupt governments vie for control of our dwindling supply, prompting protests, lawsuits, and revolutions. Fresh water is a precious and precipitiously dwindling commodity on our planet, due to wastage, pollution.
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