World water wars 2008 howard dearborn in blue gold. Corporate giants, private investors, and corrupt governments vie for control of our. Director the documentary is based off the book blue gold. Director, sam bozzo, usa, speaks ahead of executive producer mark achbar l after they won the viff environmental film audience award for his film blue gold.
The rampant overdevelopment of agriculture, housing and industry increase the demands for fresh water well beyond the finite supply. The right to stop the corporate theft of the world s water by maude barlow and tony clarke. In every corner of the globe, we are polluting, diverting, pumping, and wasting our limited supply of fresh water at an expediential level as population and technology grows. Following the one community one book initiative authored by the library of congress, the weber reads coalition selects a topic, an author, or a book every year and encourages people to learn, read, and discuss the ideas encountered. The film was first screened on october 9, 2008, at the vancouver international. The world s fresh water supply is unsustainable, only 3% of the earths entire water supply is fresh, and even less is actually drinkable for people. This award winning documentary directed by sam bozzo is based on the book blue gold.
Contains 30 minutes of bonus material, including deleted scenes and an interview with the filmmaker. Corporate giants, private investors, and corrupt governments vie for control of our dwindling supply, prompting protests, lawsuits, and revolutions. 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. In 1906 pablo valencia dared the journey from mexico to california in search of gold.
Peter warshall discusses the incredible case of bolinas, california, who in 1971 managed to put a legal moratorium on further development, and has not authorized a new. The total running time of the film is eightynine minutes, and the film is not rated nr. Global warming is an issue of how we live, the water crisis is an issue of if we live. Large database of subtitles for movies, tv series and anime at opensubtitles. What are some of the major causes of water pollution. Unfortunately, talking about the water crisis isnt just muttering about a gloom and doom prediction of what could happen if we dont. World water wars site has a wealth of information on how to protect your watershed. What are some different pollution sources that affect our water supply. With jim olson, tony clarke, maude barlow, octavio rosas lando. The fight to stop the corporate theft of the worlds water by maude. By 2010, canada will be exporting large quantities of fresh water to the u. It takes a probing look into the world of water privatization. World water wars 2009 narrated by malcolm mcdowell, this award winning documentary from director sam bozzo posits that were moving closer to a world in which water a seemingly.
People are literally dying in parts of the world due to the privatization of their water supply. World water wars main argument is that fresh water is a basic human right, and it should not be treated as a commodity. The fight to stop the corporate theft of the world s water by maude barlow and tony clarke. One particularly heartbreaking scene describes the story of two young girls in kenya whose shack caught fire one day while they were home alone.
Blue gold explores the trend of cities developing new homes and other construction with little concern over whether the areas water supply can sustain the new population. Sumerians tell a very different version than the historians their words are inexplicable duration. Large database of subtitles for movies, tv series and anime. In the current exploration of the universe, when we are searching for any kind of life form, we tend first to look for water. Wars of the future will be fought over water as they are over oil today, as the source of human survival enters the. 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. 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. Based on the groundbreaking book, this pbs documentary explores the politics and conflicts surrounding the commodification and. The fight to stop the corporate theft of the world s water. An interview with film director sam bozzo there are many, many more sources available, and i will be happy to contribute to cleaning up the article though right now i have to be away from the computer for a little while.
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. Directed by sam bozzo and released in 2008, the film was inspired by the book blue gold. The malaysian government even proposed the death penalty for anyone caught contaminating water. World water wars explores the conflicts over water today and in the future as governments and corporations. World water wars s instagram profile has 24 photos and videos. Ismail serageldin, vicepresident of the world bank. Unfortunately, talking about the water crisis isnt just muttering about a gloom and doom prediction of what could happen if. A button that says download on the app store, and if clicked it. As the water crisis intensifies, governments around the worldunder.
Based on the groundbreaking book by maude barlow and tony clarke, executive produced by mark achbar the. The film contains of multiple interviews 35 from a wide pool of people from. World water wars discusses the importance of the global water crisis that we are in currently. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. This is water blue gold world water wars by kangen water boise on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. What political and legal strategies have communities used to resist corporate takeovers of water resources. Blue gold water wars documentary summary questions factors causing the water crisis 1. The rampant overdevelopment of agriculture, housing and industry increase the demands for fresh water. Global consumption of water is doubling every 20 years, more than twice the rate. Weber reads is a coalition of people from the weber county library, the wasatch range writing project, and weber and ogden school systems. World water wars is directed by sam bozzo and based on the book blue gold. Bluegoldwateressay p film reflection world water wars. 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. The right to stop the corporate theft of the worlds water by maude barlow and tony clarke.
What are some of the economic, political, social and environmental challenges around the distribution of water. What is the effect of bottling water and distributing it globally or nationally. The dvd was recommended to me by a patron at the library where i work. World water wars interdisciplinary humanities center. The fight to stop the corporate theft of the world s water by maude barlow and tony clarke, this film offers plenty of credible evidence. World water wars before the closing gala screening of the class at the empire granville 7 theater on the last day of the vancouver international film festival in vancouver, british columbia, october 10, 2008. Purple turtle films pbs home video wars of the future will be fought over water, as they are today over oil, as the source of all life enters the global marketplace and political arena. Restoring the hydrological cycle sounds overwhelming, but in reality it neednt be. 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. World water wars is a 2008 documentary film directed, coproduced, and cowritten by sam bozzo, based on the book blue gold. The fight to stop the corporate theft of the world s water by maude barlow and tony clark. Us terrorism on us water blue gold infrastructure brings. You cannot make peace with thirsty people 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.
What percent of the water on the earth is freshwater. Industrialization agriculture automobile production 2. The film examines the problems created by the privatization and commoditization of water. World water wars 2009 narrated by malcolm mcdowell, this awardwinning documentary from director sam bozzo posits that were moving closer to a world in which water a seemingly. The right to stop the corporate theft of the world s water. Blue gold world water wars full 1 follower 172 lines get embed code. Blue gold the global water crisis and the commodification of the world s water supply revised edition spring, 2001 author. The film is narrated by acting legend malcom mcdowell. 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. October 4, 2010 blue gold world water wars water is the most essential element for life. One of the musts is to restore the hydrological cycle i. One thing that most people dont know is that the world is desertifying very quickly.
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