The fight to stop the corporate theft of the worlds water by maude barlow and tony clarke. An indepth examination shows waters impact on the whole world. Based on the groundbreaking book, this pbs documentary explores the politics and conflicts surrounding the commodification and power. The rampant overdevelopment of agriculture, housing and industry increase the demands for fresh water well beyond the finite supply. How drought and the fight for water is splitting the state of california duration. 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. The fight to stop the corporate theft of the worlds water. 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. To provide people worldwide the means and access to healthier water. Of this freshwater, twothirds is locked up in ice caps and glaciers. With jim olson, tony clarke, maude barlow, octavio rosas lando. It is our hope to accomplish this through a variety of avenues, including charitable organizations, humanitarian groups, volunteers and others. 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. To the philippine government its a wakeup call to create laws or to strictly implement our existing laws concerning water conservation. As water becomes an increasingly precious commodity, corrupt governments, corporations and even private investors are scrambling to control it which leaves everyday citizens fighting for a substance they need to survive. Malcolm mcdowell, maude barlow, vandana shiva, tony clarke, oscar olivera, wenonah hauter, ryan hreljac, virginia setshedi. The film contains of multiple interviews 35 from a wide pool of people from. Michal kravciks blue alternative project in slovakia.
Water scarcity is and will be the source of conflicts, both national and international. The fight to stop the corporate theft of the worlds water by maude barlow and tony clark. 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. The dvd was recommended to me by a patron at the library where i work. World water wars streaming dvdrip, regarder blue gold. Water blue gold, water disaster, water storage, water. Wars of the future will be fought over water, not oil. Water is one of the most common things on earth, but the supply of fresh water on this planet is limited, and as the worlds population expands, the demands of industry increase and pollution contaminates more and more of our natural resources. 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. Educational 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. There have indeed been many films made recently on what might very well be the hottest. World water wars examines the problems created by the privatisation and commercialisation of the worlds water supplies and asks what this means as the resource dwindles and demand grows the film is based on the book titled blue gold.
World water wars is an awardwinning 2008 documentary by sam bozzo, based on the book blue gold. In this report, i will try to put some the good points about and the most examples of misinformation. Wars of the future will be fought over water as they are over oil. The worlds fresh water supply is unsustainable, only 3% of the earths entire water supply is fresh, and even less is actually drinkable for people. Onethird is in liquid form either underground in aquifers and rock pores or aboveground in lakes, rivers, soil, wetlands, and living organisms.
The fight to stop the corporate theft of the worlds water by maude barlow and tony clarke, this film offers plenty of credible evidence. Based on the groundbreaking book by maude barlow and tony clarke, executive produced by mark achbar the. This award winning documentary directed by sam bozzo is based on the book blue gold. Global warming is an issue of how we live, the water crisis is an issue of if we live. 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. World water wars stars malcolm mcdowell the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 30 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic, which collated. World water wars awardwinning documentary based on the groundbreaking book, narrated by malcolm mcdowell, and distributed by pbs video. Coming attractions for you 2020s most anticipated movies. The right to stop the corporate theft of the worlds water. 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. As a most basic human need, individuals should pay attention to this critical topic and act on that information so we can save ourselves. Water blue golds mission is to supply h2o resq to people in an effort to help them have access to cleaner drinking water and food.
Corporate giants, private investors, and corrupt governments vie for control of our dwindling supply, prompting protests, lawsuits, and revolutions. The fight to stop the corporate theft of the world s water by maude barlow and tony clark. Corporate giants, private investors, and corrupt governments vie for control of our dwindling. Restoring the hydrological cycle sounds overwhelming, but in reality it neednt be. Director the documentary is based off the book blue gold.
Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. World water wars is directed by sam bozzo and based on the book blue gold. World water wars examines environmental and political implications of the planets dwindling water supply, and posits that wars in the future will be fought over water. Ismail serageldin, vice president of the world bank. World water wars is a 2008 documentary film directed, coproduced, and cowritten by sam bozzo, based on the book blue gold. 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. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing blue gold. Clean water is a basic human right, not a privilege. Maude barlow is national chair of the council of canadians and tony clarke is executive director of the polaris institute, another canadian organization. World water wars a global blue alternative starts in your own yard. The movie blue goldworld water wars is based on the book written by maude barlow and tony clarke. Directed by sam bozzo and released in 2008, the film was inspired by the book blue gold. It argues that in the future, wars will be fought over water supplies because a.
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 alternately political and apolitical, pessimistic and optimistic but rarely, if ever, cinematic sam bozzos blue gold. The film was first screened on october 9, 2008, at the vancouver international. The rampant overdevelopment of agriculture, housing and industry increase the demands for fresh water. World water wars main argument is that fresh water is a basic human right, and it should not be treated as a commodity. World water wars in every corner of the globe, we are polluting, diverting, pumping, and wasting our limited supply of fresh water at. Description available to download by members premium members movie club, enjoy on a big screen. World water wars 2008serves as a caution for all of us, its the time to conserve our water in our daily lives. The right to stop the corporate theft of the worlds water by maude barlow and tony clarke. World water wars 2009 starring malcolm mcdowell on dvd and bluray.
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