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Blue Schools: Intermediate/High School Resources

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Water conservation, the water cycle, water rights and activism. Resources for intermediate and high school students and teachers i the Blue Schools community.

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Ottawa Public Library

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Flight of the Hummingbird

Flight of the Hummingbird

A Parable for the Environment

by Yahgulanaas, Michael Nicoll

Book - 2008

Grade 4- Adult. Non-fiction. A beautifully drawn comic book inspired by Japanese manga and Indigenous art and legend. This powerful story about a brave hummingbird shares a message of environmental stewardship. Grade 4- Adult. Non-fiction. A beautifully drawn comic book inspired by Japanese manga and Indigenous art and legend. This powerful story about a brave hummingbird shares a message of environmental stewardship. Show less

Grade 4- Adult. Non-fiction. A beautifully drawn comic book inspired by Japanese manga and Indigenous art and legend. This powerful story about a brave hummingbird shares a message of environmental stewardship. Grade 4- Adult. Non-fiction. A beautifully drawn comic book inspired by Japanese manga and Indigenous art and legend. This powerful story about a brave hummingbird shares a message of environmental stewardship. Show less

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You Can Change the World

You Can Change the World

by Bell, Lucy

Book - 2020

Grade 4-8. Kids around the world are working together to make our planet a better, safer, happier place--and now you can join in with this practical guide...Show more Grade 4-8. Kids around the world are working together to make our planet a better, safer, happier place--and now you can join in with this practical guide!You Can Change the World empowers kids to make changes in their lives and communities with the powerful message that anyone can make a difference in the world. This colorfully illustrated book is packed with information, ideas, and activities for everyday sustainability--like mending clothes, composting, and avoiding single-use plastics. Interspersed throughout are features on children around the globe who are making a difference, such as Greta Thunberg or Solli Raphael, reminding kids that ordinary people can spark extraordinary change. Show less

Grade 4-8. Kids around the world are working together to make our planet a better, safer, happier place--and now you can join in with this practical guide...Show more Grade 4-8. Kids around the world are working together to make our planet a better, safer, happier place--and now you can join in with this practical guide!You Can Change the World empowers kids to make changes in their lives and communities with the powerful message that anyone can make a difference in the world. This colorfully illustrated book is packed with information, ideas, and activities for everyday sustainability--like mending clothes, composting, and avoiding single-use plastics. Interspersed throughout are features on children around the globe who are making a difference, such as Greta Thunberg or Solli Raphael, reminding kids that ordinary people can spark extraordinary change. Show less

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Be the Change

Be the Change

Rob Greenfield's Call to Kids : Making A Difference in A Messed-up World

by Greenfield, Rob

Book - 2022

Grade 4-8. "From environmental activist Rob Greenfield comes an energetic (and sometimes extreme!) guide to creating a sustainable world. In Be the C...Show more Grade 4-8. "From environmental activist Rob Greenfield comes an energetic (and sometimes extreme!) guide to creating a sustainable world. In Be the Change, Greenfield guides young readers through some of the trickiest topics of our time: food and water waste, our dependency on fossil fuels, and our love of money and stuff. What our planet needs, he argues, is for us to embrace sustainable living. Be the Change is Greenfield’s guide to doing just that. He describes his own awareness-raising campaigns (dumpster diving to call attention to food waste, for example, or biking across the United States to highlight fossil-fuel dependency), and then explores how readers can make impactful changes in their own lives. No one is too young, he argues, and no action too small. Show less

Grade 4-8. "From environmental activist Rob Greenfield comes an energetic (and sometimes extreme!) guide to creating a sustainable world. In Be the C...Show more Grade 4-8. "From environmental activist Rob Greenfield comes an energetic (and sometimes extreme!) guide to creating a sustainable world. In Be the Change, Greenfield guides young readers through some of the trickiest topics of our time: food and water waste, our dependency on fossil fuels, and our love of money and stuff. What our planet needs, he argues, is for us to embrace sustainable living. Be the Change is Greenfield’s guide to doing just that. He describes his own awareness-raising campaigns (dumpster diving to call attention to food waste, for example, or biking across the United States to highlight fossil-fuel dependency), and then explores how readers can make impactful changes in their own lives. No one is too young, he argues, and no action too small. Show less

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My River

My River

Cleaning up the Lahave River

by Bowles, Stella

Book - 2018

Grade 5-8. "Stella Bowles was a Grade 6 Nova Scotia student when she turned environmental activist to campaign against sewage pipes draining straight...Show more Grade 5-8. "Stella Bowles was a Grade 6 Nova Scotia student when she turned environmental activist to campaign against sewage pipes draining straight into the LaHave River. This is the inspirational first person account of Stella's Grade 6 science fair project which caught the eyes of the media, the public and government leaders propelling her into the limelight. Stella details her two and a half year fight to clean up the river, winning numerous awards for her environmental activism along the way. She succeeds in shaming three levels of government and rallying supporters into funding a $15.7 million cleanup. Today, she continues to campaign for cleaner water and demonstrates to other children how to test water quality in their own backyards, and how to take action if they find their water is polluted too. Stella's story will motivate readers to engage in local environmental activism. She demonstrates that doing what's right has no age barriers." Show less

Grade 5-8. "Stella Bowles was a Grade 6 Nova Scotia student when she turned environmental activist to campaign against sewage pipes draining straight...Show more Grade 5-8. "Stella Bowles was a Grade 6 Nova Scotia student when she turned environmental activist to campaign against sewage pipes draining straight into the LaHave River. This is the inspirational first person account of Stella's Grade 6 science fair project which caught the eyes of the media, the public and government leaders propelling her into the limelight. Stella details her two and a half year fight to clean up the river, winning numerous awards for her environmental activism along the way. She succeeds in shaming three levels of government and rallying supporters into funding a $15.7 million cleanup. Today, she continues to campaign for cleaner water and demonstrates to other children how to test water quality in their own backyards, and how to take action if they find their water is polluted too. Stella's story will motivate readers to engage in local environmental activism. She demonstrates that doing what's right has no age barriers." Show less

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We Are All Greta

We Are All Greta

Be Inspired to Save the World

by Giannella, Valentina

Book - 2019

Grade 5-8. Greta Thunberg, author of No One is too Small to Make a Difference, has directed the attention of adults and her peers alike to issues crucial ...Show more Grade 5-8. Greta Thunberg, author of No One is too Small to Make a Difference, has directed the attention of adults and her peers alike to issues crucial to the future of the planet, and the heads of even the youngest children have been filled with questions. Global warming, the greenhouse effect, fossil fuels - what do they all mean? What are biodiversity and sustainable development? Who is studying the changes that are taking place here on Earth? Which sources are reliable? What action can I take? We Are All Greta sets out the basic ideas required to understand climate change, explained in a scientific and accessible way and drawn from the most authoritative Show less

Grade 5-8. Greta Thunberg, author of No One is too Small to Make a Difference, has directed the attention of adults and her peers alike to issues crucial ...Show more Grade 5-8. Greta Thunberg, author of No One is too Small to Make a Difference, has directed the attention of adults and her peers alike to issues crucial to the future of the planet, and the heads of even the youngest children have been filled with questions. Global warming, the greenhouse effect, fossil fuels - what do they all mean? What are biodiversity and sustainable development? Who is studying the changes that are taking place here on Earth? Which sources are reliable? What action can I take? We Are All Greta sets out the basic ideas required to understand climate change, explained in a scientific and accessible way and drawn from the most authoritative Show less

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Plasticus Maritimus

Plasticus Maritimus

An Invasive Species

by Pêgo, Ana

Book - 2020

Grade 5-Adult. "When she was young, biologist Ana Pêgo didn't play in a backyard but on a beach. As she grew older, Ana realized that a new species w...Show more Grade 5-Adult. "When she was young, biologist Ana Pêgo didn't play in a backyard but on a beach. As she grew older, Ana realized that a new species was becoming more and more common in the sand. She decided to collect the species and give it a name: Plasticus maritimus. She dedicated her life to studying plastic in the oceans and raising awareness of the danger it poses to the health of the planet. Inspired by Ana's experiences, and backed by extensive research, this book explains how plastics are ever more present in our oceans, lakes and streams--more than 9 million tons a year! She explains how plastic is made, offers a field guide to help young people identify the Plasticus maritimus species, and takes a critical look at our current "solutions" to plastic contamination. A call for deep changes in our habits, this book encourages young people (and adults) to become part of the solution. Invasive, deeply destructive, and almost indestructible, Plasticus maritimus is a species that should go extinct!" Show less

Grade 5-Adult. "When she was young, biologist Ana Pêgo didn't play in a backyard but on a beach. As she grew older, Ana realized that a new species w...Show more Grade 5-Adult. "When she was young, biologist Ana Pêgo didn't play in a backyard but on a beach. As she grew older, Ana realized that a new species was becoming more and more common in the sand. She decided to collect the species and give it a name: Plasticus maritimus. She dedicated her life to studying plastic in the oceans and raising awareness of the danger it poses to the health of the planet. Inspired by Ana's experiences, and backed by extensive research, this book explains how plastics are ever more present in our oceans, lakes and streams--more than 9 million tons a year! She explains how plastic is made, offers a field guide to help young people identify the Plasticus maritimus species, and takes a critical look at our current "solutions" to plastic contamination. A call for deep changes in our habits, this book encourages young people (and adults) to become part of the solution. Invasive, deeply destructive, and almost indestructible, Plasticus maritimus is a species that should go extinct!" Show less

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Environmentalists From Our First Nations

Environmentalists From Our First Nations

by Schilling, Vincent

Book - 2011

Grade 6-12. Like the other books in the First Nations Series for Young Readers, this books offers ten short and engaging biographies of First Nations/Nati...Show more Grade 6-12. Like the other books in the First Nations Series for Young Readers, this books offers ten short and engaging biographies of First Nations/Native activists who advocate not only for the environment but for Native rights. Their stories are full of highs and lows, triumphs and setbacks. Environmental trailblazers, these men and women are role models for children everywhere. Show less

Grade 6-12. Like the other books in the First Nations Series for Young Readers, this books offers ten short and engaging biographies of First Nations/Nati...Show more Grade 6-12. Like the other books in the First Nations Series for Young Readers, this books offers ten short and engaging biographies of First Nations/Native activists who advocate not only for the environment but for Native rights. Their stories are full of highs and lows, triumphs and setbacks. Environmental trailblazers, these men and women are role models for children everywhere. Show less

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How to Change Everything

How to Change Everything

The Young Human's Guide to Protecting the Planet and Each Other

by Klein, Naomi

Book - 2021

Grade 6-12. "The world is getting hotter -- we know temperatures are rising all over the planet. This book is about why they are rising, and how thei...Show more Grade 6-12. "The world is getting hotter -- we know temperatures are rising all over the planet. This book is about why they are rising, and how their rise is changing the climate we all share, and most importantly, what we can all do about it. Change for the better means more than doing our best to keep temperatures down. We need to act against climate change to protect the natural world and the planet that supports all life. There are many unfair things about climate change. One of them is the way it is stealing a healthy, clean planet from young people. And the way in which its effects are unequally distributed, often hitting harder in poorer and minority communities. So this book is also about justice, or fairness, and how our response to climate change can also help create not just a healthier world, but a more just one for the people who live here. The children and teens of today have done nothing to create the crisis of climate change, but they will live with the worst effects of it--unless we change things. Naomi plainly shows the challenges, and looks at all the ways people are trying to address climate issues, as well as providing inspiring profiles of young people around the globe who are making a difference. Change for the better IS possible." Show less

Grade 6-12. "The world is getting hotter -- we know temperatures are rising all over the planet. This book is about why they are rising, and how thei...Show more Grade 6-12. "The world is getting hotter -- we know temperatures are rising all over the planet. This book is about why they are rising, and how their rise is changing the climate we all share, and most importantly, what we can all do about it. Change for the better means more than doing our best to keep temperatures down. We need to act against climate change to protect the natural world and the planet that supports all life. There are many unfair things about climate change. One of them is the way it is stealing a healthy, clean planet from young people. And the way in which its effects are unequally distributed, often hitting harder in poorer and minority communities. So this book is also about justice, or fairness, and how our response to climate change can also help create not just a healthier world, but a more just one for the people who live here. The children and teens of today have done nothing to create the crisis of climate change, but they will live with the worst effects of it--unless we change things. Naomi plainly shows the challenges, and looks at all the ways people are trying to address climate issues, as well as providing inspiring profiles of young people around the globe who are making a difference. Change for the better IS possible." Show less

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How to Change Everything

How to Change Everything

The Young Human's Guide to Protecting the Planet and Each Other

by Klein, Naomi

eBook - 2021

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How to Change Everything

How to Change Everything

The Young Human's Guide to Protecting the Planet and Each Other

by Klein, Naomi

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Whose Water Is It, Anyway?

Whose Water Is It, Anyway?

Taking Water Protection Into Public Hands

by Barlow, Maude

Book - 2019

Grade 9-Adult. "The Blue Communities Project is dedicated to three primary things: that access to clean, drinkable water is a basic human right; that...Show more Grade 9-Adult. "The Blue Communities Project is dedicated to three primary things: that access to clean, drinkable water is a basic human right; that municipal and community water will be held in public hands; and that single-use plastic water bottles will not be available in public spaces. With its simple, straightforward approach, the movement has been growing around the world for a decade. Today, Paris, Berlin, Bern, and Victoria are just a few of the cities that have made themselves Blue Communities. In Whose Water Is It, Anyway?, renowned water justice activist Maude Barlow recounts her own education in water issues as she and her fellow grassroots water warriors woke up to the immense pressures facing water in a warming world. Concluding with a step-by-step guide to making your own community blue, Maude Barlow’s latest book is a heartening example of how ordinary people can effect enormous change."- Show less

Grade 9-Adult. "The Blue Communities Project is dedicated to three primary things: that access to clean, drinkable water is a basic human right; that...Show more Grade 9-Adult. "The Blue Communities Project is dedicated to three primary things: that access to clean, drinkable water is a basic human right; that municipal and community water will be held in public hands; and that single-use plastic water bottles will not be available in public spaces. With its simple, straightforward approach, the movement has been growing around the world for a decade. Today, Paris, Berlin, Bern, and Victoria are just a few of the cities that have made themselves Blue Communities. In Whose Water Is It, Anyway?, renowned water justice activist Maude Barlow recounts her own education in water issues as she and her fellow grassroots water warriors woke up to the immense pressures facing water in a warming world. Concluding with a step-by-step guide to making your own community blue, Maude Barlow’s latest book is a heartening example of how ordinary people can effect enormous change."- Show less

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Whose Water Is It, Anyway?

Whose Water Is It, Anyway?

by Barlow, Maude

Audiobook CD - 2019

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Whose Water Is It, Anyway?

Whose Water Is It, Anyway?

Taking Water Protection Into Public Hands

by Barlow, Maude

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Water Resources

Water Resources

Efficient, Sustainable, and Equitable Use

by Mauser, Wolfram

Book - 2009

Grade 9-Adult. Water is a vital part of every ecosystem on the planet. It is a prerequisite for the basic function and productive efficiency of life on Ea...Show more Grade 9-Adult. Water is a vital part of every ecosystem on the planet. It is a prerequisite for the basic function and productive efficiency of life on Earth. Today, approximately a third of the earth's population suffers because of water scarcity, and by the year 2025, this percentage is likely rise to two-thirds. Water Resources: Efficient, Sustainable and Equitable Use shows what conflicts this will entail, and provides a basis for possible solutions. Show less

Grade 9-Adult. Water is a vital part of every ecosystem on the planet. It is a prerequisite for the basic function and productive efficiency of life on Ea...Show more Grade 9-Adult. Water is a vital part of every ecosystem on the planet. It is a prerequisite for the basic function and productive efficiency of life on Earth. Today, approximately a third of the earth's population suffers because of water scarcity, and by the year 2025, this percentage is likely rise to two-thirds. Water Resources: Efficient, Sustainable and Equitable Use shows what conflicts this will entail, and provides a basis for possible solutions. Show less

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When the World Runs Dry

When the World Runs Dry

Earth's Water in Crisis

by Castaldo, Nancy F.

eBook - 2022

Grade 9-Adult. What would you do if you turned on the faucet one day and nothing happened? What if you learned the water in your home was harmful to drink...Show more Grade 9-Adult. What would you do if you turned on the faucet one day and nothing happened? What if you learned the water in your home was harmful to drink? Water is essential for life on this planet, but not every community has the safe, clean water it needs. In When the World Runs Dry , award-winning science writer Nancy Castaldo takes readers from Flint, Michigan, and Newark, New Jersey, to Iran and Cape Town, South Africa, to explore the various ways in which water around the world is in danger, why we must act now, and why you’re never too young to make a difference. Topics include: Lead and water infrastructure problems, pollution, fracking contamination, harmful algal blooms, water supply issues, rising sea levels, and potential solutions. Show less

Grade 9-Adult. What would you do if you turned on the faucet one day and nothing happened? What if you learned the water in your home was harmful to drink...Show more Grade 9-Adult. What would you do if you turned on the faucet one day and nothing happened? What if you learned the water in your home was harmful to drink? Water is essential for life on this planet, but not every community has the safe, clean water it needs. In When the World Runs Dry , award-winning science writer Nancy Castaldo takes readers from Flint, Michigan, and Newark, New Jersey, to Iran and Cape Town, South Africa, to explore the various ways in which water around the world is in danger, why we must act now, and why you’re never too young to make a difference. Topics include: Lead and water infrastructure problems, pollution, fracking contamination, harmful algal blooms, water supply issues, rising sea levels, and potential solutions. Show less

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High and Dry

High and Dry

Meeting the Challenges of the World's Growing Dependence on Groundwater

by Alley, William M.

Book - 2017

Grade 9-Adult. A call to understand and protect groundwater, the primary source of drinking water for almost half of the world’s population. Groundwater i...Show more Grade 9-Adult. A call to understand and protect groundwater, the primary source of drinking water for almost half of the world’s population. Groundwater is essential for drinking water and food security. It provides enormous environmental benefits by keeping streams and rivers flowing. But a growing global population, widespread use of industrial chemicals, and climate change threaten this vital resource. Groundwater depletion and contamination has spread from isolated areas to many countries throughout the world. In this book, hydrology expert William M. Alley and science writer Rosemarie Alley sound the call to protect groundwater. Show less

Grade 9-Adult. A call to understand and protect groundwater, the primary source of drinking water for almost half of the world’s population. Groundwater i...Show more Grade 9-Adult. A call to understand and protect groundwater, the primary source of drinking water for almost half of the world’s population. Groundwater is essential for drinking water and food security. It provides enormous environmental benefits by keeping streams and rivers flowing. But a growing global population, widespread use of industrial chemicals, and climate change threaten this vital resource. Groundwater depletion and contamination has spread from isolated areas to many countries throughout the world. In this book, hydrology expert William M. Alley and science writer Rosemarie Alley sound the call to protect groundwater. Show less

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Kiss the Ground

Kiss the Ground

DVD - 2020

Grade 9-Adult.A revolutionary group of scientists, activists, farmers, and politicians come together in a global movement of regenerative agriculture that could balance the climate, replenish the vast water supplies, and feed the world. Grade 9-Adult.A revolutionary group of scientists, activists, farmers, and politicians come together in a global movement of regenerative agriculture that could balance the climate, replenish the vast water supplies, and feed the world. Show less

Grade 9-Adult.A revolutionary group of scientists, activists, farmers, and politicians come together in a global movement of regenerative agriculture that could balance the climate, replenish the vast water supplies, and feed the world. Grade 9-Adult.A revolutionary group of scientists, activists, farmers, and politicians come together in a global movement of regenerative agriculture that could balance the climate, replenish the vast water supplies, and feed the world. Show less

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Peace Out

Peace Out

DVD - 2011 ; 2012 ;

Grade 9-Adult."Peace Out is the story of British Columbia's magnificent Peace River and the true on-the-ground costs of fuelling North America's unre...Show more Grade 9-Adult."Peace Out is the story of British Columbia's magnificent Peace River and the true on-the-ground costs of fuelling North America's unrestrained thirst for energy. The film takes an unusually penetrating look at the positions of industry, science, and the activist movement in what has been hailed as '... a thoughtful, clear-eyed exploration of an issue that always ends in costs, trade-offs, and (the) least bad options. This is not just another environmental advocacy film." Show less

Grade 9-Adult."Peace Out is the story of British Columbia's magnificent Peace River and the true on-the-ground costs of fuelling North America's unre...Show more Grade 9-Adult."Peace Out is the story of British Columbia's magnificent Peace River and the true on-the-ground costs of fuelling North America's unrestrained thirst for energy. The film takes an unusually penetrating look at the positions of industry, science, and the activist movement in what has been hailed as '... a thoughtful, clear-eyed exploration of an issue that always ends in costs, trade-offs, and (the) least bad options. This is not just another environmental advocacy film." Show less

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H2oil

H2oil

What's More Important, Water or Oil?

Book - 2010

Grade 9-Adult. Moving between a local microcosm and the global oil crisis, H2Oil weaves together a collection of compelling stories of people who are at the front lines of the biggest industrial project in human history: Canada's tar sands. Grade 9-Adult. Moving between a local microcosm and the global oil crisis, H2Oil weaves together a collection of compelling stories of people who are at the front lines of the biggest industrial project in human history: Canada's tar sands. Show less

Grade 9-Adult. Moving between a local microcosm and the global oil crisis, H2Oil weaves together a collection of compelling stories of people who are at the front lines of the biggest industrial project in human history: Canada's tar sands. Grade 9-Adult. Moving between a local microcosm and the global oil crisis, H2Oil weaves together a collection of compelling stories of people who are at the front lines of the biggest industrial project in human history: Canada's tar sands. Show less

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Flow

Flow

For Love of Water

Book - 2008

Grade 9-Adult. Investigates the growing privatization of the world's dwindling fresh water supply from the perspective of politics, economics, pollution a...Show more Grade 9-Adult. Investigates the growing privatization of the world's dwindling fresh water supply from the perspective of politics, economics, pollution and environmental issues, human rights, public health, and the effects of corporate greed and apathetic governments. Features interviews with scientists and activists, who discuss the water crisis at both the global and human scale. Also gives viewers a look at the people and institutions providing practical solutions to the water crisis and those developing new technologies to address the problem. Show less

Grade 9-Adult. Investigates the growing privatization of the world's dwindling fresh water supply from the perspective of politics, economics, pollution a...Show more Grade 9-Adult. Investigates the growing privatization of the world's dwindling fresh water supply from the perspective of politics, economics, pollution and environmental issues, human rights, public health, and the effects of corporate greed and apathetic governments. Features interviews with scientists and activists, who discuss the water crisis at both the global and human scale. Also gives viewers a look at the people and institutions providing practical solutions to the water crisis and those developing new technologies to address the problem. Show less

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Flow

For Love of Water

Streaming Video - 2008

Grade 9-Adult. Investigates the growing privatization of the world's dwindling fresh water supply from the perspective of politics, economics, pollution a...Show more Grade 9-Adult. Investigates the growing privatization of the world's dwindling fresh water supply from the perspective of politics, economics, pollution and environmental issues, human rights, public health, and the effects of corporate greed and apathetic governments. Features interviews with scientists and activists, who discuss the water crisis at both the global and human scale. Also gives viewers a look at the people and institutions providing practical solutions to the water crisis and those developing new technologies to address the problem. Show less

Grade 9-Adult. Investigates the growing privatization of the world's dwindling fresh water supply from the perspective of politics, economics, pollution a...Show more Grade 9-Adult. Investigates the growing privatization of the world's dwindling fresh water supply from the perspective of politics, economics, pollution and environmental issues, human rights, public health, and the effects of corporate greed and apathetic governments. Features interviews with scientists and activists, who discuss the water crisis at both the global and human scale. Also gives viewers a look at the people and institutions providing practical solutions to the water crisis and those developing new technologies to address the problem. Show less

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Aghbalou

Aghbalou

The Source of Water

Streaming Video - 2013

Grade 9-Adult. Water is essential for food security and livelihood, especially for the millions of rural poor who rely on agriculture. Aghbalou combines a...Show more Grade 9-Adult. Water is essential for food security and livelihood, especially for the millions of rural poor who rely on agriculture. Aghbalou combines a local story of struggle with a global call to action against the growing challenge of sustaining water supplies in the face of an increasingly hostile climate. Aghbalou presents potential strategies to adapt to growing water scarcity and insure a secure future for the rural poor. Show less

Grade 9-Adult. Water is essential for food security and livelihood, especially for the millions of rural poor who rely on agriculture. Aghbalou combines a...Show more Grade 9-Adult. Water is essential for food security and livelihood, especially for the millions of rural poor who rely on agriculture. Aghbalou combines a local story of struggle with a global call to action against the growing challenge of sustaining water supplies in the face of an increasingly hostile climate. Aghbalou presents potential strategies to adapt to growing water scarcity and insure a secure future for the rural poor. Show less

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Women, Water, and 10,000 Miles

Women, Water, and 10,000 Miles

Book - 2008

Grade 9-Adult. It is the most basic requirement of human survival: clean drinking water. Yet about 1 billion people do not have access to it. 80 percent l...Show more Grade 9-Adult. It is the most basic requirement of human survival: clean drinking water. Yet about 1 billion people do not have access to it. 80 percent live in sub-Saharan Africa and eastern and southern Asia. About 4,500 children die every day because they have no clean drinking water. This is the story of the women who live in the most arid part of Rajasthan, India, where the annual rainfall varies from 4 to 16 inches—and the entire rainfall of the year may fall on a single day. In India, water management is solely a woman's occupation. From the time girls are able to walk, they learn that it is their job to find and get water for the entire household. In a woman's lifetime, she will have walked more than 10,000 miles to get water. Show less

Grade 9-Adult. It is the most basic requirement of human survival: clean drinking water. Yet about 1 billion people do not have access to it. 80 percent l...Show more Grade 9-Adult. It is the most basic requirement of human survival: clean drinking water. Yet about 1 billion people do not have access to it. 80 percent live in sub-Saharan Africa and eastern and southern Asia. About 4,500 children die every day because they have no clean drinking water. This is the story of the women who live in the most arid part of Rajasthan, India, where the annual rainfall varies from 4 to 16 inches—and the entire rainfall of the year may fall on a single day. In India, water management is solely a woman's occupation. From the time girls are able to walk, they learn that it is their job to find and get water for the entire household. In a woman's lifetime, she will have walked more than 10,000 miles to get water. Show less

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