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• Blue Future

  Protecting Water for People and the Planet Forever

  Barlow, Maude

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  In Blue Future, international bestselling author Maude Barlow offers solutions to the global water crisis based on four simple principles. Principle One: Water Is a Human Right chronicles the long fight to have the human right to water recognized…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Blue Future

  Protecting Water for People and the Planet Forever

  Barlow, Maude

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• Boiling Point

  Government Neglect, Corporate Abuse and Canada's Water Crisis

  Barlow, Maude,

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  "We are complacent. We bask in the idea that Canada holds 20% of the world’s fresh water — water crises face other countries, but not ours. We could not be more wrong. In Boiling Point, bestselling author and activist Maude Barlow lays bare the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Whose Water Is It, Anyway?

  Taking Water Protection Into Public Hands

  Barlow, Maude,

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  "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…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Whose Water Is It, Anyway?

  Taking Water Protection Into Public Hands

  Barlow, Maude,

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• Whose Water Is It, Anyway?

  Barlow, Maude,

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• Your Water Footprint

  the Shocking Facts About How Much Water We Use to Make Everyday Products

  Leahy, Stephen, 1953-

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  Text and infographics explain how much water it takes to produce an item or carry out an activity, and offer tips on saving water. Consumers of all ages will be stunned by what it reveals. It is an excellent reference and an exciting way to…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Water-wise Home

  How to Conserve, Capture, and Reuse Water in Your Home and Landscape

  Allen, Laura, 1976-

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  A guide to building systems for the home that reuse and conserve water, including constructing rain gardens, installing greywater systems, and purchasing a waterless composting toilet.

• Superman's Not Coming

  Our National Water Crisis and What We the People Can Do About It

  Brockovich, Erin,

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  Superman Isn't Coming makes clear that the most precious resource on planet Earth is alarmingly polluted by toxins, hazardous waste, lead, fracking chemicals, and more. In the 20 years since her eponymous film, Brockovich has kept up the fight for…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Water Resources

  Efficient, Sustainable, and Equitable Use

  Mauser, Wolfram

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  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…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Globalization of Water

  Sharing the Planet's Freshwater Resources

  Hoekstra, Arjen Y., 1967-

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  Globalization of Water is a first-of-its-kind review of the critical relationship between globalization and sustainable water management. It explores the impact of international trade on local water depletion and pollution and identifies "water…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Back to the Well

  Rethinking the Future of Water

  De Villiers, Marq,

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  "Water is a renewable resource, but what are its limits? Between drawing down our resources of fresh water at ever-increasing rates and continuing to pollute water that should have been cleaned up decades ago, are we entering upon a global crisis?…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Price of Thirst

  Global Water Inequality and the Coming Chaos

  Piper, Karen Lynnea, 1965-

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  "There's Money in Thirst," reads a headline in the New York Times. The CEO of Nestlé, purveyor of bottled water, heartily agrees. It is important to give water a market value, he says in a promotional video, so "we're all aware that it has a price."…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Replenish

  the Virtuous Cycle of Water and Prosperity

  Postel, Sandra,

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  "Sandra Postel takes readers around the world to explore water projects that work with, rather than against, nature's rhythms. In New Mexico, forest rehabilitation is safeguarding drinking water; along the Mississippi River, farmers are planting…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Water

  a Biography

  Boccaletti, Giulio, 1974-

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  "Combining environmental and societal history, Giulio Boccaletti begins with the earliest civilizations of sedentary farmers on the banks of the Nile, the Tigris, and the Euphrates. He describes how these societies were made possible by sea level…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Dammed

  the Politics of Loss and Survival in Anishinaabe Territory

  Luby, Brittany

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  "Dammed: The Politics of Loss and Survival in Anishinaabe Territory explores Canada's hydroelectric boom in the Lake of the Woods area. It complicates narratives of increasing affluence in postwar Canada, revealing that the inverse was true for…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Thirst

  a Story of Redemption, Compassion, and a Mission to Bring Clean Water to the World

  Harrison, Scott (Social entrepreneur),

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  Scott Harrison, the founder and CEO of charity: water describes the unlikely establishment of his nonprofit and the renowned transparency, marketing, and model that have helped it take a leading role in addressing the world's water crisis.

• Thirst

  a Story of Redemption, Compassion, and a Mission to Bring Clean Water to the World

  Harrison, Scott (Social entrepreneur),

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• The Big Thirst

  the Secret Life and Turbulent Future of Water

  Fishman, Charles, 1961-

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  Explores every facet of water and examines the issues surrounding water scarcity and what can be done to ensure that humans have plenty of clean water in the future.

• Water, Peace, and War

  Confronting the Global Water Crisis

  Chellaney, Brahma

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  This pioneering and authoritative study considers the profound impact of the growing global water crunch on international peace and security as well as possible ways to mitigate the crisis. Although water is essential to sustaining life and…Read moreRead more of this annotation