An Irvine filmmaker's documentary about water rights becomes an arsenal in grassroots efforts to battle water privatization.
“Blue Gold was power-packed with knowledge for our community not just to stop the sale, but gave us the inspiration to keep fighting for our human rights. If there is a formula for stopping privatization of water and sewer plants in a community, Blue Gold is definitely part of that equation,” Kinsey Osborne wrote.
The Making of World Water Wars United Nations Unversity The editors of Our World approached me at the Tokyo Premiere of Blue Gold and asked I write an article detailing my experiences making the film. Here it is! Read More...
Hightlights from CNN International's Christiane Amanpour water crisis segment, featuring a clip from Blue Gold and interview the film's star and book's co-author Maude Barow
Executive Producer Mark Achbar (The Corporation) and filmmaker Sam Bozzo interviewed on Canada's television show Urban Rush.
New Signs the Tide May Be Shifting Against Water Privatization
In the first hours of 2010, the city of Paris, whose water system has been under various forms of mixed public and private management for much of the last century, took back public control of its water utility.
T. Boone Pickens Invests in Water - Should You? Seeking Alpha If legendary oil investor T. Boone Pickens is as successful investing in the water industry as he was investing in oil, it may pay to follow his lead.
Climate Change Could Lead to Water Conflict Panos London Illuminating Voices
The greatest impact of climate change will be felt on water levels and competition for global supplies is likely to cause conflicts, United Nations experts warn. Zafar Adeel, chair of UN-Water. Amazon River Water Being Stolen and Bottled Abroad
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A recently published report is exposing some shocking exploitation of the Amazon's natural resources--and this times it's water being stolen. Where is this water headed? According to the report, tankers are quietly removing water to be bottled and sold in Europe and the Middle East.
Locavore: iPhone App finds Locally Grown Food
Blue Gold Action Plan
Blue Gold focuses on the dangers of Virtual Water exports, especially through global agricultural trade. Poor countries are forced to use their limited fresh water to export food to rich countries. Buying locally grown food ensures water stays in each ecosystem.
Hydros Bottle, a start-up that has developed a filtering water bottle Operation Hydros, an initiative to donate part of
their proceeds towards sustainable water infrastructure development.
For their first project, they've partnered with Engineers Without
Borders USA to implement a spring water distribution system in the
Gundom community of Cameroon. Read More...
