Movies | April 04, 2009 | 5 comments

Blue Gold: World Water Wars

source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ikb4WG8UJRw

JanforGore
Award winning documentary based on the book by Maude Barlow and Tony Clarke. It explores the privitization of our water resources and the ensuing threat of conflict (already seen in Bolivia) due to commodification, waste, and climate change. It's world premiere was in October 2008 in Vancouver; US premiere January 2009 at the Palm Springs Film Festival; it's European premiere on March 14, 2009. It is currently screening in various cities from April to August 2009, and will be available for purchase. It is one of the most important films you will see about the global water crisis along with FLOW: For the Love of Water. Not all wars happen on a battlefield.
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5 comments // Blue Gold: World Water Wars // Video

  • Agent_Alpha
  • lincolnloves
  • SeanCanThink
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      SeanCanThink  

    • This seems like it is definitely not going to happen in my lifetime. With new water purification techniques, like "PUR" (a packet of iron sulfate and chlorine and who the hell knows what else) is known to take water with animal and human feces and turn it to clean water. I think they run at 10 cents a packet and are able to purify 2 liters? Maybe if these packets could be sent to developing countries it would certainly help.

    • 3 years ago
  • JanforGore
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      JanforGore  

    • Bolivia Water and Bechtel
      Who do you think this government would defend? You, or the corporation? And again, we see as with the "food " crisis, the World Bank exacerbating tensions in countries and perpetuating poverty by requiring countries to privitize their water system in order to get help.

      To think there will never be a war over water with privitization encroaching on already water scarce regions is in my view wishful thinking. It is already happening regarding the Israeli/ Palestinian conflict, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia, regarding the immense number of dams being built that will divert water from poorer areas to the richer areas, also threatening agriculture. Even in the United States there have been tensions. Most recently between Georgia and Tennessee, and in the Northwest particularly regarding the Colorado River due to declining water tables.

    • 3 years ago
  • JanforGore
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