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Wars of the future will be fought over water as they are over oil. The fight to stop the corporate theft of the world s water by maude barlow and tony clark. Audience reaction to blue gold has been great, and i am thrilled with the requests that come in to organize community screenings. An indepth examination shows water s impact on the whole world. 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. Sold by t3 family movies and ships from amazon fulfillment. World water wars stars malcolm mcdowell the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 30 min, and received a score of. Corporate giants, private investors, and corrupt governments vie for control of our dwindling supply, prompting protests, lawsuits, and revolutions. World water wars 2009 starring malcolm mcdowell on dvd and bluray. Jan 26, 2008 awardwinning featured documentary narrated by malcolm mcdowell. 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. In blue gold, robert glennon, author of water follies and the new unquenchable, explains human ingenuity has found out ways to get water from beneath the surface of the earth for thousands of years, whats changed, though, is the technology. 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. Apr, 2009 filmmaker sam bozzo goes well beyond this obvious point in blue gold.
Corporate giants, private investors, and corrupt governments vie for control of our dwindling supply, prompting protests, lawsuits, and revolutions from citizens fighting for the right to. 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. An art center college of design alumni, sam wrote, directed, and edited three. The right to stop the corporate theft of the worlds water. The film contains of multiple interviews 35 from a wide pool of people from.
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Wars today are fought over oil, but the wars of tomorrow are destined to be about the control and distribution of water. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. The fight to stop the corporate theft of the worlds water. World water wars narrated by malcolm mcdowell, this awardwinning documentary from director sam bozzo posits that were moving closer to a world in which water a seemingly plentiful natural resource could actually incite war. Based on the groundbreaking book, this pbs documentary explores the politics and conflicts surrounding the commodification and. Both maude and tony have been heavily involved in the fight for clean water for decades.
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