The right to stop the corporate theft of the worlds water by tony clarke and maude barlow who are both interview extensively in the film. The right to stop the corporate theft of the worlds water. An indepth examination shows waters impact on the whole world. Director the documentary is based off the book blue gold. World water wars 2009 starring malcolm mcdowell on dvd and bluray. Water is one of the most common things on earth, but the supply of fresh water on this planet is limited, and as the worlds population expands, the demands of industry increase and pollution contaminates more and more of our natural resources.
The dvd was recommended to me by a patron at the library where i work. The film contains of multiple interviews 35 from a wide pool of people from. Blue gold the global water crisis and the commodification of the world s water supply revised edition spring, 2001 author. The ellen macarthur foundation was formed in 2010 to inspire a generation to. World water wars discusses the importance of the global water crisis that we are in currently. In 1906 pablo valencia dared the journey from mexico to california in search of gold. World water wars 2008serves as a caution for all of us, its the time to conserve our water in our daily lives. Water is one of the most common things on earth, but the supply of fresh water on this planet is limited, and as the world s population expands, the demands of industry increase and pollution contaminates more and more of our natural resources. In the current exploration of the universe, when we are searching for any kind of life form, we tend first to look for water. To the philippine government its a wakeup call to create laws or to strictly implement our.
Alternately political and apolitical, pessimistic and optimistic but rarely, if ever, cinematic sam bozzos blue gold. The right to stop the corporate theft of the worlds water by maude barlow and tony clarke. October 4, 2010 blue gold world water wars water is the most essential element for life. The fight to stop the corporate theft of the worlds water. In this report, i will try to put some the good points about and the most examples of misinformation. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies.
Maude barlow is national chair of the council of canadians and tony clarke is executive director of the polaris institute, another canadian organization. Restoring the hydrological cycle sounds overwhelming, but in reality it neednt be. World water wars is a 2008 documentary film directed, coproduced, and cowritten by sam bozzo, based on the book blue gold. Drops of water 10 water wars if the wars of the xx century were fought over oil, the wars of the xxi century will be fought over water.
Corporate giants, private investors, and corrupt governments vie for control of our dwindling. Bluegoldwateressay p film reflection world water wars. The movie blue goldworld water wars is based on the book written by maude barlow and tony clarke. Directed by sam bozzo and released in 2008, the film was inspired by the book blue gold. These subtitles in english language may be downloaded for free as a. Visitors of subtitlesbank have given a rating of 7. This is the historical sentence pronounced by serageldin, vice president of the world bank, in 1995, foreseeing a future which will be characterized by water scarcity and the race to try and get hold of it. The right to stop the corporate theft of the world s water by maude barlow and tony clarke.
Its target is to reduce by half the proportion of the worlds population without access to water and adequate sanitation. World water wars sheds light on the worlds rapidly approaching water crisis and suggests that wars of the future will be fought over water, as they today over oil, as the source of all life enters the global marketplace and political arena. Blue gold is flashier and builds a more concise, well constructed view, but is a bit leading and pedantic. Wars of the future will be fought over water, as they are today over oil, as the source of all life enters the global marketplace and political arena. Flow is messier but feels more open to arrange facts.
World water wars, his second feature documentary which he shot in nearly a dozen countries. Despite the financial risk, to this day, blue gold. World water wars by samuel vartek on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. 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. World water wars full 1 follower 172 lines get embed code. In every corner of the globe, we are polluting, diverting, pumping, and wasting our limited supply of fresh water at an expediential level as population and technology grows. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. The malaysian government even proposed the death penalty for anyone caught contaminating water. Ismail serageldin, vicepresident of the world bank.
If you need evidence, there is plenty of it in a new documentary highlighting the science, politics, and future of water on planet earth entitled blue gold. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing blue gold. Corporate giants, private investors, and corrupt governments vie for control of our. The film examines the problems created by the privatization and commoditization of water. To the philippine government its a wakeup call to create laws or to strictly implement our existing laws concerning water conservation. Based on the groundbreaking book, this pbs documentary explores the politics and conflicts surrounding the commodification and. This award winning documentary directed by sam bozzo is based on the book blue gold.
Global warming is an issue of how we live, the water crisis is an issue. You cannot make peace with thirsty people wars of the future will be fought over water as they are over oil today, as the source of human survival enters the global marketplace and political arena. In researching a sequel to the man who fell to earth, director sam bozzo ran across maude barlows and tony clarkes blue gold. World water wars trailer 2009 based on the groundbreaking book by maude barlow, this documentary depicts the inevitable future conflicts over the worlds water supply. Cochabamba water wars in 2000 to the united nations declaration of. Wars of the future will be fought over water as they are over oil today, as the source of human survival enters. Here is a paper i wrote for my contemporary ethical issues class in 2011 on the earths water crisis and the impact its having on the developing world. How drought and the fight for water is splitting the state of california duration. One of the musts is to restore the hydrological cycle i. By 2010, canada will be exporting large quantities of. The fight to stop the corporate theft of the worlds water by maude barlow and tony clark. World water wars has definitely been a labor of love. World water wars awardwinning documentary based on the groundbreaking book, narrated by malcolm mcdowell, and distributed by pbs video.
The fight to stop the corporate theft of the worlds water, and. 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. His first documentary focuses on computer hackers, produced by triggerstreet productions and narrated by kevin spacey. Blue gold the global water crisis and the commodification of the worlds water supply revised edition spring, 2001 author. The fight to stop the corporate theft of the worlds water by maude barlow and tony clarke. Wars of the future will be fought over water as they are over oil today, as the source of human survival enters the global marketplace and political arena. The fight to stop the corporate theft of the world s water by maude barlow and tony clarke. World water wars is directed by sam bozzo and based on the book blue gold. 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. Malcolm mcdowell, maude barlow, vandana shiva, tony clarke, oscar olivera, wenonah hauter, ryan hreljac, virginia setshedi.
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. We use it when brushing our teeth, quenching our thirst, washing our clothes, and watering our plants. An awardwinning documentary sheds light on the worlds rapidly approaching water crisis and suggests that wars of the future may be. World water wars works best as a smallscreen educational docu that. Awardwinning featured documentary narrated by malcolm mcdowell. There is currently one video available for the film, of which one and only one is a trailer, as listed below. This is water blue gold world water wars by kangen water boise on vimeo. Filmmaker sam bozzo goes well beyond this obvious point in blue gold. The fight to stop the corporate theft of the world s water by maude barlow and tony clark. World water wars 2009 an indepth examination shows waters impact on the whole world. The making of world water wars our world unu our world. World water wars, which has a domestic theatrical release in the year of 2009.
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