Important DELETED SCENE from the award-winning documentary BLUE GOLD: WORLD WATER WARS. More information at www.bluegold-worldwaterwars.com
Thanks to Greg Laden for reminding me about Dr. Vandana Shiva, who appears in this excerpt.
Why is rainwater harvesting on my mind? I’ve been sitting in Northern California being battered by one rain storm after another. I’m watching all that water run down the hills. Of course, the rainwater here will recharge the underground aquifer that I pump my water out of. But people who don’t have a good aquifer for a well, or who live in a city and want to stop using city water, can set up a rainwater harvesting system. Most people think about using rainwater for landscaping. But you can also use it for drinking. Check out the video to find out how one couple is using rainwater for drinking. if you want more information, see http://www.harvestingrainwater.com/
I highly recommend the film Blue Gold: World Water Wars. Take a look at the trailer.
“Corporate giants force developing countries to privatize their water supply for profit. Wall Street investors target desalination and mass bulk water export schemes. Corrupt governments use water for economic and political gain. Military control of water emerges and a new geo-political map and power structure forms, setting the stage for world water wars.”
“We follow numerous worldwide examples of people fighting for their basic right to water, from court cases to violent revolutions to U.N. conventions to revised constitutions to local protests at grade schools. As Maude Barlow proclaims, “This is our revolution, this is our war”. A line is crossed as water becomes a commodity. Will we survive?”
Audience Choice: 2009 Vancouver International Film Festival
Best Documentary 2009 Newport Beach Film Festival
Best Ecology Film 2009 European Independent film Festival
Best Documentary 2009 Beloit International Film Festival
Official Selection 2009 Palm Springs International Film Festival
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