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She is the honorary chairperson of the council of canadians, a citizens advocacy organization with members and chapters across canada. She is also the cofounder of the blue planet project, which works internationally for the human right to water. In this chilling, indepth examination of a rapidly emerging global crisis in these times, maude barlow. The fight to stop the corporate theft of the worlds water maude barlow, author, tony clarke, joint author. The primary message of maud barlow and tony clarkes book echoes the blue planet project, a global campaign to assert the universal right to water, of which barlow is one of the international leaders.
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Business week this book points out the need for further research into. Since then, the united nations has recognized access to water as a basic human rightbut there is still much work to be done to stem this. Corporate giants, private investors, and corrupt governments vie for control of our dwindling supply, prompting protests, lawsuits, and revolutions. Maude barlow s blue gold is an eye opening book that helps us to see what is happening to our water. The dire scenarios laid out in this comprehensive book are truly frightening.
In her bestselling books blue gold and blue covenant, worldrenowned water activist maude barlow. Maude barlow is the national chairperson of the council of canadians and founder of the blue planet project. Since then, the united nations has recognized access to water as a basic human rightbut there is still much work to be done to stem. World water wars is a 2008 documentary film directed, coproduced, and cowritten by sam bozzo, based on the book blue gold. Maude barlow is the national chairperson of the council of canadians, and the bestselling author of twelve other books. The primary message of maud barlow and tony clarkes book echoes the blue planet project, a global campaign. When this occurs, it is very tempting for greedy owners to increase the price any time they wish. Blue gold the global water crisis and the commodification of the worlds water supply revised edition spring, 2001 author. Maude barlow was one of the women for peace nominated for the 2005 nobel peace prize. In this international bestseller, currently available in more than a dozen countries, maude barlow and tony clarke describe the real and worsening global water. Probably the most eloquent call to arms were likely to hear about the politics of water the globe and mail, toront. She is a director of the international forum on globalization and cofounder of the blue planet project, a global citizens movement to protect water. The fight to stop the corporate theft of the worlds water by maude barlow and tony clark.
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