Water - Blue Gold
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http://bluegold-worldwaterwars.com/
Tony Clarke - Polaris Institute - Author: “Blue Gold”
first 6 mins of film - GREAT intro
~7:45 Into film: Malaysia proposed death penalty for contaminating water
~10:14 Into film: 60% of wetlands in the world have been destroyed in last 100 years
Robert Glennon: “Water Follies” - talks about Oman & Atlantis - disappeared civilization due to groundwater overpumping
~12:30: Automobile manufacture requires 35,000 L
12:48 2-7 barrels of water per barrel of oil; 1 microchip: 32L
13:50 re recharge rates: we are pumping 15x recharge rate.
18:40: 55,000 large dams, worldwide
21:48...: Suez (United Water, Algos de Balboa), Veolia (Vivendi), RWE Thames, Bechtel (Aguas de Tunari)
23:22...: Thatcher/Regan drove privatization of water -- Dublin Statement on Water & Sustainable Development: 1992 -- …”water is an economic good...”
24:00...” World Bank in bed with Suez, Veolia, RWE Thames - approach to developing countries = “in exchange for debt relief, we want you to privatize water...”: Buenos Aires → Suez || Puerto Rico → Veolia || Jakarta → RWE || Santiago Chile → Veolia || (Lee Keyong Hae (?) killed himself on top of a fence at WTO meeting to draw attention to issue
NYC: Suez || Chicago: Veolia || Pittsburgh: RWE || Las Vegas: Suez || New Orleans: Veolia || Seattle: RWE || Riverside: Suez || Grand Canyon: Veolia || Buffalo NY: RWE || Houston: Suez || Tampa: Veolia || Atlanta: Suez ||
~29mins in: Grenoble managed its own water for 100+ years, prior to privatization
GE, P&G, Dow - biggest in De-sal.
Waterkeepers (of Wisconsin -- New Haven - won)
41:20- Michigan citizens for water conservation -- filed suit against Nestle
Nestle - countered w SLAPP suit
~46:00: Aral Sea (giant Soviet lake disappeared through cotton cultivation
48:37...:
Ryan’s Well Foundation - direct aid
58:26: Lawrence Summers: “For every $1.00 the US contributes to the World Bank, US Corporations receive $1.30 in procurement contracts.”
1:01:20: Los Angeles - 18M -- if on it’s own water, only 3M
Water Wars:
1:07:20: US Department of Interior maps of water conflict zones in US by 2025
1:09:00...: Guarani Aquifer (largest) in Brazil - US set up military base near Brazil/Paraguay border (Tony Clarke) near Itaipu Dam (largest in world)
1:17:16 Dr. Merle H. Jensen - Hydroponics 20-30x more water efficient + in conjunction with fish farming (Tilapia...) Thought he was John Todd
1:19:15 Bolinas California - Water Moratorium
1:20:00... Patience/staying power - it’s going to take 20 years...
Uraguay - passed constitutional amendment to prevent privatization of water after Suez disaster
2009 - Paris & other French municipal contracts ran out; Paris not planning to renew w Suez...
What Watershed do we live in?
Where does our drinking water come from?
Where does our waste water go?
http://bluegold-worldwaterwars.com/
Tony Clarke - Polaris Institute - Author: “Blue Gold”
first 6 mins of film - GREAT intro
~7:45 Into film: Malaysia proposed death penalty for contaminating water
~10:14 Into film: 60% of wetlands in the world have been destroyed in last 100 years
Robert Glennon: “Water Follies” - talks about Oman & Atlantis - disappeared civilization due to groundwater overpumping
~12:30: Automobile manufacture requires 35,000 L
12:48 2-7 barrels of water per barrel of oil; 1 microchip: 32L
13:50 re recharge rates: we are pumping 15x recharge rate.
18:40: 55,000 large dams, worldwide
21:48...: Suez (United Water, Algos de Balboa), Veolia (Vivendi), RWE Thames, Bechtel (Aguas de Tunari)
23:22...: Thatcher/Regan drove privatization of water -- Dublin Statement on Water & Sustainable Development: 1992 -- …”water is an economic good...”
24:00...” World Bank in bed with Suez, Veolia, RWE Thames - approach to developing countries = “in exchange for debt relief, we want you to privatize water...”: Buenos Aires → Suez || Puerto Rico → Veolia || Jakarta → RWE || Santiago Chile → Veolia || (Lee Keyong Hae (?) killed himself on top of a fence at WTO meeting to draw attention to issue
NYC: Suez || Chicago: Veolia || Pittsburgh: RWE || Las Vegas: Suez || New Orleans: Veolia || Seattle: RWE || Riverside: Suez || Grand Canyon: Veolia || Buffalo NY: RWE || Houston: Suez || Tampa: Veolia || Atlanta: Suez ||
~29mins in: Grenoble managed its own water for 100+ years, prior to privatization
GE, P&G, Dow - biggest in De-sal.
Waterkeepers (of Wisconsin -- New Haven - won)
41:20- Michigan citizens for water conservation -- filed suit against Nestle
Nestle - countered w SLAPP suit
~46:00: Aral Sea (giant Soviet lake disappeared through cotton cultivation
48:37...:
- 70,588 L per bale of alfalfa
- 5.2Million L per 750lb cattle carcass
- Food & Water Watch
- 30,240L per 50lb bag of wheat
- 99L per apple!
- 1.8Million L per bale of cotton!!
- 77,510L per 50lb bag of rice
- 107L per banana
- 21,924L per 50lb bag of corn
- 120L per dozen roses
Ryan’s Well Foundation - direct aid
58:26: Lawrence Summers: “For every $1.00 the US contributes to the World Bank, US Corporations receive $1.30 in procurement contracts.”
1:01:20: Los Angeles - 18M -- if on it’s own water, only 3M
Water Wars:
- Arizona / California
- Kaveri River: India
- Bolivia sold to Bechtel (Cochabamba) (1:13:00 - kicked Bechtel out)
1:07:20: US Department of Interior maps of water conflict zones in US by 2025
1:09:00...: Guarani Aquifer (largest) in Brazil - US set up military base near Brazil/Paraguay border (Tony Clarke) near Itaipu Dam (largest in world)
1:17:16 Dr. Merle H. Jensen - Hydroponics 20-30x more water efficient + in conjunction with fish farming (Tilapia...) Thought he was John Todd
1:19:15 Bolinas California - Water Moratorium
1:20:00... Patience/staying power - it’s going to take 20 years...
Uraguay - passed constitutional amendment to prevent privatization of water after Suez disaster
2009 - Paris & other French municipal contracts ran out; Paris not planning to renew w Suez...
What Watershed do we live in?
Where does our drinking water come from?
Where does our waste water go?