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Q & A: Charles Fishman on The Big Thirst

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Friday, 19 August 2011 12:52
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Welcome to Circle of Blue Radio’s series 5 in 15, where we’re asking global thought leaders five questions in 15 minutes – more or less. Â These are experts working in journalism, science, communication design, and water; I’m J. Carl Ganter. Today’s program is underwritten by Traverse Internet Law – tech-savvy lawyers representing internet and technology companies.

Running Dry: One Man’s Journey to Raise Awareness About the Shrinking Colorado River

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Wednesday, 15 September 2010 10:15
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In 2008 journalist and photographer Jon Waterman spent five months traveling the Colorado River to understand the extent of its shrinking. Waterman published his journey in Running Dry: A Journey from Source to Sea Down the Colorado River, which was released in May as part of his awareness campaign, the Colorado River Project. Here’s a look at the first chapter, and the start of Waterman’s exploration.

Out of the Mainstream: Water Rights, Water Territories and the Politics of Scale and Identity

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Wednesday, 09 June 2010 07:22
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An excerpt from the introductory chapter of Out of the Mainstream: Water Rights, Politics and Identity, a book on the effect modern society has on water culture and indigenous communities

Q&A: David Getches on Water Rights for
Indigenous Cultures

Written by Molly Ramsey
Wednesday, 09 June 2010 06:30
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David Getches discusses the recently released Out of the Mainstream: Water Rights, Politics and Identity, a book which he co-authored, and how modern society is affecting our water culture as well as the rights of indigenous communities around the world

Heart of Dryness: Reversing the Politics of Water Scarcity from the Kalahari to Suburbia

Written by James Workman
Monday, 24 May 2010 17:27
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The final installment of our seven-part series of excerpts from James G. Workman’s Heart of Dryness examines how we define water rights for the Bushmen in Botswana as well as suburbanites in the U.S. Workman stresses that the Bushmen’s incredible survival is a warning call for other populations that have yet to endure such water-scarce conditions. As water becomes more scarce, and consequently more political, Workman asks us to question how we’ve “surrendered both our right and our responsibility to water to state-run or-regulated institutions.”

The War on Tap Water: An Exclusive Excerpt from Peter Gleick’s Bottled and Sold

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Monday, 03 May 2010 21:38
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Monday marked the release date of Pacific Institute President Peter Gleick’s latest book, Bottled and Sold: The Story Behind Our Obsession with Bottled Water–the latest, loud voice added to a growing chorus of tap water defenders. Almost nine billion gallons of bottled water were packaged and sold in the U.S. in 2008, with 40 billion being sold globally that same year, according to Gleick’s findings. The MacArthur fellow uses his words as a wake up call for the industrialized nations that take their safe, affordable drinking water for granted. Instead of focusing on the figures, Gleick takes a look at how we commodified one of the world’s most precious resources, highlighting the campaigns implemented by bottling companies.

Q&A: Peter Gleick Weighs in on the Bottled Water Battle

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Tuesday, 27 April 2010 12:54
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Why do people buy billions of gallons of expensive bottled water in the U.S., a country where most of the tap water is cheap and extremely high quality? In his new book Bottled and Sold, international water expert Peter Gleick looks for answers in the bigger questions about why we buy bottled water, and defines alternatives for the future.

Heart of Dryness: How the Last Bushmen Can Help Us Endure the Coming Age of Permanent Drought

Written by James Workman
Tuesday, 06 April 2010 18:57
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In the sixth installment of Heart of Dryness, author James G. Workman explores the traditional wisdom that has kept the Bushmen alive despite incredibly water-scarce conditions and how the national government threatened their existence. And as recent news indicates, the indigenous peoples continue to struggle for their land rights as Botswana’s government allows safari lodges to be built on the Central Kalahari Game Reserve.

Heart of Dryness: Botswana’s Bushmen Fight for Human, Water Rights

Written by James Workman
Wednesday, 03 February 2010 09:53
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The fifth installment of Workman’s book details the Bushmen’s painful legal battle for water access against the Botswana government, which had begun to use “intentional, compulsory thirst” on the indigenous community. Left little choice, the Bushmen pursued court action to make access to water a fundamental human right. The Bushmen teamed up with local activists and a growing international movement to win what is considered a landmark case for indigenous rights as well as one of the national tests of whether humans are endowed with an inherent right to water, according to Workman. Despite the victory, there have still been reports of abuse and land battles by the government against the indigenous peoples.

Q&A: Solomonâ€™s Water

Written by Andrea Hart
Friday, 08 January 2010 01:16
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An interview with the author of WATER: The Epic Struggle for Wealth

By Andrea Hart
Circle of Blue

Photo Courtesy Claudine Mace

Author and journalist Steven Solomon says during his travels he was struck by the universality of water issues. A 2004 trip to Kenya, featured in the above image, was especially galvanizing for Solomon.

Water weaves through history, giving rise to conflict, collapses and creation in civilizations. In his latest book, WATER: The Epic Struggle for Wealth, Power, and Civilization, economic journalist Steven Solomon examines the economic and social relationship between people and waterâ€“

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