Whose Water is it, Anyway?, Maude Barlow
Whose Water is it, Anyway?, Maude Barlow
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Whose Water is it, Anyway?
Taking Water Protection into Public Hands

Author: Maude Barlow

Narrator: Andrea Gallo

Unabridged: 4 hr 49 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 12/03/2019


Synopsis

"Maude Barlow is one of our planet's greatest water defenders." ? Naomi Klein, bestselling author of This Changes Everything and The Shock Doctrine The Blue Communities Project is dedicated to three primary things: that access to clean, drinkable water is a basic human right; that municipal and community water will be held in public hands; and that single-use plastic water bottles will not be available in public spaces. With its simple, straightforward approach, the movement has been growing around the world for a decade. Today, Paris, Berlin, Bern, and Montreal are just a few of the cities that have made themselves Blue Communities. In Whose Water Is It, Anyway?, renowned water justice activist Maude Barlow recounts her own education in water issues as she and her fellow grassroots water warriors woke up to the immense pressures facing water in a warming world. Concluding with a step-by-step guide to making your own community blue, Maude Barlow's latest book is a heartening example of how ordinary people can effect enormous change.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Nancy on August 02, 2019

I have read the headlines and news articles: In Detroit, surviving without water has become a way of life, 2018 Bridge Magazine article headline ACLU Petitions State to Stop Detroit Water Shut Offs, 2019 Michigan Public Radio story Water Shut Offs Could Reach 17,000 Households, 2018 Detroit Free Press......more

Goodreads review by Tonstant on September 30, 2019

Whose Water Is It Anyway? Taking Water Protection Into Public Hands is a history of the water conservation and justice movement rooted in anti-privatization and a call to worldwide action. It begins with the neoliberal move toward privatizing public services pushed by conservative governments. For e......more

Goodreads review by Patrick on February 03, 2025

A nice short read on enshrining the right to water in our communities, with a lot of focus on the dangers of water privatization and the lengths that have been taken on a global scale to leverage countries' economic crises into selling off their utilities. There were moments that I wanted the book t......more

Goodreads review by Ben on February 07, 2021

Important book. Found some very shocking discoveries in this book. How some groups sell other people/country's water, have international agreements to local water tables… I felt the author made a strong case about the detrimental aspects of plastic (bottled water). Great book for those who care about......more

Goodreads review by Raquel on April 26, 2020

This is a fantastic book about the Blue Communities and the efforts they are taking to take back the control of water for our communities and for the environment. I definitely recommend this book as it's very informative and involves a lot of information from around the world! Check out my full revi......more