PANUPS:Resource Pointer #371 (Water)

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> Resource Pointer #371 (Water)

> July 13, 2004

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> *Thirst, 2004 (film)* Alan Snitow & Deborah Kaufman

> (directors). A documentary film investigating the

> privatization of water and whether it should be a

> basic human right or a commodity. Discusses how

> various countries throughout the world are dealing

> with water issues and the threat of corporate

> control over this precious resource. 62 minutes.

> Public television broadcast on documentary series,

> POV July 13, 2004, check local listings. For

> purchase or rental. Contact Bullfrog Films, Website

> http://www.bullfrogfilms.com.

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> *The New Economy of Water, 2002* Peter H. Gleick,

> Gary Wolff, Elizabeth L. Chalecki, Rachel Reyes.

> Discusses the risks and benefits of globalization

> and privatization of water. 48 pages. $20. Contact

> Pacific Institute Publications, 654 13th Street,

> Preservation Park, Oakland, CA 94612; phone (510)

> 251-1600; fax (510) 251-2203; Website

> http://www.pacinst.org.

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> *Restructured Rivers: Hydropower in the Era of

> Competitive Markets, 2001* Philip Raphals. Explains

> the restructuring of the electricity market and the

> impacts on hydroelectricity. 113 pages. $25. Contact

> International Rivers Network, 1847 Berkeley Way,

> Berkeley, CA 94703; phone (510) 848-1155; fax (510)

> 848-1008; Website http://www.irn.org; email

> irn.

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> *Guidelines for safe recreational water

> environments, 2003* World Health Organization.

> Describes the impacts of recreational use of coastal

> and freshwater environments on public health. 219

> pages. Available for free download at

> http://www.who.int. Contact World Health

> Organization, 20 Avenue Appia, 1211 Geneva 27,

> Switzerland; phone (41 22) 791-2476, fax (41 22)

> 791-4857; email permissions.

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> *Troubled Water: Saints, Sinners, Truth and Lies

> About the Global Water Crisis, 2004* Anita Roddick.

> Explores the issues surrounding access to water

> throughout the world. Discusses solutions to the

> global water crisis and what individuals can do.

> $17.95. Contact Chelsea Green Publishing, P.O. Box

> 428 85 N. Main Street, Suite 120, White River

> Junction, VT 05001; phone (802) 295-6300; fax (802)

> 295-6444; Website http://www.chelseagreen.com.

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