The Battle for Water by Tony Clarke & Maude Barlow Waste, pollution, population growth, global trade rules, and now privatization are threatening billions of people with water scarcity. How can we reclaim water for all life? Tap Water Takeover by Carolyn McConnell The new water district in Montara, CA is both locally owned and locally run. Bottled Water Flimflam by Krista Camenzind
A Watershed Runs Through You by Freeman House The struggle to bring back endangered salmon draws one community into a new commitment to the well-being of its watershed
The Lake and the ‘Hood by Jane Braxton Little How did the challenge of saving a desert lake capture the imagination of urban youth? What could activists in East Los Angeles do to preserve Mono Lake? Young People and Their Watershed by Diane Galusha A Canoe in Singing Waters by Elizabeth Grossman The dam-building craze is giving way to a new trend: dam removal. As dams age and the costs of impounding rivers outstrip the benefits, rivers are once again flowing free Turning Scarcity Into Abundance by Vandana Shiva The solution to scarcity is not more mega-projects, more control by giant corporations, or more globalization. The solution to scarcity is more democracy India’s Dawn by Rachel Milanez The Big Promise of the Small by Carolyn McConnell How a Namibian beetle, drip irrigation, clay pots, and a child’s seesaw help overcome water scarcity A Sewer Becomes a Water Park by Karen Charman In the Chinese city of Fuzhou, an inspired design, fish, plants, and air pumps transformed a polluted canal into a garden |