Tapped out: the coming world crisis in water and what we can do about itFormer Senator Paul Simon delivers stirring eveidence of a catastrophic water crisis which will explode upon the global community unless drastic measures are taken in all corners of the world, including in our own backyards. |
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Even though these and other water-related afflictions can be prevented and/or
treated relatively inexpensively by U.S. methods, these problems are likely to
worsen with the growing water shortage, as desperate people use more
contaminated ...
Even though these and other water-related afflictions can be prevented and/or
treated relatively inexpensively by U.S. methods, these problems are likely to
worsen with the growing water shortage, as desperate people use more
contaminated ...
Page 65
Even if that is not their intent, historically, one of the ways political leaders —
particularly dictators — solve problems of domestic unrest is to create outside
enemies. The last thing the world needs is an unstable China. But growing water
...
Even if that is not their intent, historically, one of the ways political leaders —
particularly dictators — solve problems of domestic unrest is to create outside
enemies. The last thing the world needs is an unstable China. But growing water
...
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11 Not only are we harming our current supply of food, the time will come when
we must "farm" the ocean just as we grow crops on land. The growing world
population eventually will dictate it. One acre of ocean, for example, can grow
340,000 ...
11 Not only are we harming our current supply of food, the time will come when
we must "farm" the ocean just as we grow crops on land. The growing world
population eventually will dictate it. One acre of ocean, for example, can grow
340,000 ...
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| Title | Tapped out: the coming world crisis in water and what we can do about it Ecology and the Environment Series |
| Author | Paul Simon |
| Publisher | Welcome Rain, 1998 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 5 Aug 2009 |
| Length | 198 pages |
| Subjects | › › Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection Nature / Natural Resources Political Science / Public Policy / Environmental Policy Science / Environmental Science Science / Life Sciences / Ecology Technology & Engineering / Environmental / Water Supply Technology & Engineering / Power Resources / Alternative & Renewable |
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