If there was a price placed on clean water we might start treating it like it has value. Maybe when its gone we'll realize we cant drink oil or money. Dave Matthews
Less than 1 percent of the worlds water is fresh and potableand no more will ever be available. Thanks to pollution, global warming, and population growth, water access is poised to become todays most explosive global issue. This book, based on the film Last Call at the Oasis by Academy Awardwinning director Jessica Yu, offers insights into the coming water crisis from visionary scientists, policymakers, activists, and environmentalists, including:
- ROBERT MORAN on how oil and mineral development pollute and divert water suppliesoften beyond public scrutiny
- PETER H. GLEICK on discovering the soft path to global water security
- ROBERT GLENNON on how the power of markets can help protect the worlds water
- LYNN HENNING on how a family farmer became a passionate water activist
- ALEX PRUDHOMME on how the water crisis affects us all
- GARY WHITE on how innovative social and economic strategies can make clean water available even for the worlds poorest people
- HADLEY ARNOLD AND PETER ARNOLD on how arid regions like Americas Southwest can wisely husband water supplies for cities and farmers alike
- ROBYN BEAVERS on how todays smartest businesses are making sustainable water management a competitive advantage
- ZEM JOAQUIN on nine ecofabulous ways of saving water at homeand doing it with style
- BILL MCDONOUGH on how smart design can preserve waters Endless Resourcefulness for generations to come
No resource on earth is more preciousor more endangeredthan water. Last Call at the Oasis is a powerful tool for learning about the water challenges we face as well as the remarkable solutions available to usif we have the will to use them.
