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9781930722682

Not a Drop to Drink America's Water Crisis (and What You Can Do)

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    9781930722682

  • ISBN10:

    1930722680

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2007-06-28
  • Publisher: New World Library
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Water. We can't live without it. Not a Drop to Drink sounds the alarm, detailing the current state of emergency facing the U.S. water supply. From the parched High Plains to corporate boardrooms, Ken Midkiff explores water wars, privatization, American agriculture, and global warming. And what we can do to get a glass of water. Book jacket.

Table of Contents

Forewordp. ix
Introduction: The Current State of Emergency Facing the American Water Supplyp. xvii
Taking What Is Not There: Promises of Hypothetical Water in the Westp. 1
The Wells Run Dry: The Time Is Up in the High Plainsp. 17
Crops Don't Grow Without Water: The Uncertain Future of American Agriculturep. 35
Water Wars: Regional Battles Sweep the Nationp. 57
Privatization: The Risks of Putting Our Water Supply into Corporate Handsp. 91
Global Warming: The Wild Card That Could Leave Us Flooded or Parchedp. 115
Technological Solutions: The Skyrocketing Cost of a Glass of Waterp. 135
Afterword: Immediate Collective Action Is Our Only Hopep. 161
Acknowledgmentsp. 167
Notesp. 169
Indexp. 187
About the Authorp. 197
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