Blue Gold: World Water Wars

I am truly shocked after seeing this documentary. I had seen it before, but after seeing it a second time (years later) it still hammers down an inconvenient truth about the destructive ways all our precious water resources are being bought up right now by corporations for merely profit, while simultaneously causing massive destruction to the global water supply. Corporational greed for wanting to make a profit of privatising public water wells in the end will destroy the basis of a healthy existence on this earth for human life. That's the shocking message of this insightful documentary.

More simpy put: We are running out of water. And the cause is the greed of corporations. There is a healthy solution though. Fortunately! Nationalise the water. The opposite (privatisation) is happening right now...

This documentary is shocking, but it is hopeful as well. Because the solutions for preserving our small amount of global drinking water is quite simple. But there needs to be public awareness and protest first to achieve these simple solutions, which will protect our water for ANYONE on this earth...rich or poor...

These people seem to have no real understanding of market mechanisms or of personal responsibility. The moment they said that we have an energy shortage already and because of this desalination is not an option, I started rolling my eyes. It goes to show that people who have no understanding of economics should stay away from policy work, because they only screw things up. Of course there are problems with the private companies but this film totally fails to capture the true cores of the problems which have to do with excessive ownership rights, rent seeking and political power.

Like usual laymen will love this movie but there's a reason most academics will dismiss it. Just to be clear, there are some valid inventions being talked about though perhaps not market ready yet its just that the these people fail to grasp the concept of adding bottom lines to market mechanisms, such as pigovian taxes, which is likely to be one of the few intelligent solutions and perhaps the most efficient.

Very good documentary describing the privatization of water and the things we can do to prevent the Earth from being sucked of it's most important natural resource.

The film gives a good view from describing the crisis, how politics, governments and businesses fit in & the solutions to making sure everyone gets the water they need to survive and that we have enough for the human race to thrive. The film also does a great job of showing the greed that drives some companies and groups to rid the most important life source from other humans. It gives an eerie description that to some, money means more than the essence of human life itself.

This is a very good documentary that can't be explained in a few words and everyone needs to watch it!!

This film Blue Gold: World Water Wars (2008)serves as a caution for all of us, it's the time to conserve our water in our daily lives. We need to fight to our right to water. To the Philippine Government its a wake-up call to create laws or to strictly implement our existing laws concerning water conservation. We need to find ways to re-build the sources of water. This film shown the importance of waters, its limited. So lets start to share this thing to our family, to our friends, to all the people around us.

To those who make this film, we thanked you, we learned a lot. We are here to support your mission.

Blue Gold tells us that Earth's supplies of fresh water are limited, and we are using them faster than they can be replenished.

The film is loaded with information on many themes:

• water overuse, transformation of living land into deserts, pollution

• privatization vs. the public good

• escalating conflict over access to water

• work toward solutions by activists, organizers, and scientists

Water issues are complicated. This film explains with memorable images, compelling human stories, and Malcom McDowell's lucid narration. Vital issues of our times - war and peace, climate change, energy sustainability, healing the environment - have deep connections to how we get our water. Blue Gold will make you eager to learn more and get involved.