Resource Pointer #217
August 18, 1999
For copies of the following resources, please contact the appropriate
publishers or organizations directly.
*Blue Gold: The Global Water Crisis and the Commodification of the
World's Water Supply, 1999* Maude Barlow. Examines fresh water
availability problems resulting from pollution and overexploitation of
water resources. Argues against commodification and marketing of
fresh water. Discusses trade agreements that encourage privatization of
water resources and addresses questions including: Who owns water?
What rights do transnational corporations have to buy water systems?
What laws do we need to protect water? 46 pp. US$12 nonmembers,
US$8 members. Contact International Forum on Globalization, 1555
Pacific Ave., San Francisco, CA 94109; phone (415) 771-3394; fax
(415) 771-1102; email ifg@ifg.org; website http://www.ifg.org
*Troubled Waters? A Review of the Performance of the Governments
of Canada and Ontario under the 1994 Canada-Ontario Agreement
Respecting the Great Lakes Basin Ecosystem, 1999* Mark Winfield
and Greg Jenish. Reviews progress made by Canadian and Ontario
governments on commitments made in 1994 to protect and restore
water quality in the Great Lakes. Covers progress on three objectives:
restoring degraded areas; preventing and controlling pollution; and
protecting human and ecosystem health. Includes subsections on
pesticides, priority toxic substances, hazardous waste and more. 147 pp.
Can$30. Contact Canadian Institute for Environmental Law and Policy,
517 College St., Suite 400, Toronto, Ontario M6G 4A2; (416) 923-
3529; (416) 923-5949; email cielap@web.net; website
http://www.web.net/cielap
*Water Quality: Federal Role in Addressing--and Contributing to--
Nonpoint Source Pollution, 1999* General Accounting Office (GAO).
Reports on federal programs that address nonpoint source pollution;
recommends improvements on U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) methods of assessing nonpoint source pollution abatement costs;
and describes nonpoint source pollution produced by federal facilities,
lands, activities and projects. Discusses a variety of pollution sources
including timber harvesting, grazing, urban development and
agriculture. 109 pp. First copy free, additional copies US$2. Contact
U.S. General Accounting Office, P.O. Box 37050, Washington, DC
20013; phone (202) 512-6000; fax (202) 512-6061; website
http://www.gao.gov
*Vital Signs 1999: The Environmental Trends that Are Shaping Our
Future, 1999* Lester R. Brown et al. Provides text, charts, tables and
graphs documenting global environmental trends. Includes chapters on
food, agricultural resources, economics, demographics and more.
Contains special feature sections on transgenic crops, pesticide-
resistant species, harmful algae blooms and dropping sperm counts.
Serves as companion to Worldwatch's annual State of the World. 197
pp. US$13. Accompanying Worldwatch Database on disk available for
US$89. Contact Worldwatch Institute, 1776 Massachusetts Ave. NW,
Washington, DC 20036; phone (202) 452-1999; fax (202) 296-7365;
email wwpub@worldwatch.org; website http://www.worldwatch.org
*Clean Water Action Plan: The First Year, 1999* U.S. Department of
Agriculture, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and others.
Presents progress made in first year of Clean Water Action Plan,
released February 1998. Discusses watersheds, citizens' right to know,
runoff, wetlands, and public health. Includes list of "watershed success
stories." 20 pp. Free. Contact Douglas Wilson, USDA-NRCS,
Conservation Communications Staff, Room 0054-South Building, P.O.
Box 2890, Washington, DC 20013-2890; fax (202) 720-6009; website
http://www.epa.gov/cleanwater
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