Boiling Point
Government Neglect, Corporate Abuse, and Canada's Water Crisis
$55.51
- Paperback
264 pages
- Release Date
19 September 2016
Summary
Passionate and cogent, this could be the most important book of the year for Canadians. We are complacent. We bask in the idea that Canada holds 20% of the world’s fresh water - water crises face other countries, but not ours. We could not be more wrong. In Boiling Point, bestselling author and activist Maude Barlow lays bare the issues facing Canada’s water reserves, including long-outdated water laws, unmapped and unprotected groundwater reserves, agricultural pollution, industrial-waste du…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781770413559 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1770413553 |
| Author: | Maude Barlow |
| Publisher: | ECW Press,Canada |
| Imprint: | ECW Press,Canada |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 264 |
| Release Date: | 19 September 2016 |
| Weight: | 408g |
| Dimensions: | 216mm x 140mm |
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Critics Review
“Barlow gives us more than a wakeup call. She gives us a call for action — now!” — Canadian Association of Labour Media
About The Author
Maude Barlow
Maude Barlow is the bestselling author of 20 books. She sits on the board of Food & Water Watch, the Global Alliance for the Rights of Nature, and is a councillor with the World Future Council. She served as senior water advisor to the UN General Assembly and was a leader in the campaign to have water recognized as a human right. She is the recipient of fourteen honorary doctorates, the Right Livelihood Award and is the current chancellor of Brescia University. She lives in Ottawa, Ontario.
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