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      Great Lakes: World Water Wars

We have selected published materials what we think represent leading or representative view points on the global water crisis, global water issues, Great Lakes issues, water commons, international human right to water, public trust, privatization, public trust, common law water rights, NAFTA and international trade law, the Great Lakes Compact, and other issues related to water.

Books:

Peter Annin, The Great Lakes Water Wars (2006)

Maude Barlow and Tony Clarke, Blue Gold (New Press 2004)

Maude Barlow, Blue Covenant (New Press, 2009)

Maggie Black and Janet King, The Atlas of Water: Mapping the World’s Most Critical Resource, 2d ed. (UC Press, 2009)

Dave Dempsey, Great Lakes for Sale (U Mich Press 2004)

Dave Dempsey, On the Brink: Great Lakes in the 21st Century ( U Mich Press, 2004)

Jerry Dennis, The Living Great Lakes: Searching for the Heart of the Inland Seas (St. Martin’s, 2003)

Peter Gleick, Bottled and Sold: The Story Behind Our Obsession With Bottled Water (Island Press 2010)

Robert Glennon, Unquenchable Thirst (Island Press, 2008)

Robert Glennon, Water Follies (Island Press, 2003)

John R. Johnson, The North American Free Trade Agreement: A Comprehensive Guide (1994)

Sandra Postel, Pillar of Sand (1999)

Joe Sax, Defending the Environment (1968)

David Slade, The Public Trust Doctrine in Motion (PTFIM, LLC 2008)

Allan Snitow, Deborah Kaufman, and Michael Fox, Thirst (Jossey-Bass, 2007)

Films:

FLOW Conference Videos

"Blue Gold: World Water Wars" (Directed by Bozzo, with Maude Barlow, Tony Clarke, Peter Gleick, Jim Olson, Terry Swier,

"FLOW: For the Love of Water" (Directed by Irena Salena, Produced by Steven Starr and Steve Nemeth, with Tony Clarke, Maude Barlow, Wenonah Hauter, Peter Gleick, Vandana Shiva)

"Gasland" (Directed by Josh Fox)

"Tapped," the Movie (Directed by Stephanie Soeching and Jason Lindsey) www.

"Thirst" (Directed and produced by Allan Snitow and Deborah Kaufman) www.Thirstthemovie.org

"Waterlife" (Directed by Kevin McMahon)

Articles and Periodicals:

Symposium: The Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin Compact and Agreement: International law and Policy, 2006 Mich St L Rev 1085 (2007)

Olson, James, Navigating the Great Lakes Compact: Water, Public Trust, and International Trade Agreements, 2006 Mich St L Rev 1103 (2007)

Olson, James, The Public Trust Doctrine: Procedural and Substantive Limitations on the Government Reallocation of Natural Resources in Michigan, 1975 Det Col L Rev 161 (1975)

Sax, Joe, The Public Trust Doctrine in Natural Resources Law: Effective Judicial Intervention, 68 Mich L Rev 471 (1970)

Melissa Scanlan, Realizing the Promise of the Great Lakes Compact: A Policy Analysis for state Implementation, 8 Vt J Envtl L 473 (2006)

Michael Specter, The Last Drop: Confronting the Possibility of a Global Catastrophe, New Yorker, Oct. 23, 2006

Papers:

Peter Schwartz and Doug Randall, An Abrupt Climate Change Scenario and Its ImPlications for United States National Security (Oct. 2003), www.environmentaldefense.org/documents/3566