Water: Life-Force & Resource

When we turn on the tap or twist open a tall plastic bottle, we probably dont give a second thought about where our drinking water comes from. But how it gets from the ground to the glass is far more convoluted than we might think.

Acclaimed author and award-winning scientist and activist Vandana Shiva lucidly details the severity of the global water shortage, calling the water crisis the most pervasive, most severe, and most invisible dimension of the ecological devastation of the earth.

This landmark book by marine biologist Wallace J. Nichols is a persuasive case for water’s healing power.

The average North American family uses about 400 gallons of water a day. In The Water-Wise Home, Laura Allen concisely explains the current state of the water crisis (“water is destiny”) and teaches homeowners how to create a fully water-wise landscape.

“After the historic student revolt in France, a period of audacious creativity resulted.

The final book in Maude Barlows Blue trilogy, Blue Future is a powerful, penetrating, and timely look at the global water crisis and what we can do to prevent it. The global water crisis has dramatically deepened.

An incisive critique of Canada's failed management of its water supply.