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In the Library … Last Call at the Oasis, by Jessica Yu – Woman’s History Month


The Global Clean – Water Crisis

The Scientists in Jessica Yu‘s documentary, about the global clean-water crisis, say that half the world’s population will no have access to adequate drinking water by the year 2025. The documentary is deftly constructed and devastating, the film is a stunning eye opener that will at the very least, have you taking shorter showers and turning off the tap while you brush your teeth. – jg Vogue

Last Call at the Oasis ~ the Book … edited by Karl Weber  ~ the Video can be seen on youtube … Part 1 of 6 is below

Take a look at the Trailer below …

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In select theaters 5/4

Developed, financed and executive produced by Participant Media, the company responsible for AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH, FOOD, INC. and WAITING FOR “SUPERMAN”, LAST CALL AT THE OASIS presents a powerful argument for why the global water crisis will be the central issue facing our world this century.

Illuminating the vital role water plays in our lives, exposing the defects in the current system and depicting communities already struggling with its ill-effects, the film features activist Erin Brockovich and such distinguished experts as Peter Gleick, Alex Prud’homme, Jay Famiglietti and Robert Glennon.

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Hot Spots H20: March 21: Conflict in Yemen Leaves Millions Hungry and Thirsty


March 21, 2017/in /by
The Global Rundown

Yemen hovers at the “point of no return” as conflict leaves millions hungry and thirsty. A United Nations report claims the Syrian government deliberately bombed the Damascus water supply, an event which left 5.5 million people without water for weeks. As the Iraqi army moves to retake Mosul from Islamic State militants, thousands remain trapped inside the Old City district without food or water. A skirmish over grazing land leaves nearly a dozen Kenyan pastoralists dead and several others injured. In India, the government introduces a bill intended to streamline inter-state water disputes.

“We keep on talking about a country that’s on the brink of famine, but for me these numbers highlight that we’re at the point of no return. If things are not done now we are going to be looking back on this and millions of children will have starved to death, and we’ll all have been aware of this for some time. That will shame us as an international community for years to come.” –Mark Kaye, Yemen’s Save the Children spokesperson, in reference to country’s impending famine. Civil war has halted food supply to Yemen and left 7 million on the brink of starvation. The Guardian

By The Numbers

600,000 Number of civilians potentially trapped inside Mosul with Islamic State militants. The Iraqi government is gradually recapturing Mosul, but militants still control several districts—including the densely-populated Old City, where food and water supplies have been cut off for days. Thousands more residents have fled the city. Reuters

10 Number of Kenyan pastoralists who were killed in a gun fight over grazing land. Dozens of others sustained gunshot wounds. Pastoralists have clashed frequently in the past several months as drought in northern Kenya worsens. Reuters

Science, Studies, And Reports

After reviewing video footage, witness accounts, and satellite imagery, the United Nations Commission of Inquiry found the Syrian army responsible for airstrikes that damaged the Damascus water supply in late 2016. The damage, which the Syrian government initially blamed on rebel forces, left 5.5 million people without water for over a month. The New York Times

On The Radar

The Indian government introduced a bill that would establish a single standing tribunal for resolving river water disputes between Indian states. The current system, which requires a separate tribunal for each dispute, has proved largely inefficient. Hindustan Times

The Global Rundown

Yemen hovers at the “point of no return” as conflict leaves millions hungry and thirsty. A United Nations report claims the Syrian government deliberately bombed the Damascus water supply, an event which left 5.5 million people without water for weeks. As the Iraqi army moves to retake Mosul from Islamic State militants, thousands remain trapped inside the Old City district without food or water. A skirmish over grazing land leaves nearly a dozen Kenyan pastoralists dead and several others injured. In India, the government introduces a bill intended to streamline inter-state water disputes.

“We keep on talking about a country that’s on the brink of famine, but for me these numbers highlight that we’re at the point of no return. If things are not done now we are going to be looking back on this and millions of children will have starved to death, and we’ll all have been aware of this for some time. That will shame us as an international community for years to come.” –Mark Kaye, Yemen’s Save the Children spokesperson, in reference to country’s impending famine. Civil war has halted food supply to Yemen and left 7 million on the brink of starvation. The Guardian

By The Numbers

600,000 Number of civilians potentially trapped inside Mosul with Islamic State militants. The Iraqi government is gradually recapturing Mosul, but militants still control several districts—including the densely-populated Old City, where food and water supplies have been cut off for days. Thousands more residents have fled the city. Reuters

10 Number of Kenyan pastoralists who were killed in a gun fight over grazing land. Dozens of others sustained gunshot wounds. Pastoralists have clashed frequently in the past several months as drought in northern Kenya worsens. Reuters

Science, Studies, And Reports

After reviewing video footage, witness accounts, and satellite imagery, the United Nations Commission of Inquiry found the Syrian army responsible for airstrikes that damaged the Damascus water supply in late 2016. The damage, which the Syrian government initially blamed on rebel forces, left 5.5 million people without water for over a month. The New York Times

On The Radar

The Indian government introduced a bill that would establish a single standing tribunal for resolving river water disputes between Indian states. The current system, which requires a separate tribunal for each dispute, has proved largely inefficient. Hindustan Times

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Don’t Let the Fracking Industry Destroy Communities


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Tell President Obama: Stop letting the fracking industry run amok.
Please sign the petition today! Keep Toxic Chemicals Out of Drinking Water

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Disposing of millions of gallons of chemically laced water is something fracking operations are doing unsafely, unsuccessfully, and without federal regulation. President Obama must end fracking’s dangerous exemption from The Safe Drinking Water Act before this wastewater drags down the nation’s health.

Fracking uses water contaminated with 596 chemicals–many of which are toxic to humans even in extremely small doses. Birth defects, cancer, and kidney problems are just a few of the risks posed by an unregulated fracking industry. Tell the Obama administration to prioritize clean air and drinking water.

Holding the fracking industry accountable for water and air contamination is long overdue. We shouldn’t have to put our brains, nervous systems, and vision at risk just from stepping outside and taking a breath of fresh air. It’s time to protect families from chemicals that should have never found their way into the air and water supply.

When the fracking industry uses nearly 600 chemicals in a water supply that gets back to our bathtubs and drinking glasses–why isn’t it subject to federal water regulations? Tell President Obama to regulate a fracking industry intent on serving America a chemical cocktail.

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Tell the EPA: Keep Diesel Out of Our Drinking Water


Fracking Hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking,” is a dangerous drilling technique threatening water, air, wildlife and public health all over the United States. It’s done by blasting millions of gallons of a chemical-water-sand mixture deep into the Earth to break up rock formations to harvest oil and gas.

In 2005, in a law known as the “Halliburton loophole,” Congress exempted from the Safe Drinking Water Act all fracking chemicals except one: diesel fuel. The Environmental Protection Agency has just asked for public comment on how it should regulate the use of diesel fuel in fracking.

Evidence is mounting throughout the country that fracking chemicals are making their way into aquifers and drinking water, and diesel contains the toxic substances benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and xylene. Risking more chemical contamination of our drinking water is a no-go.

Take action to tell the EPA to ban fracking with diesel without delay.