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Author
Publisher
University Press of Florida
Pub. Date
[2019]
Description
"America's wettest state is running out of water, Florida--with its swamps, lakes, extensive coastlines, and legions of life-giving springs--faces a drinking water crisis. Drying Up is a wake-up call and a hard look at what the future holds for those who call Florida home."--Dust jacket.
4) A dark truth
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2013]
Description
A former CIA operative turned political talk show host is hired by a corporate whistle blower to expose her company's cover-up of a massacre in a South American village. The ever-increasing depletion of earth's natural resource of water serves as the backdrop for this tense environmental thriller.
Author
Publisher
Portfolio/Penguin
Pub. Date
[2022]
Description
"From the founders of nonprofits Water.org & WaterEquity Gary White and Matt Damon, the incredible true story of two unlikely allies on a mission to end the global water crisis for good When Oscar-winning actor Matt Damon visited rural Zambia in 2006, the last thing he expected was to become a life-long champion for the battle to end the global water and sanitation crisis. He quickly realized that to make a real impact, he'd need additional expertise....
7) Ashgrove
Publisher
Good Deed Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2022]
Description
When a troubled couple escapes to their rural farmhouse for a weekend of reconnection, they realize that their ability to save their marriage will determine the fate of humankind itself.
Author
Publisher
Published for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District, by the Government Printing Office
Pub. Date
2012
Description
In July 2004, the authors of this history arrived in South Florida, ready to reserch water management in the region since 1948. For the next several days, we traveled through large cities on the southeastern Florida coast, such a West Palm Beach and Miami, intrigued by the massive buildings and thronging crowds demarcating the area. At other times, we traversed agricultural fields lined by canals and levees--regions dominated by sugarcane and its...
Author
Publisher
Pantheon Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
Description
"Water. The single most necessary element to sustain life. Brockovich warns that America's water crisis isn't looming on the horizon--it's already here. Superman Isn't Coming makes clear that the most precious resource on planet Earth is alarmingly polluted by toxins, hazardous waste, lead, fracking chemicals, and more. In the 20 years since her eponymous film, Brockovich has kept up the fight for clean water one town at a time. She receives thousands...
Author
Pub. Date
2015
Description
With even more helpful information added from all of the questions that were asked over the years. Maintain your swimming pool with confidence. An easy to read, step by step guide that will save you hundreds! This book was created to help make owning a swimming pool easy and question free. This is a step by step guide for pool maintenance. You will find a lot of helpful information about your weekly maintenance tasks and how the focus changes depending...
Author
Publisher
Atria Books
Pub. Date
2015.
Description
"Ruth Ardingly has just been released from prison to serve out a sentence of house arrest for arson and suspected murder at her farm, The Well. Beyond its borders, some people whisper she is a witch; others a messiah. For as soon as Ruth returns to The Well, rain begins to fall on the farm. And it has not rained anywhere else in the country in over three years"--Amazon.com.
Author
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Description
"This book-the first ethnography of water conservation on the Great Plains-provides an account of High Plains aquifer decline through an exploration of the different ways in which heartland residents inhabit and understand the imminent depletion of groundwater. This literary ethnography offers a vividly sketched look into the lives and stories of this community, based on interviews with members of the community such as fellow farmers and state regulators,...
Author
Series
Publisher
Pocket Books
Pub. Date
c2000
Description
Kurt Austin and his crew are back to slake their thirst for action as they attempt to drown an eco-extortionist's plan to control the world's freshwater supply. From deep within the Venezuelan rain forest emanates the legend of a white goddess and a mysterious tribe with startling technical accomplishments. Few believe the tribe exists -- and even fewer suspect its deity can change the course of history. For National Underwater & Marine Agency crew...
19) Poisoned water
Series
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2017]
Description
In this special report, NOVA investigates the water disaster in Flint and unravels a disturbing truth about the vulnerabilities of water systems across the country. Discover the delicate intricacies of water chemistry, the biology of lead poisoning, and the engineering challenge of replacing this ravaged infrastructure.
Author
Publisher
Center Point Large Print
Pub. Date
2023.
Description
"The global water crisis is upon us. 1 in 3 people do not have access to safe drinking water; nearly 1 million people die each year as a result. Even in places with adequate freshwater, pollution and poor infrastructure have left residents without basic water security. Luckily, there is a solution to this crisis where we least expect it. Icebergs -- frozen mountains of freshwater -- are more than a symbol of climate change. In his spellbinding Chasing...
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