Comments on: Book Review – Blue Covenant

By: Lance uppercut

Lance uppercut — Sat, 27 Nov 2010 21:23:27 +0000

Where can I find more information about the friends of the earth. the organization from the middle east that she mentions…?

By: President Clinton Discusses Economy, Energy at NACS

President Clinton Discusses Economy, Energy at NACS — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 08:01:34 +0000

[...] concern that if we lose the ability to feed the people when we need it most, we are going to have water wars and resource wars that make the middle east look tame. Clinton noted that the UK, Germany, Denmark and Sweden are the [...]

By: Joanna Schroeder

Joanna Schroeder — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 20:10:45 +0000

Marty -

You are so right! And yes, she does talk about the Ogallala Aquifer plus several others and the result of the water shortages causing water wars.

Joanna

By: Marty Dalrymple

Marty Dalrymple — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 14:52:28 +0000

Does her book say anything about the irrecoverable depletion of the Ogallala Aquifer by farmers in Nebraska, South Dakota, Kansas, eastern Colorado, and the Texas Panhandle who — among other things — are using water to irrigate corn for ethanol?

Food v. ethanol is one issue, but the public relations issues will really amplify when it becomes water v. ethanol.