Invigorate the Common Well
Web Resources on Water Issues
Collected by Tomales Bay Institute
PDF DOWNLOADS
Earthday Network Lesson Plans
Lesson plans on water quality for grades 5-8
Earthday Network Water Information
General information for (k-12) on water pollution and lists of more web-sites with lesson plans.
Thirst Study Guide
A series of activities that go along with the video Thirst, some of which could work as stand alone discussion topics – for middle and high school grades. The video can be loaned from another web-site listed below.
Who Owns Your Water
Fact sheet on water privatization
Alliance For Democracy
A 76 page downloadable power point presentation on water privatization issues.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Blue Gold
Barlow, Maude; Clarke, Tony.
New York: The New
Press, 2004.
Water: For Health, for Healing, For Life
Batmanghelidj, Fereydoon
Virginia: Global Health Solutions, Inc, 2003.
The Hidden Messages in Water
Emoto, Masaru
Oregon: Beyond Words Publishing,
Inc, 2004
The True Power of Water
Emoto, Masaru
Beyond Words Publishing, Inc,
2004
The Greenpeace Book of Water
Lanz, Klaus
New York: Sterling Publishing
Co. Inc., 1995.
The Holy Order of Water:
Healing Earth's Water and Ourselves
Marks, William E.
Bell Pond Books, 2001
Water: More Precious than Oil
Nelson-Pallmeyer, Jack A.
Minneapolis:
Augsburg Publishing House, 1982
Troubled Water: Saints, Sinners, Truths, and Lies about the Global Water Crisis
Roddick, Anita
United Kingdom:
Anita Roddick Publications,
Ltd., 2004
Thirst: A Short History of Drinking Water
Sazman, James
The Berkeley
Electronic Press
(electronic resource)
Water Wars:
Privatization, Pollution, and Profit
Shiva, Vandana
South
End Press: Cambridge, MA, 2002
The Water You Drink: Safe or Suspect?
Stauffer, Julie
Canada: New Society
Publishers, 2004
WATER ISSUE WEB SITES
Earthday Network
A host of fact and information sheets on many aspects of water and threats to water
Thirst Links
Lists of down-loadable articles, books, web-sites and organizations working on water issues.
Food and Water Watch
A lot of information about water privatization and water campaigns around the globe
Food and Water Watch Films
Same organization as above but this link will take you directly to their film library where you can loan some great videos and films about water.
Blue Planet Project
The primary web-site for international campaigns on water privatization around the globe
WaterAid
Lesson plans for K-12 grades about water issues in developing countries. Includes downloadable fact sheets, video, games, posters
Frontline World: What's In Your Water Bottle?
Fact sheet on bottled water
Ogallala Commons
A very comprehensive reading list of printed matter on water issues
Green Educator's Network
An on-line forum for environmental educators around the world interested in sharing ideas, strategies and resources.
Corporate Accountability International
Corporate Accountability’s bottled water campaign
Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom
Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom’s Water for Life campaign
Clean Water Action Minnesota
The state chapter of Clean Water Action Alliance tells you about state legislative issues that relate to water
Iraq Water Project
A web-site about a Veterans for Peace project to repair water treatment plants in Iraq.
Eco Education
A web-site about a local organization in the Twin Cities that provides a variety of environmental education programs to k-12 students.
Human Development Report
The Human Development Report on water, published by the United Nations Development Project.
Rice Creek Watershed District
This site includes information on building rain gardens, green roofs and other best management practices with water
University of Minnesota
Information on native plants of Minnesota
Chalchiutlicue
Minnesota grassroots community water actions, information and resources from a Latino, indigenous perspective and links to other local , regional, and international water advocacy groups.