Blue Gold: World Water Wars (1:34) 2008

Water is the new blue gold. And countries, with in the next fifty years, will be going to war over the acquisition of potable drinking water. Large corporations like Nestle, Coke and many others are privatizing water. Water is now being viewed as a commodity and not a basic human right. I learned a lot for this documentary. The movie Even the Rain while fiction is based on the riots in Bolivia that happened when the government privatized water, even the rain water.This documentary reports on grass root organizations that spring up (no pun intended) to do battle with companies like Ice Mountain and Poland Springs. Residents do not want their towns' drinking water being pumped and shipped away. This is a good companion piece to Tapped but much more global in examining the issue of access to clean water. This is a documentary which gives lots of information. And again, no pun intended, but the beginning tends to be a little dry. What I liked the most was the filmmakers interviewed ordinary citizens including young students who have stood up to the large corporations. The end of film gave concrete examples as to what we can do to help conserve water and promote access to clean water as a basic right.