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“Blue Gold,” Sam Bozzo
 * 1. Title, Director, Year?**

- water dependence - consequences to the privatization of water
 * 2. Central Argument?**

- water, the source of life itself, profits are being made on water consumption, resulting in a life-and-death situation for those who can and cannot afford it - the world is running out of water - fertility rates decreasing due to water pollution - water pollution is killing more than malaria, AIDS, maybe even war - no reliable method to measuring usable ground water - sink holes appearing in regions that pump water in extremes - water rights in Mexico city, countering water conservation efforts - extreme weather occurring over the oceans, consequently the land isn’t receiving as much rain - deforestation à soil erosion - building housing in the name of urbanization, that keep needing more and more water - damming water has a bunch of consequences that weren’t thought of while being built: nutrients can’t be carried to the environment - we are running out of water and no one can escape that – rich people will be able to avoid it longer, but in the end it will hit them just as hard. - naming water as an economic good - water companies can buy out entire regions to allow them to privatize water - buying out politicians to push privatization on an area - “you could say that Coca-Cola owned Mexico” - pricing Coca-Cola lower than water in Africa - desalinization - wall-e reference – once we’ve ruined our planet, we decide that we’re just going to move on to another planet and leave the mess behind - if private companies or government start to clean the water, they will control its distribution - Michigan’s case exposes a loophole in water exportation - developing countries are forced to adhere to certain laws in order to get out of debt - water problem will not be properly addressed until the politics and the economics are confronted - stealing clouds, stealing rainwater - L.A. case study: showing that water is being transported great distances to supply the city – if L.A. were to live at a reasonable distance to the water, the population would be drastically smaller - America’s economic/military approach to getting their way - “if money is more important than water, where are we?”
 * 3. Sustainability Problems?**

- awesome imagery of water deprivation over the span of a week - graphics shown on the white board are great visuals - the border patrol case is appalling, totally unbelievable that not only is the water extremely polluted and the guards will never enter it, but the “aliens” are attempting to cross into America right through that water - Mexico city case, cutting down trees to alter the water table - dam is the choking artery of the planet - the man who killed himself on top of the fence…incredibly shocking – great symbolic move, but still shocking - companies rename themselves in order to avoid slander - no/very little regulation, job slashing - water prices all over the world are rising - reference made to corporations, the same sentiments and opinions were made as in “The Corporation” - the only way to provide a safe commodity is to do it yourself by desalinization - “he’s not a hydrologist, he’s a “hydrogostitute” - “SLAPP suit” deterring activism - the Nestle spokesperson chooses to have his voice deformed for anonymity - the Nestle case: pumping was forced to stop and in three days, the ruling was overturned - Joan’s case in Kenya - “we don’t have the money to stop her fire” - the Ryan’s Well Foundation is awesome, great example - “water wars” - Bolivia case: protesting privatization of water (Cochabamba) gathering rainwater - securing water supplies to ensure power in the future (Guarani aquifer) - unity and organization against any power and its to overcome - water in Paris returning to the public after a long history of privatizing
 * 4. Persuasive? Compelling?**

- no idea what that little cartoon with the water droplets was about
 * 5. Not Compelling?**

- why has the world been so quite thus far with this water shortage? how much longer will it be before it becomes a “real” problem?
 * 6. Info to Seek Out?**

- general audience, well represented, relatively simple terms
 * 7. Audience?**

- “we need to dig holes” to trick the water into staying and not going back to the ocean - deal with agriculture, hydroponics - go back to a food system where we’re not dependant on global trade - decommission dams - in-stream turbines - permeable paving solutions to allow rainwater to trickle down to the ground - limit the population based on the water supply…and it’s working - learn to live within the water table we - low flow shower head, turn off tap, moderate watering lawn, two flushing options (like in Israel) - viewing water as a public trust, without barring or restrictions - fighting back corporations and private organizations - Poland Springs protest, pouring the water back into the stream - fighting for the future generations - know our water table, know where our drinking water comes from
 * 8. Actions? Interventions?**

- good efforts were made to educate with being overwhelming
 * 9. Enhance film environmentally? educationally?**