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4127840Every Drop for Salehttps://www.gandhi.com.mx/every-drop-for-sale-9781440649783/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/2580687/18c2cf53-2650-40d2-b5fe-d7a0dcc0ba32.jpg?v=638384168868100000254353MXNPenguin Publishing GroupInStock/Ebooks/<p>An investigative journalist explores our world on the brink of running out of usable water.</p><p>Less than .0008 percent of the total water on Earth is fit for human consumption, but global consumption of fresh water is doubling every twenty years. Water has become perhaps our most precious commodity-a life-sustaining but increasingly rare and privatized resource. A dramatic gap exists between those who have adequate water for survival and those who dont, and tensions over water in some areas of the world hover just below open war.</p><p>From Europe to Asia to Africa to America, Jeffrey Rothfeder has visited the worlds hot spots, those with the least amount of water, as well as places where there is so much of it that plans are in the works to sell the excess to the highest bidder. In this compelling narrative account of our world in turmoil over water, Rothfeder describes the issues and struggles of the people on all sides of the water crisis: from the scarred survivors of bizarre water-management practices, to those who are willing to die for water to sustain their families and crops, to the scientists and leaders who are trying to set things straight.</p><p>Important, provocative, and immensely readable, <strong>Every Drop for Sale</strong> explores a fascinating critical dilemma: As we run out of it, is water a fundamental right of everybody on Earth or just a product humans need that can be bought and sold like any other commodity?</p>...4063219Every Drop for Sale254353https://www.gandhi.com.mx/every-drop-for-sale-9781440649783/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/2580687/18c2cf53-2650-40d2-b5fe-d7a0dcc0ba32.jpg?v=638384168868100000InStockMXN99999DIEbook20049781440649783_W3siaWQiOiIxZmI4ZTYyNC00YTJiLTQ5YzMtOTIwNi0yODFlMDY3NjAzYmEiLCJsaXN0UHJpY2UiOjM1MywiZGlzY291bnQiOjk5LCJzZWxsaW5nUHJpY2UiOjI1NCwiaW5jbHVkZXNUYXgiOnRydWUsInByaWNlVHlwZSI6Ildob2xlc2FsZSIsImN1cnJlbmN5IjoiTVhOIiwiZnJvbSI6IjIwMjUtMDctMDFUMDA6MDA6MDBaIiwicmVnaW9uIjoiTVgiLCJpc1ByZW9yZGVyIjpmYWxzZX1d9781440649783_<p>An investigative journalist explores our world on the brink of running out of usable water.</p><p>Less than .0008 percent of the total water on Earth is fit for human consumption, but global consumption of fresh water is doubling every twenty years. Water has become perhaps our most precious commodity-a life-sustaining but increasingly rare and privatized resource. A dramatic gap exists between those who have adequate water for survival and those who dont, and tensions over water in some areas of the world hover just below open war.</p><p>From Europe to Asia to Africa to America, Jeffrey Rothfeder has visited the worlds hot spots, those with the least amount of water, as well as places where there is so much of it that plans are in the works to sell the excess to the highest bidder. In this compelling narrative account of our world in turmoil over water, Rothfeder describes the issues and struggles of the people on all sides of the water crisis: from the scarred survivors of bizarre water-management practices, to those who are willing to die for water to sustain their families and crops, to the scientists and leaders who are trying to set things straight.</p><p>Important, provocative, and immensely readable, <strong>Every Drop for Sale</strong> explores a fascinating critical dilemma: As we run out of it, is water a fundamental right of everybody on Earth or just a product humans need that can be bought and sold like any other commodity?</p>...9781440649783_Penguin Publishing Grouplibro_electonico_bab2db09-5ac4-4d6f-9d97-dad67b996ee7_9781440649783;9781440649783_9781440649783Jeffrey RothfederInglésMéxicohttps://getbook.kobo.com/koboid-prod-public/PenguinUS-epub-e23a84f6-4168-40d2-9a89-f8ee8a02de4a.epub2004-08-19T00:00:00+00:00Penguin Publishing Group