Blue and Gold World Water Wars
Q: should water be privatized?
Jim Olson (P) (environmental attorney)
Aquifer (I)
– Underground natural reservoir
– Water goes through permeable rock (filters) until it hits impermeable rock
– You can access this water through water pumps or wells
Atlantis
– Ubar, southern omar
Recharge (I): groundwater filtered through natural means
Desertification (I): growth of deserts around the world
– The lack of precipitation
– Deforestation
– Overgrazing
– No vegetation
Permeable Pavement (explore for school project)
Dam Rivers don’t carry nutrients down the stream, more erosion which leads to desertification
May 11, 2026
Slapsuit
– Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation) is a civil lawsuit filed to intimidate, silence, or censor critics by burdening them with high legal costs and, ultimately, exhaustion. These meritless cases are used by entities with superior resources—such as corporations or developers—against activists, journalists, and citizens to halt public discourse on matters of public interest
Bi-local
– Trading with local regions
– Also good for environment
A lot of water is being exported and depleting our lakes (aran sea).
Deaths related to water
– Farmer in S-Korea
– Joanne, an activist who got assassinated for trying to protect a natural body of water.
Countries and states are in conflict over water (war)
– Places like south Africa have a lot of aquifers, so many powers fight over them.
Ways to address the water crisis
– Water available everywhere for everyone (to prevent privatization of water)
– Dig holes to trap water and revitalize the land
– Turbines in rivers
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