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Three Factors Driving Water Scarcity Throughout Much of the World

Environment News ServiceMarch 13, 2012.

An "unprecedented" rise in the demand for food as the population grows, rapid urbanization and climate change are the drivers of increasing global water stress.

Rising Energy Demand Hits Water Scarcity 'Choke Point'

Peter Boaz, Matthew O. Berger, IPS News. September 28, 2010.

Criticism of the impact that water-cooled solar plants could have on water priorities in the U.S. Southwest even came from within the government.

Global Food Problems Are About Justice Not Scarcity

Frances Moore Lappe, YES! Magazine. July 2, 2010.

We need to rescue our food system from corporate control.

Water Is the New Oil -- And That's Going to Be Bad News for a Lot of People

Steven Solomon, AlterNet. January 7, 2010.

With the impending freshwater scarcity crisis, world politics and human civilization is undergoing another turbulent sea change.

Mexico's Water Shortage Is Turning Into a Food Crisis

Jaymi Heimbuch, TreeHugger. September 9, 2009.

After months of drought, spring crops are failing and food may need to be imported, causing costs to rise.

How the Last Bushmen Can Help Us Endure the Coming Age of Permanent Drought

Alan Snitow, San Francisco Chronicle. September 2, 2009.

A journalist and water adviser writes about how the the Kalahari Bushmen have a lot to teach us about surviving in times of scarcity.

Can California Be Drought-Proof by 2020?

Melinda Burns, Miller-McCune.com. August 3, 2009.

The state has got a plan to cut water use 20 percent by 2020. Is it realistic? And will rate increases spur revolt?

Beyond Scarcity: Reinventing Wealth in a Progressive World

Joe Brewer, TruthOut.org. February 25, 2009.

We had better be sure we have the right values in mind as we think about ourselves in this historic transition.

Consumption Has Finally Caught Up With Us

Michael T. Klare, Foreign Policy in Focus. December 7, 2006.

We're closer than we think to an age when gasoline becomes a luxury and restaurant meals become unattainable.