@article{1355225,
      recid = {1355225},
      author = {Thompson, Jerry,},
      title = {American thirst, Canadian water /},
      pages = {1 online resource (43 min.)},
      note = {Title from resource description page (viewed June 10,  2015).},
      abstract = {As water becomes more valuable than oil, possessing this  resource will lead to enormous wealth or to war - probably  both. This lucid and well-organized documentary explores  the political issues behind control of this resource. Among  the experts featured in this film is former Senator Paul  Simon, who has devoted his retirement to studying the  international water crisis. A political dispute has broken  out between Canada and the U.S. and Mexico over NAFTA's  original clause stating that water could be sold between  the three countries. Many Canadian legislators disapprove  of treating water as a commodity; they would halt its sale  out of the country and rewrite the NAFTA clause. They fear  losing control of their water, which would be sold to the  highest bidder. The film takes a pending lawsuit against  the Canadian federal government as an example. Sun Belt  International, an American company, sought to transport  Canadian water to California. The British Columbian  government halted the sale. Sun Belt is suing for  compensation. If Sun Belt wins, the international legal  precedent could be monumental: water will become a tradable  commodity in the global marketplace. Will local governments  the world over lose control of their most precious natural  resource?},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/1355225},
}