{"product_id":"aqua-shock-isbn-9781576603321","title":"Aqua Shock","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn objective look at America's rapidly shrinking water supply\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cp\u003eOnce believed to be a problem limited to America's southwest, water shortages are now an issue coast to coast, from New England to California. In \u003ci\u003eAqua Shock: The Water Crisis in America\u003c\/i\u003e, author Susan J. Marks provides a comprehensive analysis of the current conflicts being waged over dwindling water supplies. She presents the findings of university studies, think tanks, and research groups, as well as the opinions of water experts, including Peter Gleick, president of the Pacific Institute for Studies in Development, Environment, and Security. The book\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplains where our water comes from and who controls it, as well as the cost of water on cash, commodities, and capitalism\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDescribes the risks of running out of water\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDetails how we can preserve and protect our most precious, yet most undervalued natural resource\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eRight now, battles over water supplies rage across the country. \u003ci\u003eAqua Shock\u003c\/i\u003e is an objective look at how we arrived at this crisis point and what we can do-and should be doing-to solve the water crisis in America.\u003c\/p\u003e  Acknowledgments.  \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Liquid Gold.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Where Our Water Comes From: A Global Perspective.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 The Disappearing Act.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Danger! Safe Water at Risk.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 On Governing Water.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 America's Water Gods.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 The Cost of Water: Cash, Commodities, and Capitalism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Can Our Water Be Saved?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlossary.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRecommended Resources.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cb\u003eSusan J. Marks\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning journalist and author. She spent more than a dozen years at the \u003ci\u003eDenver Post,\u003c\/i\u003e primarily as Sunday business editor and special projects editor\/business. She has also written for \u003ci\u003eBusinessWeek\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eForbes\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWoman’s World\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eColoradoBiz\u003c\/i\u003e, and the United Communications Group. Her work has received awards and recognition from local, regional, and national organizations, including Gannett, the \u003ca id=\"OLE_LINK1\" name=\"OLE_LINK1\"\u003eColorado Press Association\u003c\/a\u003e, and the Society of American Business Editors and Writers. She lives in Denver.  \u003cb\u003eThe Future of Fresh Water\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eAqua Shock\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eAqua Shock\u003c\/i\u003e confronts an unfortunately little-known fact—the U.S. is in the midst of a water crisis. This is not an issue that can be ignored. Americans need to resd this book\"\u003cbr\u003e —\u003cb\u003eKristine Stratton\u003c\/b\u003e, Executive Director, Waterkeeper Alliance\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOnce believed to be a problem only in the western United States, water shortages are now an issue coast to coast, from New England to California. Susan J. Marks bases her comprehensive analysis on the current water conflicts being fought over land, in local government agencies, and in the courtroom. She presents the findings of university studies, think tanks, and research groups and the opinions of water experts including Peter Gleick, president of the Pacific Institure for Studies in Development, Enviroment, and Security. There can be no doubt, she concludes, that fresh water in the United States is a fragile and diminishing resouce and its future depends on smart, careful panning now.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cb\u003eAmerica's Dwindling Resource\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\"We must shift from business as usual to a plan of action to save out environment. As \u003ci\u003eAqua Shock\u003c\/i\u003e details, that means water conservation, recycling, reuse, and rethinking how and where we use water today. We can do it, but time is not on our side. We must act now before it's too late.\"\u003cbr\u003e —\u003cb\u003eLester Brown\u003c\/b\u003e, President, Earth Policy Institute\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Susan J. Marks brings to our attention the dire straits that America faces and will continue to face because of water shortages and pollution of existing sources. It is time that the American public awoke to these conditions and took steps, however costly, to change them. Aqua Shock helps achieve this goal.\"\u003cbr\u003e —\u003cb\u003eJoel A. Tarr\u003c\/b\u003e, Richard S. Caliguiri Universtiy Professor of History and Policy, Carnegie Mellon University\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"With \u003ci\u003eAqua Shock\u003c\/i\u003e, Susan J. Marks has delivered a highly readable and tremendously informative account of what she quite rightly calls America's water crisis. Marks not only spells out in rich detail how and why we as a country find ourselves in the present predicament, but also how we can emerge from it and satisfy our thirst for water in a safe and sane manner.\"\u003cbr\u003e —\u003cb\u003eRonald F. Poltak\u003c\/b\u003e, 2006 EPA Lifetime Achievement Award Winner, and Executive Director, New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWater is the new oil—a precious and diminishing natural resource, one ultimately far more important and far less replaceable. \u003ci\u003eAqua Shock\u003c\/i\u003e is a lucid examination of how America arrived at this crisis point. Susan J. Marks focuses on the most pressing issues: who controls the water, what risks loom, and how we can preserve and protect our most undervalued resource.\u003c\/p\u003e  \"We must shift from  business as usual—what we at Earth Policy Institute call Plan A—to a plan of  action to save our environment—Plan B. That plan includes restoration  of aquifers. We can arrest the fall in water tables by increasing water  productivity—getting the most use from every drop of water that we do have.  That means, as \u003ci\u003eAqua Shock\u003c\/i\u003e details, recycling, re-use, conservation, and  re-thinking how and where we use water today. We can do it, but time  is not on our side. We must act now before it's too  late.\" \u003cbr\u003e —Lester R. Brown\u003cbr\u003e President  of Earth Policy Institute and author of \u003ci\u003ePlan B 4.0: Mobilizing to Save Civilization\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\"Susan J. Marks's book, \u003ci\u003eAqua Shock: The Water Crisis in America\u003c\/i\u003e, brings to our attention the dire straits that America faces in the future because of water shortages and pollution of existing sources.  It is time that the American public awakens to these conditions and takes steps, however costly, to change them.  \u003ci\u003eAqua Shock\u003c\/i\u003e will help achieve this desired goal.\"\u003cbr\u003e —Joel A. Tarr\u003cbr\u003e Richard S. Caliguiri University Professor of History and Policy, Carnegie Mellon University\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"Thankfully, Marks not only spells out in rich detail how and why we as a country find ourselves in the present predicament, but also how we can emerge from it and satisfy our thirst for water in a safe and sane manner.  It is within our power to solve this problem, and we must.\"\u003cbr\u003e —Ronald F. 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