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008			081017s2009 dcu b 001 0 eng
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020			_a9781597264365 (cloth : alk. paper)
020			_a1597264369 (cloth : alk. paper)
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100	1		_aGlennon, Robert Jerome, _d1944-
245	1	0	_aUnquenchable : _bAmerica's water crisis and what to do about it / _cby Robert Glennon.
260			_aWashington, D.C. : _bIsland Press, _cc2009.
300			_axii, 414 p. : _bill., maps ; _c24 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 341-400) and index.
505	0		_aPart I. The Crisis. 1. Atlanta's prayer for water -- 2. Wealth and the culture of water consumption -- 3. Our thirst for energy --4. Fouling our own nests -- 5. The crisis masked -- Part II. Real and surreal solutions. 6. Business as usual -- 7. Water alchemists -- 8. The ancient mariner's lament -- 9. Shall we drink pee? -- 10. Creative conservation -- 11. Water harvesting -- 12. Moore's law -- Part III. A new approach. 13. The enigma of the water closet -- 14. The diamond-water paradox -- 15. The steel deal -- 16. Privatization of water -- 17. Take the money and run -- 18. The future of farming -- 19. Environmental transfers -- 20. The buffalo's lament -- Conclusion : a blue print for reform -- Epilogue : The Salton Sea.
650		0	_aWater-supply _zUnited States.
650		0	_aDroughts _zUnited States.
650		0	_aWater consumption _zUnited States _xForecasting.
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