Maude Victoria Barlow

We need saints now-a-days, especially those who deal with what Maude Barlow calls "underlying causes." Her recent interview on Alternative Radio pointed out that the present candidates for President of the United States are totally deficient in dealing with these causes, including critical infrastructures of all kinds, and especially w a t e r; and this includes President Obama, of course.

Let me just share a few resources on this outstanding Canadian woman: first, her facebook:

www.facebook.com/maude barlow. A recent publication: "Blue Gold: World Water Wars." & a slogan: "Water, water, not a drop to drink." Can we afford not to pay attention to our saints? Rachel Carlson, Vandana Shiva and Dr Helen Caldicott, to mention a few. I doubt it.

Earth Day is upon us again, and little is said in the press and media. I've called it our most important day of the year earlier in the Blog. We minimize it and its many concerns at our ultimate peril. In just trying to get the local town people involved I was faced with the attitude that "that is not my department." A reminder that the environment is every body's department was met with silence. What would have happened if water had been mentioned?