Karen Piper: 2 books
The Price of Thirst
Global Water Inequality and the Coming Chaos
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2014
“There's Money in Thirst,” reads a headline in the New York Times. The CEO of Nestlé, purveyor of bottled water, heartily agrees. It is important to give water a market value, he says in a promotional video, so “we're all aware that it has a price.” But for those who have no access to clean...
Left in the Dust
How Race and Politics Created a Human and Environmental Tragedy in L.A.
Language: English
Release Date: March 3, 2015
An intensely personal story crossed with a political potboiler, Left in the Dust is a unique and passionate account of the city of Los Angeles's creation, cover-up and inadequate attempts to repair a major environmental catastrophe. Owens River, which once fed Owens Lake, was diverted away from the...