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SUPPORTING  DOCUMENTATION

Everything in the novel is based on real-life events or situations. It took about 3 years of research to learn enough about my subject and to tie all the pieces together (although not full time - we still have to make a living!).  Below you will find some of the supporting documentation I used to create the concepts and the plot. They are organized by general category.

Bibliography

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Blue Gold: The Fight to Stop the Corporate Theft of the World's Water by Maude Barlow and Tony Clarke

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The Big Thirst: The Secret Life and Turbulent Future of Water by Charles Fishman

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The Race for What's Left: The Global Scramble for the World's Last Resources by Michael T. Klare 

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Water: The Epic Struggle for Wealth, Power, and Civilization by Steven Solomon


Ogallala  Aquifer

U.S. Groundwater Losses Between 1900-2008: Enough To Fill Lake Erie Twice

Ogallala Aquifer - Wikipedia

Ogallala Aquifer - Basic information

How Will North America's Largest Aquifer, The Ogallala Aquifer, Fare?

Texas - Court Says Landowners Own Groundwater
The EPA Is Letting Energy Companies Pollute Our Drinking Water

High Plains Aquifer Dwindles, Hurting Farmers

Farmers Are Exploiting Conservation Subsidies To Use More Water, Not Less

Wells Are Running Dry In Parts Of Kansas

Athabasca  Oil  Sands

Oil Sands Video

Oil Sands Video - Fort McMurray Resident Commentary

Petropolis Trailer - Film about the Tar Sands

Alberta Oilsands: A Driving Force Behind Canada's Economy For Next 25 To 35 Years, Report Says - but "global demand for oil sands in 2035 will be well below what has currently been approved."

Scientists discouraged from commenting on oilsands contaminant study

NRDC: Canada’s Tar Sands Expansion Would Make Climate Change Worse

With Tar Sands Development, Growing Concern on Water Use

Tar Sands Oil Well Blowout: "Nobody really understands how to stop it."


Oil industry successfully lobbied Ottawa to delay climate regulations, e-mails show

Canadian energy companies’ lax oil sands environmental reporting stalls pipeline plans

Keystone  XL  pipeline

No major objections to Keystone XL oil pipeline, State Department says

Senate gives a big, fat thumbs-up to Keystone XL

Harper Offers Obama Climate Action for Keystone Approval

State Dept. watchdog launches 'inquiry' into Keystone environmental report

Keystone XL: State Department admits not checking on consultant's ties to TransCanada 

Critical Part of Keystone Report Done by Firms with Deep Oil Industry Ties

Poll finds Keystone XL enjoys broad support in U.S.   

If Wall Street's right, Obama may nix Keystone

A Presidential Decision That Could Change the World: The Strategic Importance of Keystone XL   

Nebraska OKs re-routed Keystone XL pipeline   

Cooking the Books: State Department Ignores True Climate Impact of Keystone XL Pipeline

Keystone XL 'Anomalies' Prompt TransCanada To Repair Brand-New Pipeline

Keystone XL: Nebraska Landowners Sue Governor, but Case May Not Get Heard

Legal Battles Over Land Rights, Pipelines Are On The Rise

Why Susan Scott Buried TransCanada's Money on Her Family Farm

Tar Sands Oil Boom Drives Push for A Northern Pipeline

International  treaties

The Trans-Pacific Partnership Treaty Is the Complete Opposite of "Free Trade"

Control over food is at stake with the TPP

World’s water footprint linked to free trade

TransPacific Partnership Will Undermine Democracy, Empower Transnational Corporations

American judge rules against Canadian polluter, but will justice flow both ways?

Why So Secretive? The Trans-Pacific Partnership as Global Coup

China Looking to Joining Trans-Pacific Patnership

Get China trade deal before signing TPP

Canadian  Water

Water Export From Canada - Wikipedia

Leaky Exports - Portrait of the Virtual Water Trade in Canada

5 Things You Should Know about Canadian Position on Water

Canada and the Global Water Crisis

Water Rights Across Canada

Water in North America: Rising Tensions

Transboundary Waters Protection Act

Water Rights for Sale in Alberta

Water   PrivAtization

Nestle CEO: Water Is Not A Human Right, Should Be Privatized


chinese  connection

How much of Canada’s energy resource lies in foreign hands?

Canada says it needs foreign capital to develop its oil

China-Canada tar sands deal gets final approval

Why did 28,000 rivers in China suddenly disappear?

Canada’s Careful China Balancing Act

Chinese loans could fuel regional conflict

After China's multibillion-dollar cleanup, water still unfit to drink

Water Demands of Coal-Fired Power Drying Up Northern China

Rivers of blood: the dead pigs rotting in China's water supply

China Water: All dried up.

Playing the Blame Game in China’s Water Crisis

If You Think China's Air Is Bad, You Should See The Water

Water-trading could exacerbate water shortages in China

Scarcity of Water and Land Shifts Geography of Food Production and Irrigation Networks to China’s Northeast

Firm linked to China ordered to pay $1.5M in deaths of Alberta oil sands workers

On Xi's to-do list: Fix China's drinking problem

SOE will likely eye Canada’s shale plays after oil sands snub

Soverign  Wealth  Funds

Global Regulation of SWFs, SOEs and the Chinese Experience

Sovereign Investing in Times of Crisis: The Case of China

12 Reasons Why Globalization is a Problem

Battle for world’s largest wealth fund, and what it means for energy sector

US  Water  Security

Water Wars: Who Controls The Flow?

U.S. Drought 2012: Tales Of Woe And Opportunity Amid Historic Dry Weather

US Energy Policies Surprisingly Dependent Upon Water

Drought Disasters Declared In More Counties; 1,297 Affected So Far

Widespread Drought Is Likely to Worsen

Nebraska Farmers Told to Halt Irrigation as Drought Drains Rivers

Drought Drying Up Wells In Rural Midwest

Rain Over Texas Quenches Dry Lone Star State

Water  Bags

Spragg Water Bag Demonstration Video

Spragg Water Bag Information

Wikipedia Flexible Barge Information

Alaska City Set to Ship Water to India, U.S. Company Announces

Aqueous International Bulk Water Conveyance

Water Bag Information

Giant Water Bag Plan Taking Shape in Australia

Water Bag Considerations vs. Tankers

Climate  Scientist  Harrassment

E-Mail Leak on Climate Is Unsolved

Climate Scientists Face Organized Harassment in U.S.

Exclusive: Billionaires secretly fund attacks on climate science

Federal Scientists Muzzled By Tories Investigated By Environmental Law Centre

Death Threats, Intimidation, and abuse: Once scientist counts the cost of honesty

War Of The Worlds: When Science, Politics Collide

Climate  Change  Denial

Hockey Stick Graph - Wikipedia

"Climate Justice" Is Largely Just A Progressive Plot Against Capitalism

Big business funds effort to discredit climate Science

As Climate Change Report Draws Near, Deniers Raise Voices, Bury Heads Deeper

Kansas's Self-Destruct Button: A Bill to Outlaw Sustainability

Secret funding helped build vast network of climate denial think tanks

The Psychology of Global Warming: Why YOU Haven't Acted Yet

To Fight Climate Change, Don't Mention It, Study Suggests

other

Face-kini - On Chinese Beaches, The Face-Kini Is In Fashion

Pictures of Face-kini

US Pipeline Map/Circulatory System 

Study Finds Flaws in Pipeline Leak Detection Systems

Major Pipeline Among Ideas For Aiding Arid West

University of Oxford to identify 'stranded' high carbon assets

Rains or Not, India Is Falling Short on Drinkable Water




Austin, TX

Austin is a hot town! The Continental Club on South Congress, Angelina Eberly, The Driskill Hotel, 6th Street Entertainment District, The Jackalope - all major landmarks in Austin and so much fun to write about.

The HoffBrau  - Austin, TX

Hoffbrau Steaks in Austin is fantastic! A classic, throw-back - swimming in lemon butter! I went straight home in the middle of the day and slept for 3 hours after my lunch here! Delicious!

aquarena   springs - san   marcos, tx

The Texas River Center at Aquarena Springs in San Marcos, TX. The water in Spring Lake is crystal clear. I loved this place as a backdrop for Quinn's research.

Stubbs   BBQ - Austin, TX

Stubbs BBQ smokes up delicious BBQ - awesome venue and a great public backdrop for a suspense scene. When I stood on the balcony overlooking the outside concert area, everything about that scene popped into place. I could feel what it would be like for Quinn to watch helplessly from above as the action unfolded within a throng of people.  

Blanton   Art  Museum - Austin, TX

The Blanton Museum made an excellent backdrop for Quinn's possible paranoiac chase scene through its maze of art galleries. The scene was inspired by Alfred Hitchcock's 1966 film Torn Curtain, where there is a similar scene in a Russian museum, the clicking of the pursuer's and the pursue's shoes mimicking and thus accelerating the viewer's heartbeat. Stacked Waters, by Teresa, was inspiring. Tranquil and beautiful, the space really gives you the sense of being immersed in a giant pool, without the wetness. I really enjoyed this installation and thought it serendipitous that Austin's fine art museum would have such an appropriate installation.