Editor Brian Kennedy provides readers with a balanced view, through a collection of conservative and liberal points of view on our water sources. Essays include an examination of the many sources of pollution, whether we are at a global crisis level for water quality and quantity, and whether access to water should be a human right. Readers will also evaluate the water situations in the Middle East and Africa. They will learn about technology that may solve water issues, and learn whether drinking bottled water hurts the environment.