Showing posts with label Water. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Water. Show all posts

Sunday, January 27, 2013

Corporate Land Grabs Reveal a Hidden Agenda: Controlling the Water | Alternet

Corporate Land Grabs Reveal a Hidden Agenda: Controlling the Water | Alternet
"The food crisis and recent droughts have confirmed that controlling the source of food—the land and the water that flows under or by it—are equally or even more important."

Thursday, September 13, 2012

Keep Wall Street Out of Our Waterways | Alternet

Keep Wall Street Out of Our Waterways | Alternet
"Up until now the United States has adhered to apublic trust approach to our waterways, maintaining that waters were part of the commons—owned by no one and by everyone—and protected for future generations. It was a doctrine that gave rise to a body of water law that holds that no one can mistreat our waterways in a way that injures the rights of others. Public trust provides the underpinnings of our Clean Water Act (CWA), which recognizes that industries simply don’t have the right to pollute. Unfortunately, though, there’s an insidious shift underway in our nation’s water policies that can only mean disaster for the most precious resource on the planet."

Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Wall Street Tightens Grip on Public Water as Local Residents Suffer | Common Dreams

Wall Street Tightens Grip on Public Water as Local Residents Suffer | Common Dreams
"Investment bankers and other major financial players are increasingly swooping in on public water utilities and other municipal services in cash strapped towns to the detriment of local residents, according to a new report released today by advocacy group Food & Water Watch. Vulture capitalists are increasingly facilitating the privatization of public infrastructure, taking control of public utilities while skimping on services and causing steep price hikes -- all the while making massive profits."