Four dollars for a gallon of gas is ridiculous enough, but $4 for a gallon of water could someday became a reality, that is if oil tycoons like T. Boone Pickens and water bottling companies have their way. Privatization of water in which companies control the public’s water sources and free water is a thing [...]
Group to World Bank: Stop Funding Water Privatization – Common Dreams staff The World Bank’s policy of funding the privatization of water is a financial and development failure, says a report released today by Corporate Accountability International. “Water for the people”: Sign from a 10-year celebration of the Cochabamba “Water Wars” [...]
Photo Credit: Lucian Coman via Shutterstock Three Factors Driving Water Scarcity Throughout Much of the World An “unprecedented” rise in the demand for food as the population grows, rapid urbanization and climate change are the drivers of increasing global water stress. MARSEILLES, France, March 12, 2012 (ENS) – “If we fail today to make water [...]
Humanity’s Growing Impact on the World’s Freshwater It takes water to make everything, and the explosion of demand for all manner of products is draining rivers, shrinking lakes and depleting aquifers. February 23, 2012 | I remember only too well the reaction given me by a Sudanese here in Australia when he first saw people [...]
The U.S. Wastes 7 Billion Gallons of Drinking Water a Day: Can Innovation Help Solve the Problem? This is a major problem for municipalities around the country. But it’s also a major opportunity for companies that can mop up all that waste. November 4, 2011 | Advertisement In 2009, America earned a [...]
