Stories by Jeff Conant
Jeff Conant is the International Research and Communications Coordinator for Food and Water Watch.
If we learned anything from the World Water Forum it should be that the privatization model has failed and a grassroots movement is needed.
Posted on Apr 2, 2009, Source: AlterNet
Behind the public posture as a trade expo and an educational forum for water advocates lies a labyrinth of political intrigue and corporate cronyism.
Posted on Mar 18, 2009, Source: AlterNet
A block of southern governments led by Uruguay is building support for an alternative, legitimate forum to be led by the United Nations.
Posted on Mar 17, 2009, Source: AlterNet
Bolivia ignited anti-globalization supporters by ousting the company that controlled its water. But that was just the beginning of its problems.
Posted on Jan 9, 2009, Source: AlterNet
The idea that Coca Cola can be environmentally accountable for the water it uses -- 'water neutral' -- has many skeptics.
Posted on Dec 1, 2008, Source: AlterNet
