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Water Heist: Corporations Are Targeting Cash-Strapped Cities for Control of Their Public Water

Posted on Jan 29, 2010, Source: AlterNet

From wastewater to drinking water, big business is looking to cash in on public water systems and they've got a new tactic.

Milwaukee, Don't Give the Public's Water Away to a Private Company

Posted on May 27, 2009, Source: Food & Water Watch

Looking for a quick cash turnaround, the city may be about make a decision it could spend the next 99 years paying for.

The Corporate Control of Water Takes an Unexpected Twist

Posted on Sep 9, 2008, Source: AlterNet

In one U.S. city, a mayor is putting the city's water systems up for sale in exchange for money for eduction.
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