On AlterNet: resnicks

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "resnicks"

FIJI Water and Their Parent Company's Shady Water Dealings in the US and Abroad

Kai Olson-Sawyer, Ecocentric. August 30, 2011.

The pursuit of water is the hidden pea in Roll Global's corporate shell game.

Meet the Billionaire Couple Who Took Over California's Water Supply

John Gibler, Earth Island Journal. December 2, 2010.

California's wealthiest growers have ensured that their crops get better -- and cheaper -- water than the people who tend them.

Goodbye Fiji Water? Bottling Company Announces It's Shutting Down

Tara Lohan, AlterNet. November 29, 2010.

The bottled water company is at odds with Fiji's military junta and has announced they're closing their operations. Here's why that's good news.

Billionaire Farmers Scheming to Privatize California's Water Are Under Attack

Yasha Levine, AlterNet. September 14, 2010.

Two devastating lawsuits have been filed this summer in an attempt to claw back hundreds of millions (and possibly billions) of dollars in ill-gotten profits.

The Resnicks Manipulate Water Policy with Big Campaign Contributions

Dan Bacher, AlterNet. February 17, 2010.

Expect the influence by corporate giants like the Resnicks to increase even more due to the recent Supreme Court decisions that blocks bans on corporate spending for candidates.

How Limousine Liberals, Water Oligarchs and Even Sean Hannity Are Hijacking Our Water Supply

Yasha Levine, AlterNet. November 19, 2009.

A group of water oligarchs engineered a disastrous privatization scheme to make a fortune out of California's most precious natural resource.