On AlterNet: right to water
Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "right to water"
Peter Asmus, AlterNet. August 19, 2009.
The latest fight between activists and companies such as Coke and Nestle is about who really owns water -- corporations or communities.
Peter Gleick, Pacific Institute. August 6, 2009.
This question is perhaps the thorniest question in the world of water. Here's a look at some of the laws surrounding it.
Peter Asmus, AlterNet. July 30, 2009.
California is leading the way with new legislation to guarantee clean water for all, but the federal government is far behind.
Daniel Moss, On the Commons. June 30, 2009.
From Latin America to Africa, a growing moving is helping to ensure water is a human right.
Yigal Schleifer, Christian Science Monitor. March 20, 2009.
A growing movement thinks so. But at a water conference in Turkey, officials voice concern about implementing such a right.
National Radio ProjectJanuary 29, 2009.
Here's a look at communities in the U.S. that are rising up against the private control of water.
Tara Lohan, AlterNet AlterNet: Water. December 16, 2008.
Help make history by signing Article 31 to make clean water a human right for all.
Food & Water WatchDecember 11, 2008.
On the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights there are strong calls to establish the right to water.
AlterNetOctober 17, 2008.
See how Obama and McCain compare on eight water issues from privatization to pollution.
Jay Walljasper, OnTheCommons.org. August 20, 2008.
A gathering of international thinkers, artists, and activists is inspiring a new revolution in the right to water and what belongs to the commons.
Maude Barlow, Movement Vision Lab. February 21, 2008.
The global water crisis is evident. We need a global solution in form of a United Nations covenant on water.
