On AlterNet: water privatization
Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "water privatization"
Peter Gleick, Pacific Institute. February 8, 2010.
The only way for thirsty fans to get water now is to wait in line at the concessions counter for a free small cup or pay $4 for bottled water.
Stephanie Rogers, EcoSalon. February 5, 2010.
Critics point out inconsistencies in Coke’s approach to the environment including its opposition to city efforts to support public water and to bottle recycling bills.
Joe Cressy, Polaris Institute. December 17, 2009.
Seventy-two municipalities from 8 provinces and 2 territories have implemented restrictions on bottled water.
Peter Gleick, Pacific Institute. November 19, 2009.
After years of claiming that they needed no public support to build this plant, this claim has finally been proven false.
Dan Bacher, AlterNet. October 20, 2009.
Grassroots community activists are mobilizing against the internationally boycotted corporation that is planning to bottle water in an already parched state.
Sandor Ellix Katz, Chelsea Green Publishing. September 28, 2009.
Protecting our water commons should be a key issue in our debate about food politics.
Tara Lohan, AlterNet AlterNet: Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace. September 15, 2009.
How a tiny town sent a multinational packing.
Diane Farsetta, PR Watch. September 4, 2009.
But the primary importance of water to life makes the corporate warping of water policy and philanthropy especially troubling.
Elizabeth Royte, AlterNet. August 26, 2009.
Instead, we must fix our municipal systems and, most important of all, better protect our watersheds from chemical and other pollution.
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.
Anna Lenzer, Mother Jones. August 18, 2009.
How did a plastic water bottle, imported from a military dictatorship thousands of miles away, become the epitome of cool?
Kate Fried, Food & Water Watch. August 5, 2009.
As a result we're likely to see local water utilities being gobbled up by private companies which raise rates while offering subpar service.
Leslie Samuelrich, Corporate Accountability International AlterNet: Water. July 27, 2009.
The water bottling giant has been dealt yet another set-back by the grassroots.
Jorge Aguilar, Food & Water Watch. July 27, 2009.
Other cities considering desal would be wise to look at what happened in Tampa.
Jenny Tomkins, In These Times. July 13, 2009.
Communities across the country are fighting back as Nestle tries to drain their water and their finances.
Kristin Urquiza, Corporate Accountability International. July 8, 2009.
Congress is taking a critical step forward in regulating a product that has historically been one of the least regulated.
Wenonah Hauter, Food & Water Watch. July 8, 2009.
The people have prevailed in this battle for control of their water resources, but the larger fight still continues.
Dave Dempsey, AlterNet. July 6, 2009.
A loophole in a recent interstate compact leaves the door open for bottled water companies to take what they wish.
Leslie Samuelrich, Corporate Accountability International. July 1, 2009.
Multinational giant Nestle is trying to out-money Michigan citizens -- help stop the corporate water grab.
Mary Grant, Food & Water Watch AlterNet: PEEK. June 16, 2009.
Don't fall for the hype over 'public-private partnerships.'
Richard Girard, Polaris Institute. June 15, 2009.
Market reports predict that over the next four years sales of bottle water will grow most quickly in Asia, Latin America and Africa.
Raul Zibechi, Americas Policy Program. June 2, 2009.
The poor of Bolivia drove out the neoliberal model of water management. Now, they are fighting for equitable community control.
Deborah Lapidus, Corporate Accountability International. April 28, 2009.
Nestlé's global bottled water sales declined by 1.6 percent thanks to the economy and mounting grassroots pressure.
Kristin Urquiza, Corporate Accountability International AlterNet: PEEK. April 23, 2009.
Coke's latest shareholder meeting exposed their hypocrisy.
Staff, Food & Water Watch AlterNet: Water. April 22, 2009.
"This must be the priority: ecosystem protection must take precedence over commercial demands on these waters."
