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“Human Beings Have No Right to Water” and Other Words of Wisdom From Your Friendly Neighborhood Global Oligarch
This is the world according to corporations is leading to the inevitable extinction of our species.
Putting Water Back in Public Hands
Nick Buxton: Paris and other cities have remunicipalised water that had been privatized saving users money and introducing more democracy and transparency.
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Just Say No to Multinationals? For Rural Communities, It’s Not Always That Simple
Nestle is proposing to gain access to the spring via a water exchange with Cascade Locks.
How Resource Scarcity and Climate Change Could Produce a Global Explosion
The coming decades could see a tidal wave of rebellion and conflict over oil, water, land, and more.
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EPA Survey: Over Half of American Rivers and Streams Are in Poor Condition
The majority of the rivers and streams in America are in
Worst Drought in 1,000 Years Could Begin in Eight Years
High-resolution climate models show four new climate scenarios with more detail and accuracy.
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Protesters Fight Nestle Bid to Tap into Scenic Columbia River Gorge Spring
Legal challenges are expected to delay the proposal for years, but opposition has been vocal from the beginning.
Prosperity Under Occupation?
Inside Palestine's besieged Areas ‘A’ - how the Ramallah bubble was created and how it might burst.
The Problem With Charity: Water
No one really knows how many more people have water due to charity: water's well-building efforts. Nor can anyone guarantee that's all that charity: water does.
California Readies Expansive New Delta Water Plan
An area of land known simply in California as ‘the Delta’ has undergone a rapid decline and this long-term tragedy has spurred state legislators and the governor to take …