[Peace-discuss] My money's on water...

[Paul King]

This whole move towards privatizing our water sources and services is
really scary. Even if we are somehow able to leverage greener technologies
and bring an end to the age of American Oil Wars, a new cycle of
exploitation and violence will certainly follow as corporate-states move
in to monopolize water sources and maximize profits.

It's good to see that citizens are successfully organizing and defeating
some of these giants as reported by Jim Hightower below.

I didn't know that a private claim had been made on the Ogallala Aquifer.
That's preposterous! J-F-C! Has there been any kind of resistance?! Did
anyone else know about this?

paul


On Tue, 29 Apr 2003, Ken Urban wrote:

> I've found that sparkling water (la croix, $2.99 per 12 at Strawberry
> fields & Jerry's IGA) is a great substitute.  I keep a case in the
> office, and when I feel like something to drink besides water, I get a
> bubbly water.  Yes, it takes getting used.
>
> Here's some of Jim Hightowers's thought on water
>
> http://www.ratical.org/co-globalize/waterProftrs.html
>
> http://www.alternet.org/story.html?StoryID=13664
>
> Here's public citizen's water campaign
>
> http://www.citizen.org/cmep/Water/
>
> I also discovered that "Drinking Water Week" is coming up:
>
> http://www.awwa.org/communications/mainstream/WN01_DWW.cfm#TopOfPage
>
> Ken
>
> >>> Paul King <pmking at students.uiuc.edu> 04/28/03 11:56PM >>>
>
> For those who are currently trying to reduce their consumption of
> corporate sugar water, but don't really like the idea of drinking
> water
> all the time - check out the Food Coop. They have a bunch of really
> good
> carbonated drinks. Some of them even have real juice in them. Flavors
> like
> mango and orange-banana and kiwi strawberry. Good shit! You can screw
> coke
> and pepsi without even making a sacrifice! And it's healthier!
>
> paul
>
>
>
> "What difference does it make to the dead, the orphans, and the
> homeless,
> whether the mad destruction is brought under the name of
> totalitarianism
> or the holy name of liberty and democracy?" (Gandhi)
>
>
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