The corporate theft of the public’s natural right to water
source: http://www.commondreams.org/archive/2008/05/01/8655/
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The current 1.1 billion people worldwide without access to potable water only opens one of the smaller windows on the injustices and the multiple casualties being wrought by private water-related industries. In fact, many are clueless to the magnitude of the victims -- present and projected -- of the growing water crisis as well as to the inhumane implications of the role of the private sector in regards to treating water as a commodity that can be owned and sold for profit. As of now, 2.6 billion people are at high risk for not having access to potable and an additional 1.8 million children die each year from water-related diseases.
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- Green, Earth and Science, Environment, Water, 5 more
