Wednesday, March 18, 2009

Water, Water, Everywhere: $50 per gallon and up

Hey all.

Family stuff is happening these days, so I'm not able to keep up here as I once was, but I have been following the rapid approach of World Water Day, which occurs this Sunday, March 22. To that end, I thought I might link you all to some articles around the web that might give you a broader understanding of the problems involved in water rights and water availability throughout the world.

  • CHILE: Why "Free-Market" Water Rights Just Don't Work
    An article about the water struggles in Quillaqua, Chile by The New York Times illustrates how badly wrong a water rights policy can go.
  • CANADA: No Princes in the Water Rights Game Either
    Now, you'd think that a country with a fairly solid human rights record (in the main--I know no one's perfect) would be a little quicker to agree that clean water is a basic human right. Not so much. Luckily, you can tell the government just what you think of that.
  • AFRICA: Coca Cola Equals Fresh Water?
    The Coca Cola Company has pledged $30 million dollars to fresh water projects in Africa. Now if they could just stop wasting the world's water by bottling it and shipping it across the globe.
  • USA: We Solve Our Problems on Film
    The Environmental Protection Agency is running a contest for films that will inspire the nation's people to protect our lakes and wetlands.
For more information about water rights, check out:So that's it for today. Go drink a little tap water out of a real glass, would you?

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