Schlagwort-Archive: water

Equal Times: Water futures: the latest battleground in the defence of the fundamental right to water

Equal Times
3. Februar 2021

Water futures: the latest battleground in the defence of the fundamental right to water
By Daiva Repeckaite

The volatility of stock market trading has made global headlines over the past couple of weeks thanks to the frenzy surrounding a US video games retailer. It’s a dizzying yarn of Reddit vigilantes taking coordinated action to bankrupt hedge funds that were short selling GameStop stocks, resulting in rollercoaster share prices, trading restrictions and US congressional hearings. It provides a stark illustration of the absurdity of the stock market, and yet, in early December 2020, the US state of California decided to allow water to become a tradable commodity. […]

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Our public water future: The global experience with remunicipalisation

Municipal Services Project Abstract: After three decades of often catastrophic results, many cities, regions and countries are closing the book on water privatisation. A quiet citizen revolution is unfolding as communities across the world reclaim control of their water services to manage this most crucial resource in a democratic, equitable and ecological way. Over the … weiterlesen

Remunicipalization is big word for a simple concept

Donald Cohen, In the Public Interest 16.04.2015 Remunicipalization is big word for a simple concept: it’s the process of bringing a formerly privatized service or asset back under public control. For residents and taxpayers, remunicipalization is often the logical conclusion after private water corporations fail to deliver on their promises. For corporations like Veoila and … weiterlesen

The Tricks and Ploys of the Corporate Water Barons

food & water watch 02.06.2014 The Tricks and Ploys of the Corporate Water Barons By Mary Grant The lengths some companies will go to stop communities from gaining local control of their water systems can seem completely crazy. Tomorrow, voters in California’s Monterey Peninsula will go to the polls to decide whether to take the … weiterlesen