Water

Johannesburg High Court declares prepaid water meters unlawful & unconstitutional

richard — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 10:46:56 -0600

Johannesburg High Court finds enforced choice between pre-paid meter and standpipe to be unlawful and unconstitutional and orders City of Johannesburg to provide full range of water delivery service options.

Turkey's Government Plans Sweeping Water Privatisation in Run-up to World Water Forum in Istanbul

richard — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 07:07:11 -0600

Olivier Hoedeman and Orsan Senalp, April 2008, Corporate Europe Observatory - In March 2009 the Turkish government will host the fifth World Water Forum against a backdrop of what is probably the most sweeping water privatisation programme in the world.

Turning on Canada's Tap?

karl — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 02:42:08 -0700

April 3, 2008 - The Polaris Institute released today a new report on bulk water exports called Turning on Canada’s Tap? The report, prepared by Tony Clarke, Executive Director of the Polaris Institute, outlines why Canada needs a comprehensive policy and strategy now on bulk water exports to the United States.

The Water Front: Water Privatization and Bottled Water

richard — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 12:48:53 -0700

“What if you lived by the largest body of fresh water in the world but could no longer afford to use it?” - The Water Front, a documentary film by Liz Miller, is the story of one community’s determined resistance to water privatization.

Watershed

richard — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 12:49:33 -0700

Watershed, a documentary by Lauren Rosenfeld, intimately captures agrarian life in the heart of the Andes Mountains and portrays the struggle of a Chilean farming community to preserve its culture, land, and water rights.

It's just water, right? Wrong. Bottled water is set to be the latest battleground in the eco war

richard — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 09:44:03 -0700

Lucy Siegle, February 10, 2008, The Observer - When the National Consumer Council recently investigated 'rip-off mineral water' in restaurants, it found one in five people 'slightly nervous' or 'too scared' to ask for tap water.

Oil in My Water?

richard — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 13:23:06 -0700

Read how Royal Dutch Shell, Exxon, ConocoPhillips and British Petroleum are intimately linked to the production of bottled water.

Canada urged not to share water with Americans

richard — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 13:19:27 -0700

Hollywood stars gather in Banff to raise funds for Waterkeeper Alliance -

Nick Lees, January 18, 2008, The Edmonton Journal - Canada must resist pressure to sell or share its water with the United States if it wants to avoid an environmental catastrophe, said environmentalist Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

HOUSE EYES GROUNDWATER EFFECTS OF BOTTLED WATER PRODUCTION

richard — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 10:02:13 -0700

December 24, 2007, Water Policy Report (EPA) Vol. 16, No. 26 - Key House lawmakers are exploring ways to increase federal protection of groundwater in response to environmentalists' concerns that bottled water companies are damaging sensitive water resources when extracting groundwater for sale, but it appears that options for EPA or U.S. Army Corps of Engineers regulation are unlikely.

Call to Keep Water Clean of Privatisation

karl — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 09:46:34 -0700

David Cronin, January 7, 2008 (IPS) - Water supply could increasingly be managed by private firms once a new European Union treaty enters into force, experts warned Monday.