Privatizing Our Water--Will the Air Be Next?

"Privatizing Our Water--Will the Air Be Next?" Nancy Price, Alliance
for Democracy; Marie Mason, Sweetwater Alliance (Detroit); and Darcie
Rowe, Minnesota Water Alliance, discuss water privatization in
general; water privatization in Detroit and what has happened to
those who cannot pay the hugely increased water bill; Nestle
(Perrier) buying up a community's spring water to bottle Ice Mountain
water; and how the scene gets set in states (Minnesota) for
privatization of municipal water systems. Taped October 2003.

Category:

News & Politics

Tags:

• alteravista
• water
• privatizing
• free
• market

[elevenaftereleven]

I can't believe that people are not more concerned about this happening in their community...UNITED we stand...we need to enact some strong regulations to insure that water is available to everyone...the real eye openener was when the UN said it was NOT a human right...like we could actually survive without it...GET BUSY before it happens to YOU

[robertwc82]

who owns water? nobody, who owns air? nobody, who owns land? nobody, who owns the oceans? nobody. people can claim they own these things but it is a delusion. the land, the air and water were around long before humans and will be around long after they are gone. i say if you want to claim ownership of these things, prove to me you are a god that created them, otherwise fuck off

[aminah487]

most likely, the privilage few will be able to afford clean oxygen- IE going to oxygene places and pay to breath oxygene,,while the rest will breath air with less oxygene as the forests are been cleared for crude oil search,gold etc.i am putting this by 2020

[LuvsChopin]

@ChrisB176 You can't really believe that. Did you hear anything that was said on this video? It is your water too Chris and once the aquifer dries up your community will be affected. Forget your "feelings" and listen to the facts.

[ChrisB176]

These environmental "activists" crack me up! They are in it for no other reason than to make money and bring notoriety to themselves. They are the most egotistical, self-centered people I have ever had the displeasure of meeting (and smelling from a mile away). Anyone who actually buys into their crap is a sucker. 

[villainpingouin]

See also "Gas Land" where corporate America has found another way of wasting fresh water!

[omega4chimp]

@maddforit But the water here comes with a downside they put floride in our water which lowers your iq buy blocking Iodine absorbtion.

[omega4chimp]

Thats were captilism goes wrong privitaization of basic human nesisietys is never a good thing. and screw those liberals too if they werent so light on the drug war i wouldnt of been high during highschool abd learnt how to spell nesisetys.

[larry1369]

Corporations do not own the planet. Speak out to everyone you know of the dangers of water privatization. Water=Life. It is time we stand up to corporations or perish. It seems like a pretty easy choice but most people are painfully unaware of what is being planned. World Bank and IMF involved. That is no surprise!!

[philnoll]

@Beardactal

google videos has lots of hour long videos, and they own youtube. I don't know exactly how it works, but I'm pretty sure you and me can still only post 10 minutes at a time.

[philnoll]

activists have terrible hair.

[XionXXXX]

Make them choke to death and kill them if they don't pay for the air!