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Privatization: The Road to Hell
Note: In a closely related topic, the UN and its corporate backers are rapidly developing what they cleverly refer to as “The Green Economy.” However, the “green” in this instance refers to the money...
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Prominent Water Activists Refuse to Debate Privatization at Controversial...
Alternative Water Forum Gathering Steam with 3000 Expected MARSEILLE—Today Food & Water Watch executive director Wenonah Hauter declined an invitation to debate World Water Forum participants on...
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Iraq war contractor ordered to pay $85 million–Soldiers injured by toxic...
Note: from our colleague Christy who forwarded this to us: “I don’t know when I’ve seen a story that so clearly links environmental injustice with oil, militarism, and privatization.” –The GJEP Team AP...
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U.S. intervention in El Salvador, by privatization this time
By Hilary Goodfriend, January 4 2012. Source: Labor Notes Unions in El Salvador are fighting a bill that would auction off everything from highways, ports, and airports to municipal services and higher...
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Research reveals catastrophic loss of Cambodia’s tropical flooded grasslands
March 18, 2013. Source: University of East Anglia Around half of Cambodia’s tropical flooded grasslands have been lost in just 10 years according to new research from the University of East Anglia. The...
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New seed legislation spells disaster for small farmers in Africa
April 3 2013. Source: African Center for Biodiversity Civil society organisations from the South African Development Community (SADC) region, and around the world have condemned the SADC draft...
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From water wars to water scarcity: Bolivia’s cautionary tale
By Emily Achtenberg, June 6, 2013. Source: North American Congress on Latin America When Bolivian President Evo Morales arrived at the new Uyuni airport last August and found no water running from the...
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Mexico: ‘Energy reform’ promises privatization – and fracking
20 August, 2013. Source: WW4 Report On Aug. 12 Mexican president Enrique Peña Nieto formally announced his plan for transforming the country’s nationalized energy sector by opening up the giant oil...
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Thousands march against ‘energy reform’ in Mexico
September 1, 2013. Source: Weekly News Update on the Americas In the first street demonstration that former center-left presidential candidate Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas Solórzano has led since 2000,...
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Colombia farmers’ uprising puts the spotlight on seeds
Note: For more on the nation-wide uprising in Colombia, as well as the violent crackdown that has been initiated by Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos, click here. In Colombia, we see the very real...
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