Thirst: Fighting the Corporate Theft of Our WaterISBN: 978-0-7879-8458-8
Hardcover
304 pages
March 2007, Jossey-Bass
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Out of sight of most Americans, global corporations like
Nestlé, Suez, and Veolia are rapidly buying up our local water
sources—lakes, streams, and springs—and taking control
of public water services. In their drive to privatize and commodify
water, they have manipulated and bought politicians, clinched
backroom deals, and subverted the democratic process by trying to
deny citizens a voice in fundamental decisions about their most
essential public resource.
The authors' PBS documentary Thirst showed how communities around the world are resisting the privatization and commodification of water. Thirst, the book, picks up where the documentary left off, revealing the emergence of controversial new water wars in the United States and showing how communities here are fighting this battle, often against companies headquartered overseas.
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