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Water Markets False Solution; Ireland Mass Protests against Water Charges; Water Extraction Leaves Thirst
Water Markets: A False Solution to a Real Crisis. If we have learned anything from the water shut-offs in Detroit and the ongoing water crisis in the Western U.S., it is that every community deserves access to safe and reliable water, regardless of its ability to pay. Yet a new movement is afoot to transfer control of our water to new water markets.
Mass Protests Across Ireland Against Water Charges. Almost 100 separate demonstrations were staged in towns and cities on Saturday, over charges introduced last month. The controversial austerity measure is a key part of the government’s plan to pay back the international financial bailout the state had to seek in 2010. It was one of the largest ever mass protests over Irish government policy.
Water everywhere for profit in Nejapa, but few drops for local people to drink. While big companies make millions from El Salvador’s water-rich Nejapa municipality, locals have little or no access to water.
