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“The Cadiz project will suck the desert dry while developers count their money,” said Ileene Anderson, a senior scientist with the Center for Biological Diversity, which filed the suit along with the Center for Food Safety. “It’s an unsustainable water-privatization scheme.” UPDATE: Court throws out federal approval of Cadiz water pipeline Bettina Boxall LA TIMES …
CADIZ, a foreign company who privatizes water projects worldwide, worked with local officials to hold the mandated public hearings 100 miles away so no one would show up. It’s all about corporate profits……water is a right and owned by everyone. https://www.wired.com/2016/01/the-2-4-billion-plan-to-water-la-by-draining-the-mojave/ https://www.foodandwaterwatch.org/insight/water-privatization-facts-and-figures Activists sue in water project Groups aim to block plan to pump …