water privitization

Investment Banker Appointed to Infrastructure Group Wants to Privatize Local Water

Climate, Community Rights, ICYMI, Resources / August 31, 2023

Biden Infrastructure Report Pushes ‘Disastrous Water Privatization Schemes,’ Watchdog Says “President Biden should have never appointed an investment banker to chair an advisory council for the nation’s infrastructure,” said one advocate.   An under-the-radar report by U.S. President Joe Biden’s National Infrastructure Advisory Council should not go unnoticed, said the national watchdog Food & Water Watch on …

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Follow the money: ‘Privatization Is Not the Answer’: Grave Warnings as Wall Street Vultures Circle Puerto Rico’s Water System

Climate, Groundwater, Health, News / June 27, 2018

Will they make rain water catchment a crime like the attempt in Bolivia? “Citing the Puerto Rican government’s newly unveiled bid to begin the privatization process, Food & Water Watch notes that island officials are looking to “crack down on ‘illegal’ access to water, a troubling sign that the bid is focused on profits, not …

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