Fresh Water Suppliers Aim To Deliver

Towing fresh water to water-poor regions can slake the thirst of nations and help deliver world peace.

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December 31, 2004, 11:00 AM PST

"Forget OPEC. Some experts say thenext cartel will be an organization of water-exporting countries. Others see more danger in local privatization ofwater, which could restrict access to the poor within nations.

...[C]onsider that less than 2.5 percent of the world's water is fresh. That vital resource is threatened by pollution, waterborne disease, and shifts in rain patterns caused by global warming, recent studies show. All of which, in some eyes, leaves the world on the verge of a scramble by private companies and countries vying for rights to available water."

Thanks to Ken Hughes

FULL STORY: Forget OPEC. The next cartel may export drinking water

Thursday, December 30, 2004 in The Christian Science Monitor

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