Water Export: Related Issues

Water export & related issues

These first two articles were written by Maude Barlowe, and are especially worth reading. Maude Barlowe is doing for the commodification of water what Rachel Carson did for pesticide use back in the 1960s.

Blue Gold: The Commodification of the World’s Water Supplies
Water Incorporated

Jamie Linton, one of Maude Barlow’s colleagues at the Council of Canadians, recently published “Canada on Tap – The Environmental Implications of Water Exports”, which reviews the available science on ecological impacts of bulk water exports. To find it, go to
Council of Canadians and follow the links to:
– Water Campaign
– – Reports & Analysis
– – – “Canada on Tap” (first one on the list)

Other water export-related topics

The New Economy of Water
Towable storage bladders in Greece
Norwegian waterbag technology

Globalization

Existing treaties like the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), and treaties currently being negotiated, like the General Agreement on Trade and Services (GATS) and the Free Trade Association of the Americas (FTAA), may soon have devastating effects on water rights and water usage.

Corporations are preparing to treat water the way Enron treated energy — in California and around the world.