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High up in the Andean valley, 8,000 feet above sea level, lies Cochabamba, Bolivia. The name, Khocha Pampa, from the indigenous Quechua, means swampy plain. Once a lush and verdant land, its waters have come under pressure from a variety of sources. The first was privatization. This week the Feria del Agua, [...keep reading] Ten years ago this month, the Bolivian city of Cochabamba was at the center of an epic fight over one of the city’s most vital natural resources: its own water. The Water Wars occurred just months after the Battle of Seattle. The uprising against Bechtel on the streets of Cochabamba was seen as the embodiment [...keep reading] Click here to View the Presentation In this podcast, Emily Posner, water activist, community organizer, grassroots lobbyist and legal worker speaks about the experience of Maine communities struggling to maintain control over their water resources as multinational corporations seek to withdraw ever increasing amounts of water for the bottled water industry. Climate Justice is Water Justice rally on Canada’s Parliament Hill. Public control over water resources and services to ensure protection for people and nature was part of the message of the Nov. 29 rally, a part of the Blue Summit organized before the copenhagen negotiations. California bill AB1242 would declare that it is the established policy of the state that every human being has the right to clean, affordable and accessible water for consumption, cooking, and sanitation that is adequate for the health and well-being of the individual and family. Over 250 people packed the Waterville (ME) Opera House for the World Premiere of “Tapped” on Sunday, July 12. Stephanie Soechtig’s debut feature is an unflinching examination of the big business of bottle water.
Grassroots organizations from Fryeburg, Kennebunk, Kennebunkport, Wells, Shapleigh and Newfield celebrated before the film with [...keep reading] WMTW-TV News (Portland, ME) Watch Video Residents in Wells will vote [Saturday, May 16, 2009] on a proposed ordinance that would regulate water extraction, a proposal that opponents said Wednesday night would lead to lawsuit and hurt business.
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Defending Water For Life in Maine | Coordinator: Emily Posner |
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