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How Corporations Are Creating a Life-Threatening Water Shortage
Imagine the swift and fierce government response if Al-Qaeda took a precious resource out of a delicate environment, sold it for profit and endangered 40 million people in the process. Now compare that example
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BREAKING: No Water for 100 Miles Around Toledo Ohio! People Dying!
No bottled water for 100 miles away from Toledo Ohio! This is a RED ALERT! They are selling water for $2 a cup in some areas of the city!
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Thirsty for justice: Detroit protesters flood streets over water shutdown
Hundreds of demonstrators paraded through Detroit, protesting the city’s decision to terminate water supplies to thousands of residents with delinquent accounts. “Fight, fight; water is a human right,” the protesters chanted as they marched the
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‘Escalating Resistance’ in Detroit as Residents Block Water Shut-Offs
'The issue of whether water should be a commodity or part of the commons raises the question of what kind of future we want.'
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Detroit has cut off the water supply to thousands of residents – and now activists have taken their fight to the UN
Activists angered by the closing of water accounts for thousands of people behind in their payments have taken their fight to the United Nations. In March, the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department (DWSD) announced that
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With Obama’s Blessing, Nation’s Water Supply Disappearing
Shocking statistics surfacing about record busting, low water levels in America’s Great Lakes make no mention of the sale of fresh water supplies by private companies to China, or of President Obama’s executive order
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Water Cut Offs in Detroit Are a Violation of Human Rights
I recently visited Detroit, MI, and am shocked and deeply disturbed at what I witnessed. I went as part of a Great Lakes project where a number of communities and organizations around the basin
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Privatization of Water as an Owned Commodity Rather Than a Universal Human Right
There is no greater natural resource on this earth than water. As the sustenance of all life, water keeps every living and breathing organism, every plant, every animal and every human being on this
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How Many Steps Does It Take to Make MSG?
Monosodium Glutamate (MSG) has become a very popular food additive over the past century, with Japanese scientists first isolating from seaweed for industrial purposes. The appeal, and danger, of MSG comes from the
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Food Labs Use An Average of 2000 Chemicals To Create 500 ‘Natural Flavors’ You Would Never Suspect Are Artificial
The flavor industry is worth billions. Flavor engineers are paid big bucks to make sure you never know the difference between “natural flavors” and the real thing. Chemists working for half a dozen companies
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All Corn Syrup Contains MSG
Natasha Longo, Prevent Disease Processed free glutamic acid (MSG) is deadly and it’s unlabeled in hundreds of foods. One of the tricks played by the food industry is the deceptive insertion of “no MSG
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Nestle’s Wet Dream: They Mark Up Water 53 MILLION Percent (Update: Response From Nestle)
The directors of Nestle must be breathing a sigh of relief as the world targets Monsanto with a barrage of negative publicity, global protests, and grassroots campaigns. While we’re all distracted by Monsanto’s GMO
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Welch’s Fruit Juice Cocktails Contain more Corn than Fruit: 80% water and High Fructose Corn Syrup
If you buy fruit juices at your local grocery store, you might notice the Welch's brand juices sold in refrigerated cartons. Welch's calls them "refrigerated cocktails" and offers exotic-sounding flavors like Strawberry Peach, Dragon
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The Privatization of Water: Nestlé Denies that Water is a Fundamental Human Right
The current Chairman and former CEO of Nestlé, the largest producer of food products in the world, believes that the answer to global water issues is privatization. This statement is on record from the
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