[Summit] Summit Digest, Vol 36, Issue 20

[Hope for Health]

I'll act on this as soon as I get a chance!
Thank you so much, Greg, for bringing this
critical concern to our attention!

Last I heard, air and water are necessary
for survival - it is terrifying to think
of either in the control of corporate
greedniks!

Blessings,

Liberty G
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--- Greg Gerritt <gerritt at mindspring.com> wrote:

> I have sent letters along this line to all of the
> councilmen on the finance
> committee using the addresses Corydon sent
> yesterday.  Please write all of
> the city council now.  Greg gerritt
> 
> 
> on 4/1/08 12:46 PM, Jonathan Howard at
> jon at ceffect.com wrote:
> 
> > Great to see this response. Anyone here could set
> up a Citizen Speak campaign
> > to quickly generate some attention.
> > 
> > In Connecticut, globalized ownership of local
> water by international
> > corporations like Aquarion and Suisse Lyonaisehas
> become a major problem.
> > Hundreds of reservoirs and well fields there were
> built by local investors in
> > the 19th century. They relied on ownership of
> thousands of acres of
> > undeveloped land around them to keep the water
> free of contaminants. Since
> > they had to drink their own water, they were
> pretty careful about it. The
> > multinationals began buying these little systems
> up 15 years ago. They want to
> > make a lot of money quickly by selling the
> waterfront land and hold the water
> > for long-term value. The land development adds new
> sources of pollution in the
> > watershed while removing the natural filter. This
> means new chemical treatment
> > to kill bacteria.
> > 
> > Conn. has restricted sales of utility lands in
> watersheds, but it took many
> > years. There's no guarantee RI will do the same.
> > 
> > Jon
> > 
> > 
> 
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