Water is a valuable public asset which should be available to all, not sold to the highest bidder to exploit for profits.
Water Wars In Pennsylvania
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In The Public Interest recently published a study called "Water Wars In Pennsylvania: How Corporations Play The Long Game. A Report on Water Privatization in Pennsylvania--and the Efforts to Fight Back"
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It provides a great history of privatization and how the Big Water companies have worked the system to gain an advantage in taking over non-profit systems. Here is one quote from the report: "Privatization “is a loan,
disguised as a gift, wrapped up with empty promises that must be paid back with exorbitant rate increases resulting in no better service to the customers.”​
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You can download a free pdf copy of the report here: (LINK)
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Water Wars Webinar
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In The Public Interest and Food And Water Watch hosted a webinar on Water Wars on September 17, 2024. It highlighted key findings of the report followed by four other speakers discussing their privatization experience in Pennsylvania. Here is a link to the webinar: (LINK) You will probably need this pass code to gain access (note that the period is part of the code): @?$dWE3.
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Here is a flyer about the webinar:
About "In The Public Interest"
​​In The Public Interest is a non-profit organization with the following mission statement:
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In the Public Interest is a national nonprofit research and policy organization that studies public goods and services.
We help community organizations, advocacy groups, public officials, researchers, and the general public understand how the privatization of public goods impacts service quality, democracy, equity, and government budgets.
We also advocate for strengthening, adequately funding, and building popular support for a government that works for all of us.