[Ost-news] Water becomes the new oil as world runs dry

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"At a City briefing by an international bank last week, a senior  
executive said: 'Today everyone is talking about global warming, but my  
prediction is that in two years water will move to the top of the  
geopolitical agenda.'"

Water becomes the new oil as world runs dry

Western companies have the know-how - and the financial incentive -  
to supply water to poor nations. But, as Richard Wachman reports,  
their involvement is already provoking unrest

* Richard Wachman  
* The Observer,  
* Sunday December 9 2007  
[http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2007/dec/09/water.climatechange][1]

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    [1]: http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2007/dec/09/water.climatechange (http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2007/dec/09/water.climatechange)
    [2]: http://oilsandstruth.org/water-becomes-new-oil-world-runs-dry

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