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tomg

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10. Nice to know that Peter Brabeck,

Reply to xchrom (Original post)

Tue May 13, 2014, 09:56 AM

May 2014

head of Nestle is on the problem. First off, in Nestle's view, there is no human right to water. It is a commodity and has a commerical value. He also has some interesting things to say about GM food.

He is either evil or insane. In either case, I'm surprised they let him say this stuff. And this is not even him at his most sociopathic.

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A future of thirst: Massive worldwide water crisis lies on the horizon [View all] xchrom May 2014 OP

We need deregulation and privitization STAT! Orrex May 2014 #1

! xchrom May 2014 #2

Water wars? sakabatou May 2014 #3

yep, and they will make oil wars look like childs play. n/t 2pooped2pop May 2014 #4

Back in the early years of the Bush II presidency NewJeffCT May 2014 #8

Water and food... GliderGuider May 2014 #5

Yes, people still do not want to connect the Russia Drought of 2010 with the Arab Spring of 2011 happyslug May 2014 #13

+1 Excellent analysis! nt GliderGuider May 2014 #14

That's just more sciencey stuff! SCVDem May 2014 #6

It's going to get ugly. JNelson6563 May 2014 #7

Minnesota also - protect the Great Lakes and our ground water. jwirr May 2014 #9

SYG - Castle Doctrine type stuff here in WI. Ed Suspicious May 2014 #11

Have you looked at what is needed to actual move the Great Lakes Water to the Southwest? happyslug May 2014 #15

You are free to take back the hundreds of thousands of Michiganders that now live in Arizona dbackjon May 2014 #18

Nice to know that Peter Brabeck, tomg May 2014 #10

This message was self-deleted by its author Ed Suspicious May 2014 #12

"A future of thirst" nationalize the fed May 2014 #16

Desalination is expensive. nt raccoon May 2014 #17

not in my opinion. quadrature May 2014 #19