Water is the new gold, Occupiers, but you wouldn’t know that from the way we treat it. In the capitalist system, one man’s scarcity is another man’s profit increase . . . and water is quickly being snatched up by modern-day gold diggers. This week on Occupy Radio, we interview two guests fighting back against insane water policies: Rick Longinotti in Santa Cruz, CA, describes their community’s struggle against the costly and energy-intensive desalination plant proposal; and Ryan Stroud in Portland, OR, explains the threat of crony corporate politics upon the beautiful gravity-fed reservoirs that serve the city.–

Deep Questions Arise Over Portland’s Corporate Water Takeover

http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/28390-deep-questions-arise-over-portland-s-corporate-water-takeover

West Coast Infrastructure Exchange

http://westcoastx.com/

Man urinates in water reservoir, City drains 8 million gallons

http://www.wsav.com/story/23712207/man-urinates-in-reservoir

DesalAlternatives.org

http://desalalternatives.org/?p=685

Mt Tabor Park Reservoirs

https://www.portlandoregon.gov/water/article/225488

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