Tag: public water
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Will Americans Allow Public Water to Be Privatized?
Throughout the meeting, a misleading notion was continually raised that using private capital to fund water systems somehow constitutes an innovative approach to financing. This couldn’t be further from the truth. Time and again, municipalities and consumers have suffered under privatized water systems …
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Boulder Applauds County Commission for Extending Fracking Moratorium
Local residents rejoiced this week at the Boulder County Commissions’ decision to enact a new moratorium on fracking …
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Toxic Coal Ash Pollution and Do Nothing Governments Prompts Citizen Action
For decades all across America, coal-fired power plants have dumped tons of toxic pollutants into public rivers, lakes, streams and coastal waters. On a toxicity-weighted scale, discharges …