Tag Archive for 'privatization'
Moni Ovadia: a play against the water business
"Waterfront resolve the contradictions of the land, and land clashes there over water, what began as a universal commodity becomes money for a few, fatigue, fear, need for too many." Moni Ovadia presents "The water and land, work in a poetic drama that tackles the universal contention for the most valuable asset against the privatization movement in Italy Forum plans to collect signatures for a referendum that" return "to citizens of their water, understood as a public good.
No water closet, coming referendum
Three "yes" for ripubblicizzazione water: enough to say to earnings on an essential commodity. The Forum of movements for water publicly announced, in April, a national campaign to mobilize. Objective: To promote three referendum repeal of privatization of water services. "If the government Berlusconi thought, with the approval of Article .15-Ronchi decree to close games on the privatization of water, delivering this common good to the appetites of the market and large corporations, has made a huge mistake. "
Zanotelli: high bill, the poor remain without water
What is happening in these hours Zingonia in the province of Bergamo, is shocking. One hundred and fifty families of migrants - living condominiums in six - are without water for two days after the action of posting the A2A operator. The Lombard - which is the same one that handles the Acerra incinerator - did not take any account the difficult economic situation of families Zingonia, many with young children, cutting tubes and putting two public taps in the street.
Later we will understand the value of water: strategic paying it
Where it is most rare and precious, rare in goccianti wells in the heart of the Sahara desert, the water can not be bought. I do not buy it because it is forbidden to sell it. It's available to those in need, certainly not to wash the car, to get the shampoo ol'idromassaggio, but for drinking, to do the washing of hands and face, to rinse the dishes degreased in the sand.
PeaceReporter: war on land, water theft
War on Earth "tries to tell a few examples of the distorted relationship between man and nature in the world. Afghanistan, Niger Delta, the Occupied Palestinian Territories, Bolivia, what they have in common? These are some of the places where the hunger for wealth of the powerful of the earth are using the tool of war to seize territory and resources so indiscriminate and savage. And while the book comes out in our country take the path of privatization of water. A good that can not be masters, just like air. An essential item, which must be all that is public.
Water closet, Paris thinks better: better public
Price increase is not accompanied by improved services, abuse, inflated prices, corruption, outdated facilities and lack of transparency of accounts, some of these reasons for a trend: the re-municipalization in water management in France. Starting from the capital, Paris, facing the rising costs and inefficiency of the service decided to reclaim its water, thus aiming to achieve a net savings of 30 million per year, and keeping tariffs for ' drinking water supply.
Rumiz: silence on the water, super-fund business to
"Human history tells clear. Who governs water controls. The earliest forms of shared democratic bottom were born in Italy around the use of sources. The battle therefore is between the public and private, but between control and delegation of resources from low value services, with consequent lucrative monopoly of a few. "Today we may have to surrender a piece of our sovereignty," writes Paul Rumiz on "Republic" November 18, day of the debate in the House of the Ronchi decree stipulates that the privatization of water resources, entrusted to the multi-utility companies.
Water closet, soaring costs and services deteriorated
Starts in Parliament the battle against water closet: environmentalists and consumer groups denounced the risks of further price increases (over 30% between 2002 and 2008) and deterioration of services, which during the years 1990-2000 showed to reduce investment by 70%. To joining the Chamber is Decree Law on Community obligations, Article 15 contains the privatization of water management: water services may be entrusted to a private or through public tender on an exceptional basis without competition but with the advice of Antitrust .
Zanotelli: Chamber stop the expropriation of water
"Privatising water is madness is like thinking of privatizing the air." Alex Zanotelli, Catholic missionary in the forefront of peace and the environment, taking a stand against the Senate's vote on November 4 that sanctioned the privatization of water, concluding the parliamentary process initiated in 2008 by the government Berlusconi : service management water to farmers or companies, by tender, by 31 December 2010. "That law was passed August 6, 2008, while Italy was on vacation, 'says Zanotelli.
Our water for individuals, from 8 billion deal
The crux of the matter is all there, the title of Article 15 of Decree Law n.135, or Ronchi decree into law the Senate just a day ago. It's just a long line but worth billions. Money that will come from the pockets of consumers and those who will arrive in a few large groups. The title, therefore, reads: "Adaptation to the Community rules on public services of local economic importance." What do you mean? The expectations of the management of local public services will, in the ordinary way, through a public tender.
Cricket: health and research, against the mafia Health
Save health for healing Italy. Beppe Grillo part of the health policy program to launch its new, disruptive civic movement: "Health is the new Eldorado of politicians and mafias. A flood of public money. Everything under control and everything really uncontrolled. Health, accuses Cricket through his blog, "is cash for political and organized crime, a well of St. Patrick. The new frontier of the assault to public money, Sanitopoli. It adds a joke, a sick Federal Italy is already a reality: "If you live in the south or the islands, almost always you have to migrate north to cure you, or you can die on the spot."
Zanotelli: if the water is no longer ours, as in Bolivia
Once the Earth was grown by all the community. The people belonged to the land but the land did not belong to the people. Then, Tudor England it began to fence off the land and private property was born. In the following centuries we all scores: first it was the turn of the seas, now owned by this or that nation, was then the turn of the heavens and the air is divided into air corridors. Now, it is up to the common property. This is the case of water, is the case with Italy.
