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The world is facing a potentially catastrophic water crisis. More than a billion people currently lack access to clean, safe drinking water. Multinational corporations including Nestlé, Vivendi, and Coca Cola are buying up the world’s fresh water supply and selling it back to people at a profit. A movement is growing, however, opposing the tide of privatization, wrestling control away from the corporations, and working to bring water to everyone.</p>
<p>The documentary <a title=”FLOW: For Love of Water” href=”http://flowthefilm.com/” target=”_blank”>FLOW: For Love of Water</a> explores this fight over who owns the world’s water. For this episode of the UtneCast, I spoke with Irena Salina, director of the film, and Maude Barlow, one of the world’s most prominent activists against the privatization of water.</p>
<p>You can listen to the interview below, or to subscribe to the UtneCast for free through iTunes, <a title=”click here” href=”http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=163865863″ target=”_blank”>click here</a>.</p>
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