A handful of US investors have been caught buying up rights to
crucial rivers so they can make millions out of water shortages as
climate change worsens.
Even by Wall Street standards, it’s an evil plan – seize vital water
sources, and then as supplies shrivel, sell the water back to desperate
people at sky-high prices. We can end it now.
There's a new bill to ban this kind of water trading – meaning
hedge funds and financiers could never profit off of ordinary people’s
thirst.
If enough of us chip in the cost of a coffee we can launch a mega
campaign to show that people everywhere back the move to protect
our water – sending campaigners to Washington for an intense
lobbying push, targeting wavering senators with a blitz of ads
and commissioning polls to demonstrate widespread support during
this tight election year.
Water is a basic life source – it belongs to us, not the highest bidder.
Can you chip in now to stop Wall Street’s water grab ?
We’ve seen this before : during Covid and the financial crisis,
private investors raked in millions betting against ordinary people’s
interests.
Making money while the world burns is the mantra – and they’ll
keep doing it as long as they’re allowed.
That’s why this is such a pivotal moment. If we can win rigorous
legislation now, it won’t just protect people’s fundamental right to
water, but set a crucial precedent for other essential resources too.
And if the US moves, governments across the world are sure to
follow.
Political momentum for this bill is rapidly growing. With your
help we can showcase huge public support for it too – bringing in
the voices of people everywhere who say NO to a world where
hedge funds control our access to water. Can you chip in now ?
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