Whose Water? The Struggle for Public Ownership of Freshwater

With the world’s clean drinking water supply dwindling, struggles over freshwater are taking place all over the globe. Rivers, lakes and streams are increasingly being seen as commodities for profit, not as natural resources to sustain. But whose water is it to begin with? And who gets to manage and distribute this most precious of resources? On this edition, we go to Michigan, where from the city of Detroit, to the farmlands and countryside, citizens are battling to gain greater control over the bounty of the great lakes.

This show was made possible in part by the Park Foundation.

Featuring:
Gwendolyn Gaines, Detroit People's Water Board Commissioner, Ann Rall, Michigan Welfare Rights Organization volunteer; Charity Hicks, Detroit People's Water Board Commissioner At Large, Lou Novak, Detroit Greens Treasurer, Marcella Olivera, Red Vida Co-Coordinator, Don Coe, Black Star Farms Managing Partner; Jay Peasley, White River Watershed Partnership and Michigan Citizens for Water Conservation member; Dan Scripps, Michigan State Representative; Jim Olson, Michigan Citizens for Water Conservation Attorney; Ray Franz, well owner; Eric Neubecker, Ramer Well Drilling Company Geologist;

Program #38-10 Begin date: 09/22/10. End date: 03/22/11.

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With the world’s clean drinking water supply dwindling, struggles over freshwater are taking place all over the globe. Rivers, lakes and streams are increasingly being seen as commodities for profit, not as natural resources to sustain. But whose water is it to begin with? And who gets to manage and distribute this most precious of resources? On this edition, we go to Michigan, where from the city of Detroit, to the farmlands and countryside, citizens are battling to gain greater control over the bounty of the great lakes.

This show was made possible in part by the Park Foundation.

Featuring:
Gwendolyn Gaines, Detroit People's Water Board Commissioner, Ann Rall, Michigan Welfare Rights Organization volunteer; Charity Hicks, Detroit People's Water Board Commissioner At Large, Lou Novak, Detroit Greens Treasurer, Marcella Olivera, Red Vida Co-Coordinator, Don Coe, Black Star Farms Managing Partner; Jay Peasley, White River Watershed Partnership and Michigan Citizens for Water Conservation member; Dan Scripps, Michigan State Representative; Jim Olson, Michigan Citizens for Water Conservation Attorney; Ray Franz, well owner; Eric Neubecker, Ramer Well Drilling Company Geologist;

Program #38-10 Begin date: 09/22/10. End date: 03/22/11.

Please call us if you carry us- and we will list your station on our website. If you excerpt, please credit early and often.