29.08.2008 - NZ: Is it time for a price on water ?
From TVNZ: It seems hard to believe given the rain we've had this winter, but according to the Business Council for Sustainable Development all of the country's fresh water resources will have been fully allocated by 2012. This means, says the Council in a new report, that there is a now a water gold rush underway. Now lets be clear, they are not talking about New Zealand running out of water. Rather it is about who gets to use the country's water and is it being used efficiently. Water is essentially a free resource, although people and business must pay for its extraction and delivery..... Full Article: Source
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