Clayton, Mark, <br/><br/>
Forget OPEC. The Next Cartel May Export Drinking Water.. 
Mark Clayton. 
 -  Christian Science Monitor,  2004. 
 - SIRS Enduring Issues 2006.  Article 24,  Environment,  1522-3205; .
<br/><br/> Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2006.  Originally Published: Forget OPEC. The Next Cartel May Export Drinking Water., Dec. 30, 2004; pp. n.p.. 
<br/><br/> "Some call him crazy, others, a genius--but if Terry Spragg is anything, he's a believer that filling up giant ocean-going bags with fresh water and towing them to water-poor regions can slake the thirst of nations and help deliver world peace. If that seems far-fetched, consider that less than 2.5 percent of the world's water is fresh. That vital resource is threatened by pollution, waterborne disease, and shifts in rain patterns caused by global warming, recent studies show. All of which, in some eyes, leaves the world on the verge of a scramble by private companies and countries vying for rights to available water." (CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR) This article considers possible scenarios for the future of the Earth's fresh water supply. One possibility is that "the next cartel will be an organization of water-exporting countries" in which fresh water is divvied up among the world. Another possibility is that the "local privatization of water...could restrict access to the poor within nations." 
<br/><br/><label>ISSN: </label>1522-3205; 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Drinking water<br/>Fresh water<br/>Water--Distribution<br/>Water--Economic aspects<br/>Water consumption<br/>Water transfer
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>AC1.S5 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>050