In an article paralleling the concerns voiced in the documentary Flow, Scientific American discusses how mega-companies like Coca-Cola have started working together on a database that maps out sources of clean water. While they claim that this is an effort to allow companies to monitor and control their water usage in more ecologically responsible ways, critics believe that these maps could also be used in "water grab" bids by these high-powered companies.
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http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=maps-spark-concern-over-corporate
I think this article is definitely correlated with the movie Flow, in that these maps of the sources of clean water will run the risk of getting in the wrong hands, hands such as the water companies that, from the movie, have shown no mercy in their development around the world in areas that have caused millions of people to be displaced out of their homes. It will be interesting to see how these maps are handled. Will this cause protests and water wars to increase in these areas?
ReplyDeleteI think this huge database of clean water is a bad idea. It gives companies and investors tremendous detail about water availability all over the world. This means they have easy access to use clean water anywhere they want. With this database they will just be able to run over local people and tap into their water supply. I believe the database is initially for a good cause but, it will turn into a disaster.
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