tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621691715090523319.post8148698696048683213..comments2023-10-08T04:12:46.273-05:00Comments on The Political Environment: Bottled Water: Bad For The Pocketbook, Bad For The Great LakesJames Rowenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10203270946492159686noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621691715090523319.post-38257596744739487842007-03-09T11:35:00.000-06:002007-03-09T11:35:00.000-06:00Here comes privitization of water to the Great Lak...Here comes privitization of water to the Great Lakes region. Problems with the high cost of water are already affecting people in the Great Lakes region. For instance, in Detroit, MI, water utility costs have sky-rocketed so much that people can't pay their bills and their water is shut off. http://www.detroitnews.com/apps/<BR/>pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070209/<BR/>METRO/702090424 This has resulted in a child being burned to death in a house because, "When Detroit firefighters arrived they were unable to hose down the house because two fire hydrants located on the block did not have water. According to residents the fire truck that carries water did not work either. After years of budget-cutting the city's public services and infrastructure have been left in a general state of disrepair." <BR/><BR/>This is outrageous. Furthermore, people's children are being taken out of the house now because there is no water.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com