#Blue_Gold_Project: the deceitful plan to commodify #water in #Lebanon
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A man picking up empty water barrels in #Beirut. (Photo: Marwan Tahtah) A man picking up empty water barrels in Beirut. (Photo: Marwan Tahtah)
The Civic Influence Hub is carrying on with its marketing campaign for the Blue Gold project, calling upon Lebanese citizens to vote for the water plan without giving them any real information about it. The only available piece of information about the project is a promotional book sold in libraries for US$10, which is more part of the marketing strategy than a source of meaningful scientific facts. The business lobby, supported by financial and commercial companies, stole the show on International Water Day and invaded university halls in the past week. It sought to promote a (...)