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Dennis Kucinich: “Mr. Chairman, in the 20th century the greatest resource issue was oil, but in the 21st century the greatest resource…”

On the recordJune 27, 2001
Mr. Chairman, in the 20th century the greatest resource issue was oil, but in the 21st century the greatest resource issue in the world will be water. The freshwater resources of the Great Lakes are as precious to the U.S. as oil is to the Middle East. It is our health. It is our wealth. It is our economic future. It is our environmental future. Clean water is a basic right in a democratic society. The oil companies should not be permitted to privatize the Great Lakes. The Bible tells a story of Esau, who sold his birthright for a mess of pottage. Let us not sell America's birthright to one of the greatest supplies of fresh water in the world for a mess of oily pottage in the false name of energy security.
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Dennis Kucinich
Independent · Ohio
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Discussing the importance of freshwater resources and opposing privatization of the Great Lakes.

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