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August 2007


New World Water

by August 2, 2007

In 1999, Mos Def penned a poignant rhyme about $2 tap water. Water is most definitely the now commodity to have control of. Its nice that S.Carter has followed up with some lobbying on the issue. In the meantime get you some land with a well.


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