Alberta water not for sale, province declares

Calgary Herald - May 11

Selling water on exchanges in the same way other commodities are traded could help solve a shortage of the world’s most precious raw material likely to hit long before oil runs dry, the chairman of Nestle said on Tuesday.The first place to consider it should be Alberta province, he said, where competition could be particularly fierce between farmers needing water for crops, municipalities, and oil companies....click here to read more.