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By Larry West, About.com Guide to Environmental Issues since 2005

Water Now More Valuable Than Oil?

Tuesday July 10, 2007
The most valuable commodity in the world today is not oil, but water. Many of the world’s leading investors and most successful companies are making big bets on water. Why is water so valuable? Because there simply isn’t enough usable water to go around, and the situation is expected to get worse before it gets better.

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