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A combination of increasing demand and a new global marketplace is raising questions about water supplies here and abroad. As the resource becomes more precious, the jury’s still out on whether access to water should be treated as a right or a commodity. Laura talks with Ruth Caplan, co-chair of the Campaign on Corporate Globalization and Positive Alternatives for the Alliance for Democracy www.thealliancefordemocracy.org and Jerry Taylor, director of Natural Resource Studies at the Cato Institute www.cato.org.

For more information, see the campaign website:
http://www.reachoutnh.com

THE GOVERNOR'S COMMITTEE ON DOMESTIC AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE HAS KICKED OFF A NEW CAMPAIGN. IT'S CALLED "REACH OUT" AND IT'S AIMED AT PREVENTING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AMONG A HIGH-RISK POPULATION: NEW HAMPSHIRE TEENAGERS. NHPR'S RAQUEL MARIA DILLON REPORTS.

For a copy of the Harvard Study: http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/press/releases/press7312001.html