Research

Aqua America

Published on January 27, 2010 - Corporate profiles: Aqua America is the second largest publicly traded water and wastewater corporation based in the United States. It has pushed its way to the top through a strategy of aggressive acquisitions and drastic rate increases. Aiming to make several dozen acquisitions a year, the company targets smaller systems to avoid a citizenry armed with resources to fight the takeover. And it pursues systems in states that have fast growing populations, corporate friendly regulatory environments and considerable investment needs.

American Water

Published on November 04, 2009 - Corporate profiles: American Water has come under fire from communities across the country for charging high rates, providing poor service, endangering public safety and lacking public accountability.

Suez (United Water)

Published on November 04, 2009 - Corporate profiles: Suez, a French-owned water and energy conglomerate, is the second largest water corporation in the world. In 2007, it merged with Gaz de France to become the world's largest liquefied natural gas provider. In the process, it spun off Suez Environnement, its water and waste division, as a publicly traded company.

Veolia Environnement

Published on November 04, 2009 - Corporate profiles: Veolia Environnement operates hundreds of private water projects that serve an estimated 110 million people worldwide. Until 2002, Veolia, formerly known as Vivendi Environnement, was a wholly-owned subsidiary of Vivendi Universal, and as such was swirling in a maelstrom of corporate corruption and chaos.