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Water economist says we can invest, profit, help people

Posted by: Maven on September 30, 2009 at 8:36 am

From Business columnist Cheryl Hall at the Dallas News:

“Steve Hoffmann wants you to invest in “blue gold,” make a profit and help save mankind in the process. He’s talking about water, H{-2}O, the oil of the 21st century.

And the 54-year-old resource economist and investment fund manager has written a 303-page primer about just how to do that.

Hoffmann thinks Planet Water: Investing in the World’s Most Valuable Resource (John Wiley & Sons, 2009) is every bit as compelling as any business book on the market today.

“The global condition of our water resources has never been in more peril, nor have the investment opportunities ever been greater,” Hoffmann says.

Why?

There is no substitute for pure, life-sustaining water, and it’s getting harder to get by the day, Hoffmann says. …”

Read more of this column by clicking here.

September 30, 2009 · Filed Under Investing in water

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