Flow- The Movie

Nestle may be a worse company than Monsanto... they are close if they are not. Starting in the 70's and on through to this day as far as I know they give mothers in Africa baby formula... out of the goodness of their hearts... supposedly, they give them just enough to last long enough for the mothers to stop producing milk themselves... and then are forced to purchase formula... or have their babies starve to death. They are full of all sorts of antics like this. There is actually a boycott group

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nestl%C3%A9_boycott

I read about this and it is outrageous. Any protests happening there? Nestle needs to be stopped. They've pumped enough out of Maine and Michigan!

Did I mention that they get like 80% profit off of the water that doesn't go South of Sacramento? That the water you buy that is Arrowhead is merely processed municipal water? That California is a REALLY bad place to try to get any more water out of?

SACRAMENTO MAYOR KEVIN JOHNSON SELLS OFF CALIFORNIAS WATER
SUPPLY TO NESTLE'
I live in Sacramento, and California is experiencing a drought, this year and almost any year. Citizens (not state or city or industry)but citizens are being asked to water every other day here, sans Mondays, based on whether your address is even or odd. I suppose part of this extreme manner of water conservation is because the water meters Arnold installed are faulty. Did I mention if you water on the wrong day there are fines STARTING at $25? Well, Sacramento has heat waves of up to 115F, and many days over 100F, so I see lots of dead plants in yards these days. That alone seems a waste, a fire hazard, and having dead plants creates areas where there is more heat and less shade, less shade creating more heat. And how long until the neighborhood associations complain about yards and fine their homeowners? They will, you know, those petty bastards, but that's beside my point!
After we got sent brochures about how we have to let our plants die, our mayor Kevin Johnson (worth a story all his own he's such a moron, welcomed into mayorship with a media-fed excitement that dubbed him something like "mini-Obama" because he is a short african american man, even though we almost lost some city funding because of his personal misdeeds-If I were Obama, I would be offended) recently welcomed with open arms a Nestle Arrowhead water plant in south Sacramento. That plant would give us....OOOooooo! Something like 40 jobs. 40 jobs.
McCloud, CA was threatened by such a plant and eventually they won the fight against it, after years. They had an aquifer, at least. We have the American and Sacramento rivers, and if I'm not mistaken, those rivers flow south and PROVIDE THE SOUTHERN STATE WITH WATER. And somehow a lot of this water has just been sold out. It seems as though the EPA or some other agency might consider this is not a city choice, but a statewide one at least. Apparently not.
Here is an article which might make you sneer, wince and have an evil smile. It about sums up the ignorance of the decision. We welcome a "A Strong Corporate CITIZEN." A corporate citizen Shut the f*ck up.

From sacto.org

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Nestlé Waters North America Selects City of Sacramento for New Facility

Sacramento, Calif., July 24, 2009 - The Sacramento Area Commerce and Trade Organization (SACTO) and the City of Sacramento jointly announced today that Nestlé Waters North America has chosen the City of Sacramento for its newest bottling facility. The company recently signed a lease with Buzz Oates Real Estate Company for over 214,000 square feet of industrial space in South Sacramento and will begin operations in January 2010.

“SACTO is thrilled to welcome Nestlé to the Region. They have a history of being a strong corporate citizen in the markets where they reside and we look forward to a strong relationship with them for years to come,” said Jeanne Reaves, SACTO Chair and Director, River City Bank.

Headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut, Nestlé Waters North America has 15 different brands of water that it produces utilizing state-of-the-art processes and equipment to deliver the best possible product while ensuring sound environmental sustainability practices. Founded in 1976, they currently employ almost 2,000 people in California and over 8,400 nationwide. The new facility will employ approximately 40 people when fully operational.
"It adds another international company to the constellation of firms calling Sacramento home," says Mayor Kevin Johnson. "During these tough economic times, this company will not only bring jobs to the city, but it is also nice to have a reaffirmation that many firms still see Sacramento as such a desirable location."

For more information visit sacramento.nestlewatersca.com.

CONTACT:

Tracey Schaal, Director of Strategic Marketing

Sacramento Area Commerce and Trade Organization (SACTO)

400 Capitol

"This is fight or die..." wow

Thank you for making this so easy to access!