Bottled Water Giant Nestle Coming to Most Threatened River Delta in America?
source: http://www.treehugger.com/files/2009/09/bottled-water-giant-nestle-coming-to-most-threatened...
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If you've seen FLOW or any of the other recent documentaries about water rights, you know that one of the (many) problems with bottled water is that local communities are sold on the idea of having cheaper water rates through privatized water and instead end up oftentimes without water. While this program does not include privatizing water, it does give water right to a company, when the rest of the community is under tight water restrictions. Communities looking to fight off big water are in for a serious battle, though recently Flagstaff, AZ gave Nestle Waters the boot, which would essentially do the same thing the company is proposing in Sacramento.
The plan by Nestle Waters North America would allow for the construction of a new bottling facility (to be opened by January 2010 in South Sacramento) plus an estimated usage of 30 million gallons of city water each year. An additional 20 million gallons would be trucked in from "private springs" with no word on where these springs are located. Bottling 50 million gallons of water equals an additional 800 million new plastic water bottles being introduced into the environment.Some city utility departments estimate that it could be much higher - say 78 to 116 million gallons of water each year. In addition, Nestle would be purchasing water at cheap, industrial rates (roughly $1 for every 750 gallons) and then selling the water back at much higher rates per bottle.
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spacemikey [removed]
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Day-yum..... they own everything.... I mean it's not the biggest deal, I'm already practically on an oatmeal/ramen noodle diet but wow..
IDK, they own Wonka brands... That's like one of the top 10 of stoner impulse candy brands.... (I love bottle caps)
They also own Libby's which sucks because that's Juicy Juice....
It really wouldn't be that hard for me to do, but the problem is I alone would make no impact. I don't regularly by their products anyway.
The problem is people are complacent, having the attitude that unless it effects them very directly why bother.
Nobody seems to want to acknowledge the fact that often times their purchases can be contributing in harm to others. Buying things is a lot like voting, you're giving financial support and ultimately approval to whomever your product comes from (on many things you might not even know you're supporting).
People get mad if they here their senator voted on something they didn't read, and had inadvertently brought hardships on them. Yet they have no qualms buying from a company that can be doing them and many others harm???
I mean even I would think you wouldn't have to worry about things like that. But with the way society is, and the clearly greedy & corrupt corporations/companies out there; at this point you kinda owe it to yourself and others to be an informed consumer....
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spacemikey [removed]
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UndoInfluence
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Compared to the rest of what Nestle does that's kid's stuff.
Wish you the best of luck though, as the largest food company in the world they own A LOT of other brands: - 2 years ago
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spacemikey [removed]
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And so begins my boycott of those precious tollhouse morsels..... :(
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