Harrison Danneskjold Posted September 7, 2014 Report Share Posted September 7, 2014 There's a news article circulating around Facebook: http://www.mintpressnews.com/nestles-water-bottling-activities-amid-california-drought-underscore-lack-policy-options/196101/ The upshot of which is that Nestle owns a huge water-bottling facility in California, which is still functioning in spite of the "exceptional drought" (apparently the worst Federal measurement of drought that exists, according to the article). It mentions an "outraged action request" from the League of Conservation Voters, who petitioned Nestle to restrict the plant's operations (presumably). At least that seems most likely the thing they requested, but the article doesn't actually specify anything further. What it does specify is a seemingly factual assertion from one Erin Diaz of Corporate Accountability International: “Since their inception, bottled water corporations have used marketing to try to change the way that we think about water — not as a human right but rather as a commodity that can be bought and sold.” The CEO of Nestle said nearly as much in this interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWkA-uAPXCE After reading this article I naturally spoke to the person who posted it. In turn, she invited me to this: https://www.facebook.com/boycottnestle2014 Which led me to this: https://fundly.com/boycott-nestle?ft_src=fbshare The article was dated from September second, and refers to the petition as happening sometime in mid-august. Boycott Nestle was created on September fifth; it added a link to the fundraising website just earlier today, on September sixth. The fundraising website, which has raised $0 so far, claims to need the money for a lawsuit. I don't know about you guys, but I'm so very tired of reacting to these things after-the-fact. What can we do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicky Posted September 7, 2014 Report Share Posted September 7, 2014 Gee, California, if only someone would invent a way to keep some of the river water from flowing away into the ocean, for when there's a drought, you wouldn't be in this predicament. Harrison Danneskjold 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrictlyLogical Posted September 8, 2014 Report Share Posted September 8, 2014 There's a news article circulating around Facebook: http://www.mintpressnews.com/nestles-water-bottling-activities-amid-california-drought-underscore-lack-policy-options/196101/ The upshot of which is that Nestle owns a huge water-bottling facility in California, which is still functioning in spite of the "exceptional drought" (apparently the worst Federal measurement of drought that exists, according to the article). It mentions an "outraged action request" from the League of Conservation Voters, who petitioned Nestle to restrict the plant's operations (presumably). At least that seems most likely the thing they requested, but the article doesn't actually specify anything further. What it does specify is a seemingly factual assertion from one Erin Diaz of Corporate Accountability International: “Since their inception, bottled water corporations have used marketing to try to change the way that we think about water — not as a human right but rather as a commodity that can be bought and sold.” The CEO of Nestle said nearly as much in this interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWkA-uAPXCE After reading this article I naturally spoke to the person who posted it. In turn, she invited me to this: https://www.facebook.com/boycottnestle2014 Which led me to this: https://fundly.com/boycott-nestle?ft_src=fbshare The article was dated from September second, and refers to the petition as happening sometime in mid-august. Boycott Nestle was created on September fifth; it added a link to the fundraising website just earlier today, on September sixth. The fundraising website, which has raised $0 so far, claims to need the money for a lawsuit. I don't know about you guys, but I'm so very tired of reacting to these things after-the-fact. What can we do? Try tipping off Ari Armstrong or someone else: here www.theobjectivestandard.com This could be a good Blog story for them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harrison Danneskjold Posted September 8, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 8, 2014 Try tipping off Ari Armstrong or someone else: here www.theobjectivestandard.com This could be a good Blog story for them. Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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