Nestle plan sets off water war

A plan to suck, truck and bottle Arkansas Valley spring water has residents here crusading against the world's largest food and beverage company.

"Nestle is seeking to drain the blood of Chaffee County," said Salida local Daniel Zettler during a fiery public hearing last week. Full Story »

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by Kenneth Sibbett - Mar. 24, 2009

A well researched article with both sides having there say. A hundred bottling plants aren't enough for Nestle?I also agree with the drought issue. Water is a precious commodity, and every drop should be fought over.

While people love their bottled water, in New York, and other places, tap water has been proven to be just as good or better.

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by Marsha Iverson - Mar. 24, 2009

Excellent and detailed (with links) description of a growing concern in the USA: newfangled water wars. Swiss mega-corp Nestle is buying up water rights across America to provide the product for their $4.3 billion bottled water business in the USA. Blevins captures the essence of the issue and presents the conflicting views of Nestle, local officials, developers, and the rank-and-file citizens who count on having their community's natural water supply available forever. The "how it ... More »

New twist on classic water wars: This time, instead of cattle-folk vs farmers, the opponents are mega-conglomerate international bottling companies ... More »

Nestle — with 12 U.S. brands of bottled water and almost $4.3 billion in North American sales in 2007 — came calling for Arkansas Valley spring water about two years ... More »

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by Dwight Rousu - Mar. 24, 2009

Nestle continues to try to take water sources for private property. The environmental consequences are fuzzed and ignored.

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by Tanya J. Maurer - Mar. 24, 2009

Corporations marketing bottled water add the costs of corporate profit, petroleum for bottles and transportation, and social costs of loss of ... More »

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