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.
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Corporations marketing bottled water add the costs of corporate profit, petroleum for bottles and transportation, and social costs of loss of control of the commons. The movie FLOW (For Love Of Water) is educational on water issues, including bottled water.