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32. And under the TPP, as I understand it, we will have to pay a king's ransom to prevent

Thu Apr 28, 2016, 11:31 AM

Apr 2016

the corporate bottling of all the water corporations want to bottle and resell to us in the US.

We cannot sign on to the TPP. Neither we nor any other country can afford the rape of our natural resources by the corporations. Those resources belong to us the people who live in our country.

The local governments should be able to decide whether Nestle can draw that much water from property in their jurisdictions.

We had a similar problem in California. A severe drought, and Nestle drawing water from federal lands under our state at a time when we needed to preserve water. We were conserving water, planting waterwise gardens and using water for personal purposes sparingly. Nestle was profiting from water drawn from our state. Business as usual.

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-nestle-water-lawsuit-20151013-story.html

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�Nestl� is Trying to Break Us� Town Fights to Stop Bottled Water Megacorp [View all] n2doc Apr 2016 OP

It would be curious to look at the bottled water consumption in that area. Buzz Clik Apr 2016 #1

Yep it is all the poor townsfolk who are at fault here n2doc Apr 2016 #2

Are you painting them as victims? Of what? Buzz Clik Apr 2016 #3

And once again you side with the big corporations clearly exploiting this communities "free water". rhett o rick Apr 2016 #5

Bullshit. I couldn't give a tinker's damn about Nestle. Buzz Clik Apr 2016 #7

Wow. You can rationalize why Nestlies can rip off a poor community. rhett o rick Apr 2016 #12

Prove that, rick. You prove to all of us ... Buzz Clik Apr 2016 #15

I agree that the municipal or city water is clean, but we recently discovered that the JDPriestly Apr 2016 #38

Somebody got paid to change that ordinance. brush Apr 2016 #21

Yes. That was in the movie, The Corporation, and the country was, I believe, Bolivia. JDPriestly Apr 2016 #40

The poster above wants to blame the poor for getting their water stolen. rhett o rick Apr 2016 #50

It also isn't their water. Buzz Clik Apr 2016 #51

I see, the water belongs to Nestlies. Might have guessed. I am tired of you and your rhett o rick Apr 2016 #53

You just love doing that -- taking a comment of mine a completely misrepresenting it. Buzz Clik Apr 2016 #54

The solution is simple, tell us who does own the water. n/t A Simple Game Apr 2016 #72

State and water laws determine that. Buzz Clik Apr 2016 #78

Who's water is it ? kacekwl Apr 2016 #77

please provide evidence that the people in the town that Nestle has targeted this time magical thyme Apr 2016 #44

Truly remarkable. You respond to a post titled, ... Buzz Clik Apr 2016 #52

still awaiting your evidence that the poor local townspeople drink bottled water magical thyme Apr 2016 #57

my observations sweetapogee Apr 2016 #65

did you mean to reply to me or the OP? magical thyme Apr 2016 #68

I think sweetapogee May 2016 #80

iow, your reply had essentially nothing to do with my post magical thyme May 2016 #82

They say 200,000 gal. a day but kacekwl Apr 2016 #76

Why do people buy bottled water? fasttense Apr 2016 #4

Are the people really that stupid? That ignorant? Buzz Clik Apr 2016 #8

I doubt Nestle will ever go away because they still have huge holdings fasttense Apr 2016 #19

Dude, you're dealing with the wrong person here. Buzz Clik Apr 2016 #23

You are right. There is no way a water company doesn't issue a report on the JDPriestly Apr 2016 #36

That fountain looks nasty. Vilis Veritas Apr 2016 #48

Whatever you are doing, it is overflowing into that nasty looking water fountain. fasttense Apr 2016 #58

Golly, isn't this interesting: "I don't know something, therefore the information doesn't exist." Buzz Clik Apr 2016 #61

I would never in a million years give you the community I live in fasttense Apr 2016 #64

It's a little deeper than "quit drinking the water". Somebody got paid to change the ordinance; brush Apr 2016 #22

That was the mechanism that gave Nestle access to the water. Buzz Clik Apr 2016 #25

Come try the water here in Vegas and get back to me on that one. Egnever Apr 2016 #59

Yeah, that's so crazy. They can get the same water from their tap. brush Apr 2016 #20

Bingo. Buzz Clik Apr 2016 #24

This message was self-deleted by its author Captain Stern Apr 2016 #73

I don't think it's the people in the area that end up buying the bottled water. nt Captain Stern Apr 2016 #74

Boycott Nestl�! Enthusiast Apr 2016 #6

Ok. But do it intelligently: quit drinking bottled water. Buzz Clik Apr 2016 #10

"Nestl� is draining developing countries� groundwater to make its Pure Life bottled water, rhett o rick Apr 2016 #14

Look up Fiji Water for another example of a bottled water co. shitshow elehhhhna Apr 2016 #55

Tell me where to get my water chknltl Apr 2016 #43

I personally detest NESTLE PURE LIFE bottled water. Chipper Chat Apr 2016 #9

? Buzz Clik Apr 2016 #11

Nestle is almost as evil as Monsanto. MynameisBlarney Apr 2016 #13

Yet people continue to buy their bottled water and keep them in business. Buzz Clik Apr 2016 #16

Lots of reasons. MynameisBlarney Apr 2016 #18

Advertising works gratuitous Apr 2016 #49

Oh no, 73 million gallons over 25 years. This is the end of the world. AtheistCrusader Apr 2016 #17

Their math is off. ohnoyoudidnt Apr 2016 #26

Ok, that's considerably more than they claimed. Still not an insane amount. AtheistCrusader Apr 2016 #28

It would be good if the City of Los Angeles started a campaign to encourage JDPriestly Apr 2016 #42

This message was self-deleted by its author Jim__ Apr 2016 #27

Nominate Hillary, and help Nestle force these radicals to submit to corporate ownership! Zorra Apr 2016 #29

Please take your anti-Democrat anger back to a Trump forum Democat May 2016 #81

What a con. Frack in PA: destroy the water. Nestle enters another part of PA to take good water mnhtnbb Apr 2016 #30

"According to the commission, ronnie624 Apr 2016 #31

Another example of corruption. JDPriestly Apr 2016 #35

And the mechanism that enables the control of our government by the proponents of neoliberalism. n/ ronnie624 Apr 2016 #46

Yes. JDPriestly Apr 2016 #47

And under the TPP, as I understand it, we will have to pay a king's ransom to prevent JDPriestly Apr 2016 #32

Water is not just a Resource PeoViejo Apr 2016 #33

Water is a necessity for life and should belong to the people. JDPriestly Apr 2016 #34

It isn't a commodity. It is as oxygen to the human species. WinkyDink Apr 2016 #67

We've got people bottling that up to sell too. Lancero Apr 2016 #70

That should be 73 million gallons PER YEAR n/t OnlinePoker Apr 2016 #37

What amazes me is that a township can sign away groundwater rights. yellowcanine Apr 2016 #39

I an curious why it seems to be only Nestle that we target jwirr Apr 2016 #41

Water is a basic right for all the species of life on earth WHEN CRABS ROAR Apr 2016 #45

Bottled water is such a fucking scam, don't understand how anyone can fall for it. Humanist_Activist Apr 2016 #56

Maybe where you live Egnever Apr 2016 #60

Even when I lived where there was well water we used brita filters... Humanist_Activist Apr 2016 #62

Understood Egnever Apr 2016 #63

That's my area! This doesn't sound good for it! WinkyDink Apr 2016 #66

Here! Healthful bottled water! New Orleans Strong Apr 2016 #69

Have refused to buy Nestle for 25 years. oldandhappy Apr 2016 #71

Wasn't it Nestle TNNurse Apr 2016 #75

Water Filter on my tap d_legendary1 Apr 2016 #79