Archive for 'Nestle'
Nestlé can legally set up bottling plant, city attorney says
By Kathleen Haley, Sacramento Press, October 27, 2009
Nestlé has a green light in Sacramento, according to the city attorney’s office.
The Nestlé company’s work to set up a water bottling plant in Sacramento is allowed under the city’s existing laws, City Attorney Eileen Teichert’s office said Tuesday.
It was clear at Tuesday’s City Council meeting that the [...]
Posted: October 29th, 2009 under Central Valley, Community Rights, Nestle.
Sacramento halts Nestlé work
By Suzanne Hurt, Sacramento Press, October 26, 2009
A $14 million retrofit of a proposed Nestlé water-bottling plant has ground to a halt after the city of Sacramento issued a stop-work order while investigating whether the work began before the company had legal authorization from the city.
Posted: October 27th, 2009 under Central Valley, Community Rights, Nestle.
Discussion grows over Nestle water bottling plant
By Suzanne Hurt, The Sacramento Press, October 25, 2009
Discussion over a Nestlé water-bottling plant appears to be growing in Sacramento, as the Swiss multinational prepares a facility for operation and new hires begin work.
The Sacramento City Council, which was not involved in the decision to approve the plant, will discuss the issue publicly for the [...]
Posted: October 26th, 2009 under Central Valley, Community Rights, Nestle.
Local Citizens Groups Forming to Prevent Resource Extraction and Foster Sustainable Economic Growth
by TC, StopNestleWaters
Nestle Waters of North America has long been in the practice of imposing their water extraction business template on small rural communities, typically without much protest. And in truth, water and resource laws rarely offered residents the ability to say “no” to corporations like Nestle.
That reality is changing fast, and in fact, [...]
Posted: May 14th, 2009 under Nestle.