Defending Water for Life http://defendingwaterincalifornia.org/wp Water Justice Struggles Across California Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:11:09 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 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 ... http://defendingwaterincalifornia.org/wp/?p=57 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. Late Friday afternoon, the city's ... http://defendingwaterincalifornia.org/wp/?p=54 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 ... http://defendingwaterincalifornia.org/wp/?p=52 ‘Clean’ Energy and Poisoned Water by Chris Hedges, TruthDig.org In the musical "Urinetown," a severe drought leaves the dwindling supplies of clean water in the hands of a corporation called Urine Good Company. Urine Good Company makes a fortune selling the precious commodity and running public toilets. It pays off politicians to ward off regulation ... http://defendingwaterincalifornia.org/wp/?p=47 Winnemem Wintu Tribe sues for destruction of cultural sites By Shadi Rahimi, Indian Country Today, May 8, 2009 SACRAMENTO, Calif. – It began with a War Dance ceremony first launched against the federal government five years ago for its proposal to raise the Shasta Dam. The Winnemem Wintu Tribe declared that raising ... http://defendingwaterincalifornia.org/wp/?p=43 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 ... http://defendingwaterincalifornia.org/wp/?p=36