Nestle's CEO is looking forward to the falloutA little-known program under federal environment law is being used to permit oil and gas companies to inject waste into [California]’s aquifers, even as the thirst for groundwater grows.
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Now the state — which relied on aquifers for at least 60 percent of its total water supply over the past three years — is taking steps to expand that program, possibly sacrificing portions of dozens more groundwater reserves. In some cases, regulators are considering whether to legalize pollution already taking place at a number of sites, based on arguments that the water that will be lost was too dirty to drink or too difficult to access at an affordable price. Officials also may allow the borders of some pollution areas to be extended, jeopardizing new, previously unspoiled parts of the state’s water supply.
Pro Publica
...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.Originally published in December 2013
The current Chairman and former CEO of Nestlé, the largest producer of food products in the world, believes that the answer to global water issues is privatization. This statement is on record from the wonderful company that has peddled junk food in the Amazon, has invested money to thwart the labeling of GMO-filled products, has a disturbing health and ethics record for its infant formula, and has deployed a cyber army to monitor Internet criticism and shape discussions in social media.
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Chairman, Peter Brabeck-Letmathe, believes that “access to water is not a public right.” Nor is it a human right.
Global Research
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