Wells voters say NO to Nestle.
Voting down an ordinance which would open the door to large scale water extraction.
The vote was 3,194 against and 1,420 for, a 69.2% victory for water warriors.
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Nestle forced to remove test wells from the Vernon Walker Wildlife Management area. POWWR to the people!Democracy Now video interviewing Thomas Linzey of CELDF on "rights-based ordinance."SOH2O is dedicated to protecting fresh water supplies in the state of Maine. Our efforts are focused within our state and we work to prevent large scale water extraction, monitor our local water district, enact legislative protections for our water, and educate local communities to the importance of local control of our water.
Posted 04/30/2013, 11:05PM
That’s easy to say, when access to water will never be a problem for you. (Or, will it?) Our Friends at Truthout report here.
Fryeburg, Maine youth speaks out at the Maine Public Utilities Commission meeting. A must see video!
“9 year old boy testifies to the Maine Public Utilities commission regarding a proposed 45 year contract between the Fryeburg Water Company and Nestle for corporate large-scale water extraction from their aquifer. A majority of the townspeople want no contract. Nestle has previously sued the town for saying ‘NO’ to them. For being a bully and bad neighbour, Nestle was reprimanded by Luke.”
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