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New things from Save Our Water: car magnets and more

  • Please check out these new magnets Save Our Water is selling designed by architect Cynthia Howard:
    car magnet
    DONATION of $20.00 or more to SOH2O for this really awesome car magnet. Please send a check marked “car magnet” in the memo section to
    Save Our Water
    PO Box 634
    Kennebunk, ME 04043
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  • Nestle in the News:
    Nestle Waters CEO defends company at documentary screening
    from Greenwich Times, 4/24/10
    Bottled water — is it commodifying a valuable public resource and harming human health and the environment, or is it a healthy alternative to sugary soft drinks, manufactured by a local company conscious of its carbon footprint?
  • Four new letters in the Letters to the Editor section added.

The Story of Bottled Water

Check out this important clip of the movie, The Story of Bottled Water.
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SOH2O Among the “Movers and Shakers”

dropMovers and Shakers 2009: Water rights groups
from the Seacoast Online, 1/7/10
WELLS — Opponents of large-scale water extraction made themselves loud and clear in 2009, enough so that it was hard not to take notice.

Although many residents expressed interest in the regulation of large-scale extraction via an ordinance, it was the water-rights activists who continued to publicly raise concerns about the future of the community if such an operation was to be conducted in Wells.

It was their persistence in reaching residents by maintaining a continued presence at public meetings and hearings; by hosting forums and writing letters; by engaging community members in grassroots efforts, that gave them the edge…Click here to read the rest of the article.