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Defending Water for Life is disappointed but not surprised to see this outcome from the Michigan Court of Appeals: Why rights-based-ordinances are essential to actual protection: Courts follow laws that regulate environmental damage, they cannot prevent the damage from happening. And Nestle still complains because they’re not taking as much water per minute as they’d […] Defending Water for Life is disappointed but not surprised to see this outcome from the Michigan Court of Appeals. Why rights-based ordinances are essential to actual protection: Courts follow laws that regulate environmental damage, and they cannot prevent the damage from happening. Nestle officials still complain, because they are not taking as much water per […] Let’s keep an eye on this guy. Rodney Butler, the previous code enforcement office, left to briefly work for Nestle and is now returning to Brewer as the water superintendent. Let’s all watch to ensure no sleezy deals go down between the water commodification giant and this nice little city while Butler is in charge. […] President Morales cancels plans to build highway through a nature reserve after sustained protest from Amazon Indians. from Al Jazeera, October 22, 2011. Protesters camp out in front of the government palace to protest against the construction of the highway [Reuters] Evo Morales, the president of Bolivia, has announced that he is scrapping plans to […] Making Quilt Squares at the Common Ground Fair Defending Water for Life in Maine tabled for three days at the Common Ground Fair in Unity, ME. Organizers Denise and Chris spoke with hundreds of people about protecting water in Maine. We provided a couple interactive activities for fairgoers, including a poster sized “Anti-Bottled Water” […] Shale gas opponents face intimidation by One Straw Revolution, 10/10/2011 Stephanie Merrill and the NB Media Co-op is reporting that the RCMP and private security firms are placing anti-fracking groups and members under close surveillance and laying criminal complaints against them, while private security firms are harassing ant-fracking protesters. Shale gas protesters around the province […] By Ashley Portero | October 10, 2011 12:33 PM EDT While Alabama’s recently upheld immigration law has been criticized by a number of organizations for provisions that are widely thought to be the harshest in the nation, there’s one measure that can be considered the most draconian of the bunch: namely, a line that has […] Protect Our Manoomin: Communities must declare all water sources as sacred sites. prepared 9/24/2011 by Renee Gurneau, Anishinaabe Indigenous Knowledge Institute, and Tom B.K. Goldtooth, Indigenous Environmental Network “Indigenous elders, who have been grounded in culture and language, are the foundation of traditional education about water. They are our living treasures. Understanding the meaning of […]
As Michelle Obama’s entourage of SUV’s rolled into Portland for Obama’s re-election fundraiser, Defending Water for Life and an estimated 40 others protested the proposed XL Pipeline that is sitting on the President’s desk right now. If constructed, the pipeline would support the mining and transport of the dirtiest oil from the Tar Sands […] Inaccessible to general public due to “sensitive habitat,” however Nestle will continue pumping 5 days a week, 8 trucks a day. DWL believes that this article is a perfect example of the marriage between corporate water miners and state officials. A comment below the article sums it up nicely: “On one hand, Nestle says they […] |