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January 23rd, 2018 | Category: Action Alerts, Features, Nestlé | Maine Governor Paul LePage is in the process of appointing Mark Dubois, an executive with Nestlé/Poland Spring, to the state’s Board of Environmental Protection. We join with Maine water protectors in opposing this appointment, which represents a clear conflict of interest between water extraction and exploitation, and the long-term interests of people and environment.
We are asking our friends and supporters in Maine to write to the members of the Environment and Natural Resources Committee and say this appointment is […]
Continue reading Please speak out today to protect Maine water
by Keith Matheny and Paul Egan, Detroit Free Press
Nestlé Waters North America’s plans to increase its Michigan groundwater withdrawal by more than 2 1/2 times would unravel an accord reached with environmentalists seven years ago that was aimed at protecting the water table and wildlife.
Nestlé announced a $36-million expansion at its Ice Mountain bottling operations in Stanwood, in Mecosta County, on Oct. 31. The addition of two water-bottling lines — the first to begin operation next spring; the […]
Continue reading Nestlé bottled-water company seeks to take more Michigan water
November 22nd, 2016 | Category: Europe, Features, Human Right to Water | by Agence France-Presse in Ljubljana
Slovenia has amended its constitution to make access to drinkable water a fundamental right for all citizens and stop it being commercialised.
With 64 votes in favour and none against, the 90-seat parliament added an article to the EU country’s constitution saying “everyone has the right to drinkable water”.
The centre-right opposition Slovenian Democratic party (SDS) abstained from the vote saying the amendment was not necessary and only aimed at increasing public support.
Slovenia is […]
Continue reading Slovenia adds water to constitution as fundamental right for all
May 13th, 2016 | Category: Climate Change, Community Rights, Features, Fryeburg, Grassroots Movements, Legal, Maine, Nestlé, News, Oregon, United States | On May 12 after a nearly 4 year battle, Fryeburg, Maine lost its appeal in the Maine Supreme Court to Nestle Waters North America, confirming the Maine Public Utility Commission’s initial approval of a 45 year contract for the bottled water giant to mine water from the small White Mountain community, despite overwhelming opposition among area residents.
For more information on this battle and the court case, follow#WaterJustice #WaterIsLife #Nestle #Water, like Continue reading Nestle: A Defeat and a Victory
February 24th, 2016 | Tags: fryeburg, Fryeburg Water Company, Maine Public Utilities Commission, Maine PUC | Category: Action Alerts, Community Rights, Events, Features, Grassroots Movements, Legal, Nestlé | Update: COURT RESCHEDULED FOR MARCH 1
MAINE’S GROUNDWATER: Day of Reckoning on March 1, 2016. Come bear witness – this is it!
The Maine Supreme Court will be hearing final oral arguments at the Cumberland County Courthouse (205 Newbury St Portland, ME 04101) regarding the 45 year contract between Nestlé and the Fryeburg Water Company on Tuesday March 1 at 1:30pm. Be sure to arrive early as you will have to pass through security to enter the courtroom.Over 3 years […]
Continue reading COURT RESCHEDULED! Maine’s Groundwater: Day of Reckoning NOW March 1, 2016
December 17th, 2015 | Tags: Janet Mills, Kirk Francis, William Schneider | Category: Community Rights, East-West Corridor, Features, First Nations, Legal, Maine, News, Penobscot Nation, Resources: Articles, Blog Spots, Letters, Statewide, Towns, other, United States | December 15, 2015 | by Kevin Miller | Portland Press Herald
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But U.S. District Judge George Singal clarifies that Penobscot tribal members’ sustenance fishing rights extend throughout the main stem of the Penobscot River.
A federal judge has ruled that the Penobscot Nation’s reservation does not extend to the waters of the Penobscot River, but the tribe’s members can conduct sustenance fishing on the river’s main stem. This is the East Branch. […]
Continue reading Judge rules Penobscot Nation reservation does not include river’s waters
September 25th, 2015 | Tags: Janet Mills, sunlight media collective | Category: Community Rights, East-West Corridor, Events, Features, First Nations, Maine, Multimedia, News, Penobscot Nation, Resources, Resources: Videos, Statewide, United States, Video | Indian Island, ME: On Friday, Sunlight Media Collective released
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a documentary film that explores the conflict between the state of Maine and the Penobscot Nation over contested river territory. Spanning from the 1700’s to the present-day legal battle of Penobscot Nation v. Mills, the film illustrates the Penobscots’ centuries-long fight to retain their territory and their inherent, treaty-reserved sustenance fishing rights for future generations. […]
Continue reading Sunlight Media Collective Releases Documentary on the Battle Over Contested Penobscot River Territory
September 7th, 2015 | Tags: Angus King, Bruce Poliquin, Chellie Pingree, DEP, EPA, Maine DEP, Maria Girouard, paul lepage, Penobscot, Penobscot Nation, Penobscot River, Susan Collins | Category: Action Alerts, Community Rights, East-West Corridor, Features, First Nations, Grassroots Movements, Legal, Maine, News, Penobscot Nation, Report, Resources, Resources: Articles, Blog Spots, Letters, Statewide, Towns, other, United States | Defending Water for Life in Maine and Stop the East-West Corridor are fully committed to supporting the Penobscot Nation in their fight to maintain their River. Below is an urgent update and call to action from Penobscot historian, activist, and founder of Dawnland Environment Defense, Maria Girouard:
From: Maria Girouard <sacredhomelands(at)gmail(dot)com>
Date: Mon, Sep 7, 2015 at 8:15 AM
Dear Friends and Allies of the Penobscot River, Last week, Maine Governor Lepage escalated the river dispute between […]
Continue reading Escalation in Penbscot River Battle: ACT NOW
July 1st, 2015 | Tags: Chris Buchanan, LD 1168, Paul Davis, STEWC | Category: Defending Water in the Media, E/W Legislation, East-West Corridor, Features, Grassroots Movements, Legal, Maine, News, Resources: Articles, Blog Spots, Letters, Statewide, United States | The bill that is expected to prevent future development of Cianbro’s East-West Highway and Industrial Corridor idea passed into law unsigned by the Governor on June 26. The bill revises the controversial public-private partnership law for transportation projects to clarify that P3’s must comply with Maine’s Sensible Transportation Policy, which has guided Maine Transportation Policy and the Department of Transportation since 1991. The bill, LD 1168 was sponsored by Senator Paul Davis, R-Piscataquis, and broadly supported by opponents to the […]
Continue reading Stop the East-West Corridor gets a boost from Revised Transportation Law
June 19th, 2015 | Tags: Chris Buchanan, LD 1168, LePage, Paul Davis, STEWC, Stop the East-West Corridor | Category: Community Rights, Defending Water in the Media, E/W Legislation, East-West Corridor, Features, Maine, News, Statewide, United States | View original article by Jym St. Pierre on Maine Environmental News
A bill intended to slow down, if not stop, the East-West highway and utility corridor proposed by Cianbro corporation executives has been passed by both houses of the Maine Legislature.
The original bill, LD 1168, would have prohibited the use of eminent domain for the development, operation, management, ownership, leasing or maintenance of a transportation facility as a public-private partnership project. It also would have prohibited the […]
Continue reading Roadblock for East-West Highway/Corridor passed by the Maine Legislature
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