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George Corrette and Pat Riot (Empire Watch, WKNH) interview Gail Darrell of CELDF about the recent vote in Wells, Maine on a Water Rights and Local Self Government Ordinance. (Length: 25 min.) Click on triangle in right-half of the player below: [audio:WKNH_GailDarrell_21May09.mp3]Alternate method: RIGHT-CLICK HERE and select “Save Target” or “Save Link.” When the […] NEW YORK (AP) – A federal judge on Wednesday (May 27, 2009) temporarily blocked a new law requiring return deposits on water bottles sold in New York state, calling the law unconstitutional. U.S. District Judge Thomas P. Griesa issued an order that will stop enforcement of the law while water bottlers work to have it […] WMTW-TV News (Portland, ME) Watch Video Residents in Wells will vote [Saturday, May 16, 2009] on a proposed ordinance that would regulate water extraction, a proposal that opponents said Wednesday night would lead to lawsuit and hurt business. […] Susan Sharon, Maine Public Radio Network, May 11, 2009 Listen to audio If you’ve been listening to the radio lately, you may have heard an advertisement promoting the economic benefits of Poland Spring and urging residents of Wells to vote against a local ordinance that would ban commercial water extraction in the town. Wells voters […] An ordinance would let the town of Wells seek damages for interference with the local ecosystem. By Ann S. Kim, Portland Press Herald, May 11, 2009 A key battle in Maine’s ongoing war over water will be decided in Wells on Saturday. Voters at a town meeting will decide whether theirs will become the latest […] By Steve Bodnar, Seacoast Online, May 07, 2009 Town governments aren’t the only ones trying to settle a statewide debate on who has rights to water resources — a similar quandary also is working its way through Maine’s 124th Legislature. With about 127 proposed bills on water issues this legislative session, over a dozen of […] By Ann S. Kim, Portland (ME) Press Herald, May 5, 2009 Poland Spring is fighting a number of measures as lawmakers consider proposals ranging from a tax on bottled water to a bill that would allow local communities to deny corporations their constitutional rights. The proposals come as the water bottler has also had […] Executive Order Will Improve Environment and Save Taxpayer Dollars New York Becomes Second State in the Country to Eliminate Purchase and Use of Bottled Water Governor David A. Paterson today (May 5, 2009) signed an Executive Order to phase out New York State’s purchase and use of bottled water at State agency facilities. This announcement, […] by Sharon Guynup, Blue Ridge (WV) Press, May 2009 Hiking in Maine’s Vernon Walker Wildlife Preserve in 2006, Ann Wentworth stumbled upon one of 16 test wells dug there without public knowledge by the Nestle Corporation. She alerted the two adjoining rural communities, Newfield and Shapleigh, where residents were inflamed by the company’s plans to […] Water Rights in Maine (1 hour, recorded April 30, 2009) Guests: Emily Posner, Defending Water in Maine Shelly Goibelle, POWWR (Protecting Our Water & Wildlife Resources) Rep. Jim Schatz, Maine Legislator |