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Anacortes, Wash. A letter of request to the Anacortes City Council for a written termination of the Tethys Enterprises water agreement that would have resulted in a one-million-square-foot bottling plant–the largest in North America–entitled up to five million gallons of water per day. Tethys CEO Steve Winter withdrew from the agreement and moved to Ireland. […] Anacortes American Wednesday, September 18, 2013 Tethys’ pullout draws mixed response BY KIMBERLY JACOBSON Reactions are mixed to the announcement last week that Tethys Enterprises backed out of its plans for a bottling facility on the island. Some residents were pleased the proposed 1-million-square-foot plant is off the table while others are lamenting the potential […] The News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash. Pierce County officials announced Wednesday that California-based Niagara Bottling LLC has plans to develop a $50 million, 311,000-square-foot bottling plant on 18 acres at the privately owned Randles Business Park in the Frederickson Industrial Area. BY C.R. ROBERTS AND KATHLEEN COOPER; STAFF WRITERS Published: June 27, 2013 at 12:14 a.m. […]
Photograph by Kseniya Saberzhanova, 17, of Russia. National Geographic, Your Choice Public Vote winner. National Geographic sponsors a children’s photograph contest, whose goal is for children to share how they see the planet through photographs. Skagit Valley Herald Mount Vernon, Wash. Friday, July 12, 2013 ANACORTES MAYOR Anacortes mayor’s debate focuses on jobs, Tethys By MARK STAYTON ANACORTES — The four candidates for Anacortes’ mayoral seat offered their views on strategic planning, economic development and the Tethys water bottling plant proposal Thursday afternoon during their second debate leading […] By Bellamy Pailthorp Western Washington University [Bellingham, Wash.] is poised to become the largest public university in the country to ban sales of bottled water. The school joins Evergreen State College and Seattle University in making the move. For many young environmentalists, saying no to bottled water and yes to public taps is an […] Skagit Valley Herald, Mount Vernon, Wash. Wed., July 30, 2013 Anacortes land expansion to be reviewed By KATE MARTIN MOUNT VERNON — Anacortes’ proposal to expand its city boundaries to accommodate a beverage bottling plant has passed one of several administrative hurdles, despite reservations by one county commissioner. Skagit County commissioners voted unanimously Tuesday to […] Nestle CEO Peter Brabeck Keithpp’s Blog April 15, 2013 In a candid interview for the documentary We Feed the World, Nestlé Chairman Peter Brabeck makes the astonishing claim that water isn’t a human right. He attacks the idea that nature is good, and says it is a great achievement that humans are […] |