Activists rally against Nestle, hand out free water
It seems that between the Nestle ‘crisis’ in Maine and the recent news of Nestle’s bottling permit in the San Bernardino California area has caught on in with the American people.
In Hood River County, Oregon a county wide referendum (measure 14-55) will be voted on May 17th. If Nestle is allowed to extract water from the Oxbow Springs in Cascade Locks Oregon 50 new jobs will be created (not necessarily going to locals). Nestle plans to extract and export 118 million gallons of water per year from the Oxbow Springs.
Locals are taking notice and attempting to prevent Nestle from gaining access as they do not want the corporation to take over their small towns as Nestle did in Maine.
The county board voted 6-1 in favor of allowing Nestle access, citing the economic boost the company would bring to the area as the main reason. However, the citizens of Hood River County have the power to overturn this vote. It will be interesting to see what occurs on May 17 to say the least.