Water News
Bulk/Bottled Water
When convenience trumped cost for bottled water, a new commodity was born. Water was given a dollar value, which means “free” water is lost revenue. It does not pay to give something away for free.
However, not all people can afford to buy the necessities of life.
To compound the problem, as long as people can buy clean water, there is no requirement to be careful with water in general. Industries and policies can be put in place that put other priorities first, like aggregate and oil/gas extraction (see “fracking”).
Additionally, agriculture, fish, wildlife and recreation rely on clean, fresh, readily available water.
So when we buy bottled water and encourage this exclusive industry -- for convenience -- are we doing a disservice to our society as a whole?
Specific Issues
Water News - Bulk/Bottled Water
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Date |
Source |
Title |
Comment |
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2018-12-18 |
CBC News |
Ontario to extend water taking bottling permit moratorium to 2020 |
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2018-11-09 |
TheRecord.com / Guelph Mercury Tribune |
Province seeks to extend moratorium on bottled water taking permits |
Chris Seto |
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2018-03-15 |
The Guardian |
WHO launches health review after microplastics found in 90% of bottled water |
Graham Readfearn |
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2018-02-20 |
Common Dreams |
Research Exposes $16 Billion Bottled Water Industry's Predatory Marketing Practices |
Julia Conley |
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2017-03-28 |
GuelphToday.com |
Rob O’Flanagan |
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2017-03-21 |
Globe and Mail |
Corey Mintz |
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2017-01-06 |
America Magazine |
Should public water be owned by a private company? Canada is about to find out. |
Dean Dettloff |
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2016-11-12 |
CTV W5 |
W5 investigates: The rising value and volatility of our fresh water |
W5 |
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2016-10-18 |
CBC News |
Ontario water isn’t being priced fairly, says Environment Minister Glen Murray |
Colin Butler |
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2016-10-17 |
Times Colonist |
Keith Leslie, The Canadian Press |
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2016-09-08 |
Huffington Post |
Blog: Pressure Ontario to Stop Giving Our Water Away to Big Business |
Mike Schreiner |
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2016-09-04 |
Uproxx.com |
Coca-Cola Says They ‘Replenished’ The Water Used To Make Its Drinks |
Cody Ziler |
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2016-07-17 |
Smh.com.au (Australia) |
Bottled water producer admits consumers paying for plastic not 'pure, safe’ water |
Esther Han and Emily Smith |
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2016-06-22 |
CBC News |
Waukesha, Wis., plan to tap into Lake Michigan called 'wrong decision' |
Greg Layson |
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2016-06-21 |
CBC News |
Great Lakes states approve U.S. city's plan to draw water from Lake Michigan |
Associated Press - Waukesha, Wisconsin |
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2015-12-22 |
CBC The National |
- Elora, ON |
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2015-11-29 |
Globe and Mail |
Matthew McClearn - 7334 Middlebrook Road, 5 acres
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2015-11-03 |
Vietnamnet.vn |
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2015-11-03 |
Globe and Mail |
Ontario giving firms ‘free ride’ on water use: environmental watchdog |
The Canadian Press |
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2015-06-22 |
Chron |
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2015-05-07 |
Abc 7 News |
Starbucks to find new source for bottled water outside Central Valley |
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2015-04-14 |
VancityBuzz.com |
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2015-04-10 |
Huffington Post |
A Lot Of Bottled Water Comes From Drought-Stricken California |
Alissa Scheller |
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2015-04-08 |
Vancouver Sun |
Kelly Sinoski |
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2015-04-03 |
Cantech Letter |
Nick Waddell |
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2015-03-09 |
The Province (BC) |
Outrage boils over as B.C. government plans to sell groundwater for $2.25 per million litres |
Dan Fumano |
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2015-03-07 |
ChinaDaily USA |
Wang Ru |
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2014-08-13 |
EcoWatch / Anastasia Pantsios |
Precious Water Bottled and Shipped Out of Drought-Ridden California |
Anastasia Pantsios |
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2014-07-31 |
Occupy.com |
How Corporations are Creating a Life-Threatening Water Shortage |
Carl Gibson - Nestle |
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2014-07-14 |
EcoWatch / YES! Magazine |
San Francisco Bans Plastic Water Bottle Sales on Public Property |
Molly Rusk |
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2013-10-20 |
Youtube / Yarra Valley Water |
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2013-10-04 |
EcoWatch / Kaye Spector |
- used in some package bottles and food packaging |
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2013-09-03 |
CBC |
Jian Ghomeshi Audio 5 mins |
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2013-04-12 |
National Geographic |
New Concerns About Plastic Pollution in Great Lakes’ “Garbage Patch” |
Lisa Borre, Water Currents |
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2013-04-09 |
EcoWatch |
The Fallacy of Cleaning the Gyres of Plastic with a Floating ‘Ocean Cleanup Array’ |
Stiv Wilson Ocean plastic pollution |
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2013-03-23 |
Reuters |
Protect Our Water! Please … |
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2012-10-25 |
Nature.com |
Frederick Kaufman |
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2012-06-19 |
In the Hills |
Jeff Rollings |
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2012-01-01? |
CBC News Online |
Martin O’Malley & Angela Mulholland, CBC News Online
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2011-03-15 |
Youtube / Vera Scroggins |
Paradise Rd, Bradford Co, Homes Water Polluted from Gas Drilling |
Impact of bad water |
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2010-03-17 |
Youtube / Storyofstuffproject |
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1999-10-26 |
CBC |
NAFTA violation? |
WATER NEWS – Nestlé
Nestlé S.A. is a Swiss transnational food and drink company headquartered in Switzerland. It is the largest food company in the world measured by revenues and other metrics since 2014. (wikipedia)
Nestlé Waters Canada, a division of Nestlé Canada, Inc. — Nestlé Waters North America’s affiliate in Canada — produces two bottled water brands for sale in Canada — NESTLÉ® PURE LIFE®, which is a natural spring water brand in Canada, and MONTCLAIR® Natural Spring Water. Nestlé Waters Canada also sells three international bottled water brands in Canada — ACQUA PANNA, PERRIER and S.PELLEGRINO. Nestlé Waters Canada has two bottling facilities in Canada and approximately 400 employees. (source)
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Date |
Source |
Title |
Comment |
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2018-04-26 |
The Telegraph (Paris) |
French town of Vittel suffering water shortages as Nestle accused of 'overusing' resources |
David Chazan |
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2018-04-03 |
Detroit Metro Times |
Nestlé wins MDEQ approval to suck 400 gallons per minute from Osceola well |
Michael Jackman |
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2018-02-24 |
Mintpressnews.com |
Coke, Nestle Near Ownership of World’s Second Largest Aquifer |
Elliott Gabriel |
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2017-08-23 |
Winnipeg Free Press |
Lawsuit claims Nestlé's Poland Spring defrauds consumers with bottled water |
Abha Bhattarai |
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2017-06-09 |
Council of Canadians |
Petition: Premier Wynne: Nestle and bottle water have to go! |
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2017-05-24 |
NYTimes.com (USA) |
Where Nestlé Guzzles Water, Michigan Neighbors Take Exception |
Steve Friess |
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2017-04-04 |
Orangeville Banner |
Chefs, musicians, activists set to launch Say No to Nestlé campaign, prepare for Waterstock |
Chris Halliday Waterstock June 11, 2017 |
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2016-11-08 |
CBC |
Nestlé accused of 'shameful tactic' after employees fill seats at contentious meeting |
Kate Bueckert |
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2016-11-02 |
Council of Canadians |
WIN! Township of Centre Wellington passes resolution against Nestle water takings |
Council of Canadiansc |
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2016-09-26 |
Huffington Post |
Nestlé Isn't Alone, Every Damn Drink Maker Is Taking Our Water |
Joshua Ostroff |
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2016-09-22 |
CBC News |
Nestlé says Middlebrook well for 'future business' and Aberfoyle backup |
Keith Leslie |
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2016-09-22 |
SouthWesternOntario.ca |
Keith Leslie, The Canadian Press |
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2016-09-21 |
Sbsun.com (USA) |
Why Nestlé can continue to bottle water in the San Bernardino Mountains |
Jim Steinberg |
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2016-08-21 |
Globe and Mail |
Nestlé continues to extract water from Ontario town despite drought: activists |
Keith Leslie |
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2016-08-16 |
Los Angeles Magazine |
How Nestlé Gets Away With Pumping California’s Water for Next to Nothing |
David Dayen |
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2016-06-16 |
Usuncut.com |
Nestlé Just Suffered a Major Defeat as Community Blocks Water Privatization |
Nathan Wellman |
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2016-05-29 |
CBC News Kitchener-Waterloo |
Jenna Freeman |
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2016-04-14 |
CTV News Kitchener |
Nestle seeking 10-year renewal of Aberfoyle water-taking permit |
- taking from the Grand River Watershed |
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2016-04-01 |
Sum of Us Petition |
No EBR # as at June 29, 2016 |
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2016-02-28 |
CBC News Kitchener-Waterloo |
Nestlé test of Elora well gains limited support from critics |
Kate Bueckert, Andrea Bellemare - Middlebrook well proposal |
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2016-01-03 |
USnews.com |
Associated Press |
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2015-08-24 |
Guelph Mercury |
Centre Wellington Council votes to take action on Nestle water taking permit |
Joanne Shuttleworth |
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2015-08-07 |
TVO |
Tim Alamenciak |
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2015-06-19 |
Sum of Us Petition |
Petition: Stop Nestle from Sucking My State Dry (Oregon, USA) |
Joseph Schommer |
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2015-05-14 |
Theguardian.com |
Nestlé boss says he wants to bottle more water in California despite drought |
Rupert Neate - Nestle |
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2015-05-12 |
The Sun |
Nestlé pitches $7 million in projects to save water in California |
Jim Steinberg - Nestle |
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2015-03-26 |
Guelph Mercury |
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2014-07-14 |
Salon |
Nestlé is bottling water straight from the heart of California’s drought |
Lindsay Abrams - Nestle Arrowhead and Pure Life brands |
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2015-03-16 |
Daily KOS |
Water coalition to hold press conference regarding 'shutdown' of Nestlé Plant |
Dan Bacher - Nestle |
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2013-10-08 |
EcoJustice |
Nestlé bows to pressure from community groups on bottled water fight |
- Nestle attempting to cancel drought restrictions |
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2013-08-16 |
CBC News |
Margo McDiarmid |
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2013-08-16 |
Council of Canadians |
Nestle settlement not in the public interest, says Environmental Review Tribunal |
Media Release - hearing to reconsider lift of water taking restrictions during drought |
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2013-08-14 |
The Province (BC) |
The ‘Wild West’ of groundwater: Billion-dollar Nestle extracting B.C.’s drinking water for free |
Dan Fumno |
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2013-06-25 |
Youtube / breakingtheset |
Video: Nestle Responds to Abby / Corporate Troll Spotting (8 mins) |
Abby Martin |
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2013-06-13 |
Portland Daily Sun (USA) |
Maine, USA Nestle Waters of North America Poland Spring Fryeburg Water Co. Evergreen Spring |
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2013-06-12 |
Youtube / breakingtheset |
Nestle: Water’s Corporate Takeover, Brainwash Update (4 mins) |
Abby Martin |
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2013-06-04 |
Huffington Post |
Nestle Canada Water Dispute: Company Denies It Wants to Take Water During Times of Drought |
Daniel Tencer |
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2013-04-25 |
Huffington Post |
George McGraw |
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2012-10-01 |
Orangeville Banner Orangeville.com |
Chris Halliday – not specific to the proposed mega-quarry but indicative of water management in the Grand River watershed (1.113 million litres per day) |
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Disclaimer: This information has been compiled through private amateur research for the purpose of allowing the reader to make an informed and educated decision. However, while the information is believed to be reliable, accuracy cannot be guaranteed.
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