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California drought spurs protest over 'unconscionable' bottled water business
2015-04-20 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Californians facing the prospect of endless drought, mandated cuts in water use and the browning of their summer lawns are mounting a revolt against the bottled water industry, following revelations that Nestlé and other big companies are taking advantage of poor government oversight to deplete mountain streams and watersheds at vast profit. An online petition urging an immediate end to Nestles water bottling operations in the state has gathered more than 150,000 signatures, in the wake of an...
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