Right now, thanks to a legal loophole, corporate bully
Nestlé is siphoning off Michigan’s groundwater turning it into cheap
Ice Mountain bottled water and making a fortune off
the resources of small communities.
A brave group of
Michigan lawmakers is standing up to Nestlé. They’re
fighting to close the loophole and give back control of
Michigan’s water to the people.
But they can’t do it without your help.
By demanding that elected representatives vote for three
new Water Protection bills, we can stop Nestlé from
profiting at the expense of local communities.
Tell
lawmakers to protect Michigan’s water supply from greedy
corporations like Nestlé.
If passed, the Water Protection Package would be a major
blow to Nestlé and a big win for local communities.
Not only will the Water Protection Package shut down the
water-bottling loophole, it will also state that water is
100% a public good and is not something to be commercialized.
Together with local communities, we have scored some
major victories against Nestlé.
Just last month, a court overturned a decision that would
have forced the Michigan township of Osceola to issue a
permit to Nestlé to build a massive water pumping station.
It was a huge win after a dogged three-year
fight.
In the last three years, over 375,000 SumOfUs members
from around the world and tens of thousands of Michiganders
have fought against Nestlé’s attempt to suck Michigan dry.
And together we have taken on Nestlé around the world and
won -- pushing for water legislation in British Columbia,
Canada, winning against its French brand Vittel, and stopping Nestlé
in its tracks in Cascade Locks, Oregon.
Let’s
stop Nestlé for good in Michigan. Sign the petition and tell
lawmakers that our water is too precious to turn into a cheap
plastic drink.
