India’s water crisis laid bare by clash with US cola giants | Vietnam News - Vietnam Information - Vietnam Travel A pollution fine for Coca-Cola and an order for PepsiCo to cut water use at factories in India have highlighted an intensifying conflict between big business and farmers over natural resources. Indian village women demand the closure of Coca-Cola and PepsiCo factories due to fears over groundwater poisioning during a protest in New Delhi in October 2006. (AFP Photo) Last month, a report commissioned by the southern state of Kerala ordered Coca-Cola to pay 47 million dollars in compensation for polluting agricultural land and extracting too much groundwater at a bottling plant. A similar report submitted at the same time instructed PepsiCo to cut groundwater use by two-thirds at its plant also in Kerala’s Palakkad district. The twin investigations were ordered by the Kerala government after years of protests by farmers who say industrial projects like those run by the soft drinks giants leave just a small fraction of water for irrigating fields. “They have ruined our fields completely.
New Zealand New Zealand (Māori: Aotearoa [aɔˈtɛaɾɔa]) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. The country geographically comprises two main landmasses – that of the North Island, or Te Ika-a-Māui, and the South Island, or Te Waipounamu – and numerous smaller islands. New Zealand is situated some 1,500 kilometres (900 mi) east of Australia across the Tasman Sea and roughly 1,000 kilometres (600 mi) south of the Pacific island areas of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga. Because of its remoteness, it was one of the last lands to be settled by humans. During its long isolation, New Zealand developed a distinctive biodiversity of animal, fungal and plant life. The country's varied topography and its sharp mountain peaks, such as the Southern Alps, owe much to the tectonic uplift of land and volcanic eruptions. Polynesians settled New Zealand in 1250–1300 CE and developed a distinctive Māori culture. Etymology Detail from a 1657 map showing the western coastline of "Nova Zeelandia" History Art
Libel Reform Campaign - Free Speech Is Not For Sale Accueil Oops! Coke Apologizes After Getting Busted Spending Millions to Manipulate Science | Kick the Can | Kick the Can | Physical activity and nutrition policy adoption in CA cities By Dr. Harold Goldstein, Executive Director, California Center for Public Health Advocacy. Like a cat caught with the pet canary in its mouth, the world’s largest beverage company has guilt written all over its face. With little feathers still floating all over the house, Coca-Cola wants us to believe it is filled with remorse for spending millions of dollars manipulating science, and paying-off researchers to do its bidding. Last week, the New York Times exposed the Coke-funded, Global Energy Balance Network as the industry front group that it is. Kent is making promises of “even more transparency” and being committed to “acting with integrity.” To Muhtar Kent and his pals at Coca-Cola who think they’re in the clear after the WSJ apology, we say, we’re on to you! No more little birdies for you, Mr.
TasteKid | Recommends music, movies, books, games Canadians take a stand against online spying *UPDATE: On February 11, 2013 the government bowed to public pressure and killed online spying bill C-30! But we need to remain vigilant as threats to our privacy continue through Bill C-12 and other government proposals. Canadians won this round but the government has not given us a firm pro-privacy commitment, and we must keep the pressure on stop invasive and costly online spying initiatives. Please send a message Sign the petition The government has failed to keep Canadians informed. This campaign is funded by donations from people like you. --The tools on this page were produced by awesome pro-Internet volunteers: video director/producer Jeremy Brown (Rattlesnake Films), audio PSA producer Chris Potter (Klout Marketing), and audio PSA producers Ernie Tomlinson and Talia Hemingway.
well.blogs.nytimes Photo Coca-Cola, the world’s largest producer of sugary beverages, is backing a new “science-based” solution to the obesity crisis: To maintain a healthy weight, get more exercise and worry less about cutting calories. The beverage giant has teamed up with influential scientists who are advancing this message in medical journals, at conferences and through social media. To help the scientists get the word out, Coke has provided financial and logistical support to a new nonprofit organization called the Global Energy Balance Network, which promotes the argument that weight-conscious Americans are overly fixated on how much they eat and drink while not paying enough attention to exercise. “Most of the focus in the popular media and in the scientific press is, ‘Oh they’re eating too much, eating too much, eating too much’ — blaming fast food, blaming sugary drinks and so on,” the group’s vice president, Steven N. Coke has made a substantial investment in the new nonprofit. Dr. Dr. Barry M.
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