The Keep Nestle Out Of The Gorge campaign kicked off Monday with a friendly little reminder from Mother Nature on what this is all about.
It rained.
You see, as far as anti-Nestle organizers are concerned this debate is all about water – who gets to control it, and how it’s used.
What’s so bad about a water bottling plant in the Gorge? Plenty, according to a coalition of Oregon environmental groups.
For starters, the company proposing the plant is Nestle, the international conglomerate that’s controversial for how it promotes breast feeding formula in Third World countries. Next, the water Nestle wants to bottle is from pristine Oxbow Springs, the same water ODFW uses for a fish hatchery.
After working quietly behind the scenes for several months, the “Keep Nestle Out Of The Gorge” campaign recently launched a Facebook page and plans a big event for Monday, March 29.
