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Nestle/Blue Triton, Now Soon to be NewCo
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Apparently, as the first stage in flipping this private equity firm and running off with a major profit, Blue Triton has merged with another water company and changed its name to NewCo. This entity is soon to trade on the New York Stock Exchange and is no longer a private company. Dean Metropolis, however, will be heading it up to give the appearance that it is still the same entity, entitled to use the same permits. Our allies in Colorado question this assumption and are pursuing legal rulings on such permit transfers.
Meanwhile, our allies in California have had significant victories in their ten year battle to shut Nestle/Blue Triton down in the San Bernadino Valley, where they have been pumping on expired permits. The US Forest...
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Summer 2019 Newsletter
In Memoriam, Injection Wells, Oil Pipeline Impacts, Other, Potash Mining, Water Affordability, Water Grabs
The Nestlé contested case hearing cross-examined expert witnesses regarding the permit to increase pumping to 400 gallons per minute, with debates over data completeness, monitoring programs, and environmental impact assessments.
Winter 2019 Newsletter
Injection Wells, Other, Potash Mining, Water Grabs
MCWC editorial connects climate change urgency to water justice struggles, calling for radical action against privatization, fossil fuel extraction, and poverty while building alliances for sustainable future.
November 2019 Newsletter
Injection Wells, Other, Potash Mining, Water Affordability, Water Grabs
Editorial addresses climate change paradox of record Great Lakes levels while Nestle-damaged creeks dry up. Youth climate strikes and Indigenous leadership demand radical change to protect water for future generations.
Summer 2018 Newsletter
Injection Wells, Oil Pipeline Impacts, Other, Potash Mining, Water Affordability, Water Grabs
Editorial addresses corporate assault on the Great Lakes through Nestle permits, potash mining, injection wells, and toxic waste expansion while the government enables profiteering. MCWC files legal challenges despite difficult...
December 2017 Newsletter
Injection Wells, Oil Pipeline Impacts, Other, Potash Mining
Michigan makes a deal with Enbridge allowing Line 5 to continue operating with conditions. MCWC totally opposes any tunnel under Straits and demands a complete shutdown without a replacement pipeline.
November 2017 Newsletter
Other, Potash Mining, Water Affordability, Water Grabs
Nestle opposition continues with over 85,000 Michigan comments submitted. Osceola Township denies booster station permit and faces lawsuit. Citizen scientists document environmental damage from seventeen years water withdrawal.