From Greg Dinger: Re: Global Water Awareness & Action Campaign
Mark, Do you know there is a big fight with Nestle in McCloud, a tiny mountain community in northern California over a water plant? <http://protectourwaters.org/>http://protectourwaters.org/ <http://www.mccloudwatershedcouncil.org/>http://www.mccloudwatershedcouncil.org/ Originally planned at 1 million square foot (would have been the largest industrial building in northern CA), the project was stopped after Attorney General Jerry Brown wrote a tersely- worded letter to Nestle as well as opposition from groups such as above. Now they are back with a project of 350,000 square feet that they want to drive down our throats. They own the land on which a lumber mill once operated and it is believed there are toxins buried on the property. This is where the plant would be built. The number of truck trips in and out of this serene alpine community would result in a truck/trailer rig every 3 minutes, 24/7. Noise, air pollution, water draws that could potentially devastate the ecology of the McCloud River (blue ribbon trout fishing), road wear, traffic accidents (particularly in the winter - it snows here) and other problems would result from this project. Anyone who is interested in such matters is encouraged to learn more about this and support us if possible. Greg Dinger From: <mailto:newsfromunderground@googlegroups.com>newsfromunderground@googlegroups.com [<mailto:newsfromunderground@googlegroups.com>mailto:newsfromundergro...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Mark Crispin Miller Sent: Friday, March 13, 2009 7:30 AM To: <mailto:newsfromunderground@googlegroups.com>newsfromunderground@googlegroups.com Subject: [MCM] Global Water Awareness & Action Campaign From Rick Ulfik: Hey Mark! Don't know if you remember me (Rick Ulfik Founder of <http://www.wetheworld.org/>We, The World). Amy Goodman has spoken at many of our events as has Danny Schechter and other mutual friends. Thanks for your ongoing commitment to informing people about media and the issues. Since you mentioned the water issue, I thought maybe you might be interested in spreading the word about our <http://www.GlobalWaterCampaign.org>Global Water <http://www.GlobalWaterCampaign.org>Awareness & Action <http://www.GlobalWaterCampaign.org>Campaign which launches March 20-22, 2009. If you help spread the word, we can list your link(s) as one of our Media Co-Sponsors (of which WBAI is one). Thanks! Rick Ulfik Founder and Board Chair We, The World <http://www.WeTheWorld.org>www.WeTheWorld.org 212 867-0846 Mark Crispin Miller wrote: Water, water everywhere (and US coverage NOWHERE) Two all-important pieces from the British press. MCM <http://www.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUSTRE52A04P20090311>Fast-growing Western U.S. cities face water crisis <http://www.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUSTRE52A04P20090311>http://www.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUSTRE52A04P20090311 Sea levels rising twice as fast as predicted <http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/climate-change/sea-levels-r>http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/climate-change/sea-levels-rising-twice-as-fast-as-predicted-1642087.html --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to Mark Crispin Miller's "News From Underground" newsgroup. To unsubscribe, send a blank email to newsfromunderground-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com OR go to http://groups.google.com/group/newsfromunderground and click on the "Unsubscribe or change membership" link in the yellow bar at the top of the page, then click the "Unsubscribe" button on the next page. For more News From Underground, visit http://markcrispinmiller.com -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
