Schedule of Upcoming
Town Meetings & Events


• Tuesday, March 18 Meet with Sterling Board of Selectmen re: the Wekepeke and Nestle
• Friday, Saturday and Sunday, April 18 – 20 Democracy School
Monday, May 12:  Annual Town Meeting

 

ONLINE RESOURCES

Nestle Hall of Shame

 

 

www.ilovesterling.com



International Herald Tribune article: Rising sales of bottled water
trigger strong reaction from U.S. conservationists



www.acene.org

 

www.celdf.org

 

www.troutunderground.com

 

mwra.state.ma.us

 

Legal fight erodes appeal of Poland Spring's plan for bottling plant (Nov 26, 2007)


A small town in maine says no to nestle so what does our good neighbor do they sue and sue and sue
(Jan 8, 2008)

SHAPLEIGH Poland Springs seeks another water source amid criticism (03/02/08)

Rural Communities Exploited by Nestlé for Your Bottled Water(May 30, 2007)

http://www.alternet.org/environment/52526/

Battle Over Massive Nestle Water Bottling Plant to Protect Mount Shasta Headwaters in Tiny Northern California Community of McCloud (03/03/08)

Nestle-gets-water-frommt-shasta-even-if-none-is-left-for-citizens(Jan 18, 2008)

Nestle's Water Unit Springs a Leak as Activists Block New Wells (Aug, 2006)


Judge Orders Halt to Nestlé's Ice Mountain Bottling Operation (Nov 25, 2003)


Nestle Waters North America Reaches Agreement on Water Withdrawal Amounts at Sanctuary Springs Source (Jan 26,2006)

 


Web Sites Discussing Bottled Water
U.S. water supplies are safe, why spend resources (plastic, transportation, etc.) to bottle water?

Value of Tap Water

 

Bottled Water Boycott Highlights Waste, Resource Depletion

Apr 27, 2007 ... Apr. 26, 2007 – Environmentalists are calling for a boycott of bottled water in an effort to reduce the use of fossil fuels, ...

Thirst, Privatization or Water for All?

Americans spent some $10 billion on bottled water last year. .... Avoiding bottled water is one way we can take better care of water resources, ...

Boycott Bottled Water

Damage to community water supplies by multinational water bottling companies.

The Ethics of Bottled Water : TreeHugger

We quote Martin Mittelstaedt of the Globe and Mail: Some churches are starting to urge congregants to boycott bottled water, citing ethical, theological and ...

December 7, 2007: BOTTLED WATER BOYCOTTS - Back-to-the-Tap ...

Dec 7, 2007 ... BOTTLED WATER BOYCOTTS Back-to-the-Tap Movement Gains Momentum. From San Francisco to New York to Paris, city governments, ...

Sweetwater Alliance | Bottled water boycott: an idea whose time ...

She’s begun organizing a local campaign to boycott the Ice Mountain label of bottled water. A product of the global giant Nestle, the Ice Mountain label ...

 

In the News...

 

List of Sterling's Town Selectmen

List of Massachusetts State Representatives

 

 

SterlingCitizens.org
Regarding Clinton's Request For Proposals for selling Wekepeke aquifer ground water
to Nestle (Poland Springs) for bottling in Framingham, Mass.