Clinton Paper is Running Poll on Nestle & Wekepeke; Invest Ten Seconds and Be Heard

The Wicked Local Web site (Clinton) is hosting a poll suggesting Clinton should give Nestle a second shot at the Wekepeke watershed (the Sterling/Clinton mess), and if you can find 20 seconds in your day, why not pop over and let your voice be heard?

The poll’s titled: “Should Clinton solicit another Wekepeke water bid?“

Sadly, the poll shortchanges the reasons why you wouldn’t want a profit-hungry multinational mining your water, including:

• Almost none of Nestle’s enormous bottled water profits return to the community
• Few – if any – local jobs are created by a pumping station
• Clinton may not even have the legal right to sell the water
• Truck traffic (and the attendant noise & pollution) have a significant negative impact on nearby communities (like Sterling)

To vote, visit this page, and vote in the box to the left of the story. Right now the poll’s running 65%/35% in favor of giving Nestle another shot at the Wekepeke water – and this despite all the unanswered questions.

Let ‘em know how you feel.

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