In the 'Wild West' of Water, Nestlé Gets Free Pass to Bottle the Commons

Nestle withdrawing millions of litres of water without payment. WaterWealth Project director Sheila Muxlos stands outside their bottling plant in Hope, British Columbia.(Photo: Wayne Leidenfrost / PNG)International food giant Nestlé is striking gold in British Columbia–dubbed the ‘Wild West’ of water regulation–extracting hundreds of millions of liters of fresh groundwater each year without paying a … Continue reading In the 'Wild West' of Water, Nestlé Gets Free Pass to Bottle the Commons