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Opposition to Desalination Escalates in Rockland County, New York [1%] by kfried, 2009-11-18 11:05
Media Statement: “Public resistance to desalination mounted last week when two towns in Rockland County, New York, issued resolutions voicing opposition to the ...
Proposed Carlsbad Desalination Project to Cost Up To Three Times More Than Claimed [1%] by kfried, 2009-11-05 16:09
Press Release: Water produced at Poseidon Resources proposed desalination facility in Carlsbad, Calif. could cost up to three times more than previously ...
Milwaukee Water System Lease Could Cost Community Millions Per Year [1%] by kfried, 2009-11-04 10:12
Press Release: Leasing the Milwaukee Water Works to a private company for 99 years could cost the Milwaukee community a total of $17 million to $31 million a ...
Poseidon Resources Ups Carlsbad Desal Cost to $550 Million: Asks State for Additional Subsidy for Proposed Project [1%] by kfried, 2009-10-30 16:41
Press Release: This week, Poseidon Resources, which is seeking a tax-free bond from the state to pay for its proposed Carlsbad desalination plant, increased ...
Food & Water Watch Joins with Local Community Leaders and Businesses to Launch Grand Rapids Take Back the Tap Campaign [1%] by kfried, 2009-10-21 15:15
Press Release: Today, Food & Water Watch, the Wege Foundation, the Grand Rapids City Commission, Gilmore Collection restaurants, Grand Rapids Community College ...
Nestle Videos a Spin Job to Compensate for Wasteful, Unnecessary Product 
 [1%] by kfried, 2009-10-16 18:10
Press statement: Yesterday, Nestle Waters North America announced the release of a series of videos aimed at consumers touting among other things, the ...
Food & Water Watch Joins With Campuses Across the U.S. to Launch First Annual Campus Day of Action [1%] by kfried, 2009-10-14 14:14
Press Release: Today, the national consumer advocacy group Food & Water Watch joined with 11 colleges and universities around the U.S. for the first annual ...
The Water Challenge Chronicles – Jon, Week 5 [1%] by kfried, 2009-10-09 15:19
Wow, it’s already Week 5 of Food & Water Watch’s Water Challenge! Searching for new ways to save water, I started taking inventory of the items in my house ...
Crystal Geyser’s Plans to Retreat from Oxford, Wisconsin a Victory for Local and National Activists [1%] by kfried, 2009-10-08 17:20
Washington, D.C.—“Last week, activists in Oxford, Wisconsin, celebrated a significant victory when the water bottling giant Crystal Geyser announced it would ...
Bill to Prevent Privatization of Milwaukee Water Works Would Protect Vital Public Resource [1%] by kfried, 2009-10-06 10:21
Press Release: “Last week, State Representative Frederick P. Kessler (12th Assembly District) introduced a bill to the Wisconsin State Assembly that would ...
Nestlé Makes Bad Product Marginally Less Bad [1%] by kfried, 2009-09-25 18:47
Fresh on the heels of its defeat by activists in McCloud, Nestlé ramped up its efforts to appear a responsible corporate citizen this week by unveiling plans ...
The Ugly Truth About Miss America’s Bottled Water [1%] by kfried, 2009-09-23 12:31
Last week, the Miss America Organization announced it would embark on a well-intentioned mission to “preserve the planet.” Its chosen method of doing so? ...
Safety Claims Regarding Off-Shore Oil Drilling Greatly Exaggerated 
 [1%] by kfried, 2009-09-18 09:55
Press Statement: Earlier this month, British Petroleum (BP) announced the discovery of a ‘giant’ oil field 250 miles southeast of Houston. This may come as ...
The Water Challenge Chronicles – Alex, Week 2 [1%] by kfried, 2009-09-17 16:52
I’m a few days into Food & Water Watch’s own Water Challenge, and I can report that my life isn’t really drastically different so far. I haven’t been flushing ...
Public Backlash Against Triclosan Builds Momentum as Many Participate in Food & Water Watch’s Wash Your Hands of Triclosan Drop-Off [1%] by kfried, 2009-09-12 12:31
Press Release: Consumers in Washington, D.C. today took steps to rid their homes of a dangerous chemical when they participated in Food & Water Watch’s Wash ...
Activists Celebrate Nestle’s Withdrawal From McCloud, Calif. [1%] by kfried, 2009-09-11 16:16
Press Release: Food & Water Watch and the McCloud Watershed Council achieved a major victory today when Nestle Waters of North America announced it would ...
Food & Water Watch Joins No Impact Man to Promote Sustainable Food and Water Systems [1%] by kfried, 2009-09-11 15:57
Press Release: Today, Food & Water Watch Executive Director Wenonah Hauter hosted the premier screening of the documentary film No Impact Man at the Angelika ...
Trenton Water Utility Sale Would Undermine Public Trust Doctrine [1%] by kfried, 2009-09-11 11:54
Press Release: New legal analysis in papers filed today in the Appellate Division for the New Jersey Superior Court by Food & Water Watch demonstrate that ...
Food & Water Watch Lauds Canadian Medical Association’s Stance Against Triclosan
 [1%] by kfried, 2009-09-01 15:11
Press Statement: Last week, the Canadian Medical Association called for a federal ban on the use of antimicrobials in personal care products such as those ...
Triclosan for parents [1%] by kfried, 2009-08-28 11:33
Activists in Pennsylvania Thwart Three Privatization Attempts [1%] by kfried, 2009-08-28 11:10
Press Statement: Last week, the Mt. Jewett Borough Water Authority Board in Mt. Jewett, Pennsylvania announced it would deny requests from two separate private ...
Send your kids back to school without hazardous chemicals! [1%] by kfried, 2009-09-01 14:41
Is there a dangerous pesticide, lurking in your child’s insulated lunch bag?
Santa Monica Farmers’ Markets and Food & Water Watch Partner to Launch “I Love Santa Monica Water” Campaign [1%] by kfried, 2009-08-26 17:50
Press Release: On the forefront of a nationwide trend to kick the bottled water habit, the City of Santa Monica and the Santa Monica Farmers’ Markets today ...
Tides Shift Against Nestle as Company Reports Decline in Bottled Water Sales [1%] by kfried, 2009-08-13 10:57
Press Release: “This week, mounting consumer backlash against Nestle became especially apparent when the mega-conglomerate reported that their sales had dipped ...
Investing in water funds: a soggy venture [1%] by kfried, 2009-07-30 17:01
Earlier this week, BusinessWeek alerted its readership to the increasing profitability of water. According to reporter David Bogoslaw, we should expect a ...
New Food & Water Watch Report Calls For Improved National Data Collection on Groundwater Resources [1%] by kfried, 2009-07-21 10:09
Press Release: Food & Water Watch, a national consumer advocacy group, today released a report urging the federal government to ramp up its efforts to collect ...
Food & Water Watch Applauds Introduction of Federal Trust Fund for Clean Water Infrastructure [1%] by kfried, 2009-07-15 11:37
Press Statement: Today, Representative Earl Blumenauer (D-OR-3) introduced legislation to establish a Water Protection and Reinvestment Trust Fund to support ...
Popular Pesticide Triclosan Found to Carry Numerous Health and Environmental Risks [1%] by kfried, 2009-07-14 11:21
Press Release: Food & Water Watch, a national consumer advocacy organization, in partnership with the public health and environmental activist group Beyond ...
Trenton Judge Flip-Flops on Water Utility Sale [1%] by kfried, 2009-07-14 09:35
Press Release: Yesterday, Superior Court Judge Linda Feinberg ruled against a public referendum pushed by local citizens to decide the fate of an embattled ...
GAO Report Reveals Need for Increased FDA Oversight of Bottled Water [1%] by kfried, 2009-07-09 09:28
Press Statement: Today, the United States Government Accountability Office released a report to the United States House of Representatives Subcommittee on ...
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