Add the plastics manufacture, bottling and transportation together and the amount of oil needed would fill that plastic water bottle about 1/4 full of crude.

I think the obesity issue is simply spin on Nestle’s part; high-quality water flows freely from almost every tap in the country, and reusable containers would handle the water vs soda issue just fine.

Finally, Nestle’s record of dealing with small rural towns is an unpretty one. They’ve sued towns all over the country. Pity the tiny town of Fryeburg, Maine, which said “no” Nestle’s pumping station.

They’ve been sued five times by Nestle, and opponents of a proposed bottling plant in Nothern California found Nestle trying to subpoena their private, personal financial records (a pretty clear attempt to intimidate).

Nestle’s record isn’t good, and bottled water’s impacts are even worse.