Keep this website working
for you and the water
justice movement in Maine.

Co-ordinator:

Emily Posner

(207) 930-5232

info @
defendingwaterinmaine
.org

Our water . . .

is a treasure
to be protected
as a commons
held in the public trust,

not a commodity
sold in the
global marketplace
to the highest bidder.

All of life
must have access to
a sufficient quantity
of clean water.

Calendar of Events

Let Your Voice Be Heard!    Tell Governor Baldacci . . . "Get Bottled Water OUT of Augusta's Budget"                 Template letters for:         Governor  and  Your Legislators

Maine Water Allies
How to Contact Us

• POWWR (Shapleigh, Newfield)
• Save  Our  H2O  (Kennebunk, Kennbunkport, Wells)
• Rangeley  Crossroads  Coalition

  
Kennebunk/Wells  All news stories  •  SOH2O
   NEW  Water District board votes to flush Nestlé contract
   NEW  Gail Darrell on the Wells Vote (WKNH, May 21)
   Wise move on water by Wells selectmen
   Wells activists push for water-extraction ban

POWWR WALK Sunday, June 21 at 10 am Vernon Walker Game Mgmt. Area Gentle hike for about one and a half hours. Bring camera, canteen, good shoes and insect repellent. Meet at corner of Gray and Mann Roads at 9:50 am. Join us in the great outdoors!

Fryeburg  All news stories
  Enough water? Let’s figure it out
  Funding needed APPEAL FOR SUPPORT
  Legal struggle Timeline
  Water Waves Newsletter

Denmark  All news stories
  NEW  "Can we trust Nestle to stop when asked?"
  Lessons from a youthful activist
  Citizens to fight permit renewal

Rangeley All news stories   •  RCC
  Letters to the Editor of the Sun Journal

Tell Nestlé to stop taking over community water resources! Nestlé is looking to build new bottling facilities across the US. At its annual meeting on April 23rd, Nestlé will try to avoid responsibility for its practices by trumpeting its greenwashing initiatives. Let CEO Kim Jeffery know we see through the ad campaigns and the sponsorships.

Bottled Water Firm Steamed About Miami-Dade Water Ad Miami Herald, Oct. 08	Listen to the ad
Sign petition  to stop the corporate bullying

Online Library     Featured Items
Citizen Action Against Profiteering Trade Agreements Ruth Caplan, Alliance for Democracy	The Global Water Crisis - Another Reason to Support Local Agriculture Emily Posner
Defending Water for Life in Maine is a project of the Alliance for Democracy.

Resources

E-MAIL Updates
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Featured Media:

"Community Bill of Rights"
Thomas Linzey on DN!

Protest at Portland law firm
Photos, Audio and Text
 
 

Southern ME Awash
in Water Wars
WCSH-TV Portland, Oct. 08

Bottling Giant and Maine
Residents Battle over Water
Video  •  Audio  •  Text
PBS News Hour

The War For Maine Water
Has Just Begun
Video   •   Text
WCSH-TV, July 31, 2008

Maude Barlow on
Water Privatization
York County CC, Wells
Video

Maude Barlow on the World Water Crisis, interviewed by Helen Caldicott on May 11, 2009 and April, 2009 lecture
Audio   (more info)