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India Resource Center, "New Report Highlights Coca-Cola's Shortcomings in India," January 21, 2008
Read Press Release 'The report by TERI is a damning indictment of Coca-Cola's operations in India. The report takes the company to task for siting its bottling plants in already water stressed areas, without much thought given to the impacts on communities. The report also validates the concerns of water scarcity and pollution that have been raised by communities in Kala Dera, Mehdiganj as well as others. A list of Coca-Cola's shortcomings, according to the report, follows this press note."
The Hindu, "Coca-Cola claims questioned,"January 17, 2008 Read Article "He [R. Ajayan ofThe Plachimada Samara Aikyadartya Samithi] said Coca-Cola’s decision to get a 'third party study' done by an institution that 'enjoyed its sponsorship' had created a lot of protest in the country. Even so, the report of the Delhi-based TERI, released on Tuesday, did not give the company a clean certificate as was being made out by 'propagandists.'"
The New York Times, Coca-Cola Urged to Close an Indian Plant to Save Water," By Amelia Gentleman, January 16, 2008 Read Article "A leading environmental research group based here has asked Coca-Cola to consider shutting down a bottling plant in the drought-stricken state of Rajasthan, saying that the plant is depleting scarce water supplies."
IndiaPost.com, "TERI calls for closure of Coca-Cola plant," January 16, 2008 Read Article "In a major blow to the Coca-Cola company in India, a report by its ally, the Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), has called for the closure of one of its bottling plants in India - in the village of Kala Dera in the state of Rajasthan. Citing the widespread water shortages being experienced by villages around Coca-Cola's bottling plant, the report by TERI recommends that either the Coca-Cola bottling find alternative sources of water - a highly impractical option - or either relocate or shut down the plant altogether."
The Economic Times, "TERI report not a clean chit to Coke: Plachimada Council," January 15, 2008 Read Article "In a statement here, council convenor R Ajayan said TERI's 500-page report had not made any suggestion of a clean chit, though the report was an attempt to hide certain facts and `whitewash' the company's operations.
"The Plachimada Coke plant, which could not operate for the last four years following locals' agitation was left out from the purview of the study. The report was silent on why the plant at Plachimada and the one at Ballia in Uttar Pradesh had to suspend their operations.
"The Coca-Cola company's attempt to regain its lost credibility had once again failed, Ajayan said. The company should explain to the people why Plachimada was not included in the study conducted by TERI, he added."
International Environmental Law Research Centre, "Legal Implications of Plachimada: A Case Study," By Sujith Koonan, May 2007 Read Report "The deterioration of groundwater in quality and quantity and the consequential public health problems and the destruction of the agricultural economy are the main problems identified in Plachimada. The activity of the Coca Cola company has caused or contributed a great deal to these problems. The people living in the vicinity of the Company have been suffering these problems for the last few years. The availability of good quality water for drinking purposes and agriculture has been affected dangerously due to the activity of the Company. Apart from that, the Company had also polluted the agricultural lands by depositing the hazardous wastes. All these points to the gross violation of the basic human rights, that is, the right to life, right to livelihood and the violation of the pollution control laws."
The Lantern, "Coca-Cola under serious scrutiny," By Briony Clare, January 18, 2008 Read Article "Students Against Coke sponsored a forum, "Coke and You," Wednesday night that accused Coca-Cola of human rights violations in Colombia, the exploitation and pollution of water sources in India and other environmental and ethical infractions. Coca-Cola declined an invitation to the event, saying they refused to put themselves "in a public forum with professionals ... with false information and graphic videos." A company representative denied all accusations made by SAC.
Photo by Hope Moore, The Lantern
The Lantern, "Coke offers more than empty calories," By Harry Lindner, January 16, 2008 Read Opinion Piece "I was at first skeptical of the accusations he [OSU Student Eddie Klatka] made against Coca-Cola. He said the corporation 'has a laundry list of human rights and worker's rights violations extending around the world,' that, in India, Coke is 'continually polluting villages, where their bottling plants are located, with toxic waste' and that, in Colombia, union leaders have been killed or threatened with murder. This all sounded very serious and far-fetched, so I did some independent research..."
The Lantern, "OSU should can Coke deal," By Eddie Klatka, November 21, 2007 Read Opinion Piece " 'As a 21st century land-grant university, The Ohio State University will set the standard for the creation and dissemination of knowledge in service to its communities, state, nation and the world. Our faculty, students and staff will be among the best in the nation. [OSU's Mission Statement]' How then are we, OSU students, faculty and staff, able to allow a contract with corporations, such as Coca-Cola, whose business practices are unethical and immoral? The Coca-Cola Corporation has a laundry list of human rights and worker's rights violations extending around the world. The countries of India and Colombia are most affected by Coca-Cola's actions. This article is to inform the OSU community about the dangers of re-signing the contract between the university and the Coca-Cola Corporation."
The Calgary Times, "Water bottles the latest 'in' accessory," George Pandi,January 18, 2008 Read Article "The naives eschew tap water either because of snobbery (a water that anyone can drink isn't exclusive) or because they worry about the purity of the city's pipes. They choose bottled water that -- under the same regulations as packaged food -- is checked by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency probably not every week or even month. I trust municipal tap water that's analyzed every 45 minutes. It's so good, the Coca-Cola people make Dasani from municipal water. They filter it some, then add minerals for flavour. Their fake water costs 3,000 times more than what flows from the wall."
Novosti (Russian News & Information Agency), Russian Orthodox Christians protest against Coca-Cola ads," January 17, 2008 Read Article " 'Coca-Cola uses all these Orthodox symbols in a blasphemous way by placing images of Coca-Cola bottles inside the pictures,' the letter said. 'Some [church] images are deliberately turned upside down, including the crosses.' "
EARTHtimes, "Coke agrees to remove offending ads," January 18, 2008 Read Article " 'Coca-Cola uses all these Orthodox symbols in a blasphemous way by placing images of Coca-Cola bottles inside the pictures,' protesters said in a letter to local officials last month. They said some church images were deliberately turned upside down, including the crosses."
CSPI Newsroom, "Consumer Groups in 20 Countries Urge Coke, Pepsi to Limit Soft Drink Marketing to Children: Cola Promotion in Elementary School Physical Activity Program Cited" Read Article "The group, at a press conference in Mexico City on December 10, exposed an elementary school nutrition campaign sponsored by Coke that portrays Coca-Cola as one of several beverages that can be used for hydration after physical activity. The campaign’s organizers are urging consumers around the world to alert them to similarly misleading marketing efforts by Coca-Cola or PepsiCo in other countries."
The Global Dump Soft Drinks Campaign Read How Coca-Cola Secretly Advertises to Kids Coalition Letter to Coca-Cola
Union-Tribune, "Wondering 'Who really is Joe Louis?,' playwright Steve Drukman used two classic fights as a springboard for his imagination," By Anne Marie Welsh, January 3, 2008 Read Article " 'Hitler,' or at least 'Hitler's boy,' was Max Schmeling – who defeated Louis in 1936 and in the 'fight of the century' two years later at Yankee Stadium was TKO'd in the first round...'Max Schmeling had a Coca-Cola franchise in Germany and sat on the board of directors in Hamburg. Yet in the democratic United States, Coke wouldn't sponsor Joe Louis because he was black.' "
