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Michigan is about to decide whether or not to give away millions of gallons of water to Nestlé. Please, will you chip in to launch last-minute efforts to stop this outrageous corporate giveaway? [SumOfUs] {NAME}, How much do you think 100 million gallons of fresh water is worth? You'd probably guess a bit more than $200 -- the amount the State authorities in Evart, Michigan are considering charging Nestlé for a permit that doubles the amount of groundwater it can take to bottle and sell at a massive profit. Nestlé is already the largest owner of private water sources in Michigan. Right now, the government is taking public comments on Nestlé’s proposed plan, and is about to schedule a public hearing on the plan. We’re going to stop this -- but we have to act now to stop Nestlé from sucking more of our precious water away for private profit. Will you chip in $1 to stop Nestlé? [Yes, I'll chip in $1 right now to save Michigan's water.] No one fights Nestlé’s greedy water grabs like SumOfUs members. Just last summer, the corporate giant was taking millions of gallons of water from Canada’s western water table for pennies while wildfires threatened the entire coast. Hundreds of thousands of us stood up and said: “NO!” We made front page news in Canada and got the government to commit to review water rates. And we’ve helped do the same in California and in Oregon -- where the tiny county of Hood River stopped Nestlé in its tracks. If enough of us raise our voice here, you better believe we can stop this sale too. Nestlé is already the largest owner of private water sources in Michigan, and the water-guzzling corporation has deep ties to Governor Rick Snyder’s office. Deb Muchmore, the head spokesperson for Nestlé Michigan, is married to Governor Snyder’s former chief of staff. Perhaps we should stop wondering why Nestlé keeps getting so much from the state government for so little. We don't have long to act. Will you chip in $1 to stop Nestlé? [Yes, I'll chip in $1 right now to save Michigan's water.] Thanks for all that you do, Jon and the team at SumOfUs --------------------------------------------------------------- More information: [Michigan residents deplore plan to let Nestlé pump water for next to nothing,] The Guardian, Nov 5, 2016 [DEQ extends comment window, plans hearing on Nestle groundwater plan,] Michigan Live, Nov 3, 2016 SumOfUs is a worldwide movement of people like you, working together to hold corporations accountable for their actions and forge a new, sustainable path for our global economy. This email was sent to {EMAIL}. | [Unsubscribe]