Water pirates

Water-starved communities and forests are left in crisis by greedy corporate giants who steal their water and bottle it for mega-profits. One community has a plan to finally stop these water pirates -- but they need our help to make it happen. [image showing two bottles of water in front of California mountain range]( [Donate $1 now](  {NAME}, The 500 year old trees of California's San Bernardino forest have survived...well, everything. But they might not survive BlueTriton -- the unknown corporate ogre that inherited Nestle's water business. Despite out of control wildfires and drought that's already killed countless trees, BlueTriton just keeps on stealing tens of millions of litres of local water...using a permit that expired 25 years ago! This is the blueprint for corporate water pirates -- invade local communities, steal their water, then make billions selling it at ridiculous markup. They pump entire areas dry, leaving towns and forests in crisis -- and get away with it. Until now. BlueTriton was told to stop pumping but they've refused to comply. Brave local activists have a plan to get their permit revoked for good by exposing this water theft to their entire community -- but they need our help to fund a major PR offensive. If we help them win, it’ll set a precedent for corporate water pirates around the world -- [Can you chip in just $1 to beat back this corporate water grab?]( It’s bad enough that corporate giants are still getting away with profiting off our water. But when we’re staring down the barrel of climate change, extreme drought, and devastating fires -- every single drop counts. We can’t let this stand. And in San Bernardino there’s a clear path to victory -- if we make sure its permits are denied, BlueTriton will be forced to stop the pumps -- and we’ll show Nestlé and other water pirates they can’t just sell, rename, and get back to business as usual. The problem is, these kinds of decisions can take years -- years that we just don’t have. But we have a secret weapon: the key decision-makers are not used to being in the public eye. If we raise enough, we can help local activists run a hard-hitting campaign in San Bernardino and five other communities facing similar threats. If we want Nestlé, BlueTriton, and others to stop their water piracy not just in the US but everywhere, we need to win this fight. Chip in and let’s protect our water: [Yes I’ll donate $1 to stop the water pirates.]( SumOfUs members have gone head to head with Nestlé all over the world, and won. From British Columbia to Oregon, we’ve put Nestlé on the defensive and saved our water. Now, if we band together, we will win against this ‘new Nestlé’, too. In Solidarity, Danny and the team at SumOfUs  --------------------------------------------------------------- More information: [Nestle to sell North American water brands for $4.3 billion, focus on premium lines](. CNBC. 17 February 2021. [Drought-hit California moves to halt Nestlé from taking millions of gallons of water.]( The Guardian. 27 April 2021. [Facing Droughts, California Challenges Nestlé Over Water Use](. New York Times. 29 April 2021. 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](