Bottled water while still paying some of the highest water bills in the county. In this democracy now special report, we go from flint to Mecosta County, michigan, where the Worlds Largest water Bottling Company, nestle, is pumping millions of gallons of water from aquifers that feed Lake Michigan. Being trucked out from nestle , taking the water from our aquifers and shipping at all over the world. Amy how much do they pay for the 200 gallons of water per minute that they are sucking out of the aquifer that feeds Lake Michigan . As far as i know, theyre paying nothing. In ago today, voices from the front line of michigans water wars. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. President obama says he expects the senate to do its job and confirm his nominee to replace Justice Antonin Scalia on the supreme court. Scalia died on saturday. Obama says he will nominate a qualified candidate to replace him. Theres not
Made, this is not a poor place. You made it for. Amy lead contamination in the water supply flint, michigan has , forced residents to drink, cook with, and even bathe in bottled water while still paying some of the highest water bills in the county. In this democracy now special report, we go from flint to Mecosta County, michigan, where the Worlds Largest water Bottling Company, nestle, is pumping millions of gallons of water from aquifers that feed Lake Michigan. Being trucked out from nestle , taking the water from our aquifers and shipping at all ov the world. Amy how much do they pay for the 200 gallons of water per minute that they are sucking out of the aquifer that feeds Lake Michigan . As far as i know, theyre paying nothing. In ago today, voices from the front line of michigans water wars. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. President obama says he expects the senate to do its job and confirm hi
Place where plenty of money was made, this is not a poor place. You made it for. Amy lead contamination in the water supply flint, michigan has , forced residents to drink, cook with, and even bathe in bottled water while still paying some of the highest water bills in the county. In this democracy now special report, we go from flint to Mecosta County, michigan, where the Worlds Largest water Bottling Company, nestle, is pumping millions of gallons of water from aquifers that feed Lake Michigan. Being trucked out from nestle , taking the water from our aquifers and shipping at all ov the world. Amy how much do they pay for the 200 gallons of water per minute that they are sucking out of the aquifer that feeds Lake Michigan . As far as i know, theyre paying nothing. In ago today, voices from the front line of michigans water wars. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. President obama says he expects the sen
Caceresdaughter as well as Lilian Esperanza lopez with copinh. Then as the u. S. Congress holds more hearings on lead poisoning of the water supply of flint, michigan, Governor Rick Snyder testifies for the first time. Tomay ask you repeatedly come to flint, you admit you did not show up for more than seven after he asked you. Im not familiar. I would have to check my schedule. That is what he said, you did not put october until 2015, is that right . I dont know if that is right or not. Amy well get reaction from two flint residents. Nayyirah shariff, coordinator with Flint Democracy Defense League and melissa maze, of water you fighting for, a flint, michiganbased research and Advocacy Organization founded around the citys water crisis. She and her three children suffer from longterm exposure to heavy metals. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. In the 2016 race for the white house, leading Republican Par
Now a new documentary tells the inside story of how a Community Organized to uncover the water crisis that sparked a national outcry. The emergency manager also the Treasurers Office and onto lansing, the governors mansion, have shown a total disregard for the human needs of the people. Amy today, a democracy now exclusive, the broadcast premiere of heres to flint, by michigan analyst of the year curt guyette and filmmaker kate levy. Then to honduras where protests continue over the assassination of indigenous and environmental leader Berta Caceres. Was absolutely assassinated, and i would like to point out the single witness to the crime, Gustavo Castro be held bynues to the government. Amy we will speak with beverly bell, longtime colleague of both caceres and castro. Who himself was shot twice when berta was assassinated. Beverly bell, like many others, is desperate to get castro out of honduras to safety. All of that and more coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org,