Part 22 (1/2)
Page 242 tore down posters of Bollywood film stars: ”India to Test Coca-Cola Sludge,” BBC News, August 7, 2003, ”India to Test Coca-Cola Sludge,” BBC News, August 7, 2003, news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/3133259.stm.
Page 242 ”Within days”: Banerjee, 94-95. Banerjee, 94-95.
Page 242 ”we can safely a.s.sert”: Banerjee, 239, quoting ad from Banerjee, 239, quoting ad from Hindustan Times Hindustan Times, August 7, 2003.
Page 242 not accredited highly enough: ”Green Body Claims c.o.ke, Pepsi in India Contain Pesticides,” ”Green Body Claims c.o.ke, Pepsi in India Contain Pesticides,” India Abroad India Abroad, August 15, 2003.
Page 242 plummeted more than 30 percent: ”Toxic Effect: c.o.ke Sales Fall by a Sharp 30- 40%,” ”Toxic Effect: c.o.ke Sales Fall by a Sharp 30- 40%,” Economic Times Economic Times, August 13, 2003.
Page 242 Joint Parliamentary Committee backed up CSE's findings: Banerjee, 117. Banerjee, 117.
Page 242 CSE's own political agenda: Banerjee, 98-100. Banerjee, 98-100.
Page 242 state-of-the-art water-intake treatment system: Kushal Yadav, interview by the author. Kushal Yadav, interview by the author.
Page 243 pesticide story garnered more anti-c.o.ke press: Vedwan, ”Pesticides in Coca-Cola and Pepsi.” Vedwan, ”Pesticides in Coca-Cola and Pepsi.”
Page 243 organize college students to fight for environmental justice: Amit Srivastava, interview by the author. Amit Srivastava, interview by the author.
Page 244 a budget of $60,000 a year: Amit Srivastava, interview by the author; Steve Stecklow, ”How a Global Web of Activists Gives c.o.ke Problems in India,” Amit Srivastava, interview by the author; Steve Stecklow, ”How a Global Web of Activists Gives c.o.ke Problems in India,” Wall Street Journal, Wall Street Journal, June 7, 2005. June 7, 2005.
Page 244 ”The whole point”: Bijoy, interview by the author. Bijoy, interview by the author.
Page 245 c.o.ke's water use is an issue all over the world: Srivastava, interview by the author. Srivastava, interview by the author.
Page 245 new fire to the community in Mehdiganj: Nandlal, interview by the author. Nandlal, interview by the author.
Page 245 reputation for being one of the more corrupt states: ”Rampant Corruption in Uttar Pradesh's Government, Says Report,” Indo-Asian News Service, February 18, 2010. ”Rampant Corruption in Uttar Pradesh's Government, Says Report,” Indo-Asian News Service, February 18, 2010.
Page 245 arrested the regional head of the state pollution control board: ”Pollution Control Board Officer Held for Taking Bribe,” United News of India, March 27, 2009; Srivastava and Nandlal, interviews by the author; Amit Srivastava e-mail to the author, April 7, 2010. ”Pollution Control Board Officer Held for Taking Bribe,” United News of India, March 27, 2009; Srivastava and Nandlal, interviews by the author; Amit Srivastava e-mail to the author, April 7, 2010.
Page 245 ”The pollution control board”: Nandlal, interview by the author; India Resource Center, ”Fact Finding Team on the Coca-Cola Company's Franchisee Bottling Plant in Sinhachawar, Balia, Uttar Pradesh, India,” June 4, 2007; ”Pollution Board to Investigate c.o.ke in Varanasi,” Nandlal, interview by the author; India Resource Center, ”Fact Finding Team on the Coca-Cola Company's Franchisee Bottling Plant in Sinhachawar, Balia, Uttar Pradesh, India,” June 4, 2007; ”Pollution Board to Investigate c.o.ke in Varanasi,” The South Asian The South Asian, September 23, 2006.
Page 245 study by the state pollution board in West Bengal: Press Trust of India Press Trust of India, August 8, 2003.
Page 246 specially lined concrete landfills: ”UP Village on Hunger Strike to Shut Down c.o.ke plant,” ”UP Village on Hunger Strike to Shut Down c.o.ke plant,” Hindustan Times Hindustan Times, June 23, 2006.
Page 246 a.s.sessment of Plachimada's groundwater: Hazards Centre, ”Ground Water Resources in Plachimada: Coca-Cola Stores Toxics for Future Generations” (New Delhi: People's Science Inst.i.tute, June 2006). Hazards Centre, ”Ground Water Resources in Plachimada: Coca-Cola Stores Toxics for Future Generations” (New Delhi: People's Science Inst.i.tute, June 2006).
Page 246 a.s.sessments of water conditions at five other c.o.ke plants: Hazards Centre, ”How Harsh Is Your Soft Drink?” May 2010. Hazards Centre, ”How Harsh Is Your Soft Drink?” May 2010.
Page 246 ”two things are incontrovertible”: Dunu Roy, interview by the author. Dunu Roy, interview by the author.
Page 246 The bioa.s.say with the two fish: Roy, interview by the author. Roy, interview by the author.
Page 247 World Social Forum: India Resource Center, ”More Than 500 Protest World Social Forum,” press release, January 19, 2004. India Resource Center, ”More Than 500 Protest World Social Forum,” press release, January 19, 2004.
Page 247 movement against water privatization: Press Trust of India Press Trust of India, September 25, 2003.
Page 247 same slogan Gandhi used: ”Conference Asks Soft Drink MNCs to End Water Exploitation,” ”Conference Asks Soft Drink MNCs to End Water Exploitation,” The Hindu The Hindu, January 22, 2004.
Page 247 ten-day march of some one thousand villagers: India Resource Center, ”Police Attack Coca-Cola Protest, over 350 Arrested,” press release, November 25, 2004; Nandlal, interview by the author. India Resource Center, ”Police Attack Coca-Cola Protest, over 350 Arrested,” press release, November 25, 2004; Nandlal, interview by the author.
Page 248 vow of nonviolence: India Resource Center; ”Police Attack Coca-Cola Protest, over 350 Arrested,” press release, November 25, 2004; Nandlal, interview by the author; Vishwakarma, interview by the author. India Resource Center; ”Police Attack Coca-Cola Protest, over 350 Arrested,” press release, November 25, 2004; Nandlal, interview by the author; Vishwakarma, interview by the author.
Page 248 arrested more than 350 people: Nandlal, interview by the author. Nandlal, interview by the author.
Page 248 women who pushed to continue the protests: Vishwakarma, interview by the author. Vishwakarma, interview by the author.
Page 248 eight hundred people marched right up to the gates: India Resource Center, ”Over 800 Protest Coca-Cola in India,” press release, November 30, 2005. India Resource Center, ”Over 800 Protest Coca-Cola in India,” press release, November 30, 2005.
Page 248 first declaring in December 2003: Judgement, Judgement, Perumatty Grama Panchayat v. State of Kerala Perumatty Grama Panchayat v. State of Kerala, The High Court of Kerala, W.P. (C) No. 34292 of 2003; V. M. Thomas, ”Indian Village Claims Victory over c.o.ke in Water Case,” a.s.sociated Press, December 16, 2003; Ranjit Devraj, ”Greens Jubilant over Verdict Against c.o.ke,” Inter Press Service, December 17, 2003.
Page 248 council had acted without sufficient information: Krishnan and Bijoy, interviews by the author; ”Investigations on the Extraction of Groundwater by M/S Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages Private Limited at Plachimada,” Final Report, filed before The Honourable High Court of Kerala, February 14, 2005; Judgement, Krishnan and Bijoy, interviews by the author; ”Investigations on the Extraction of Groundwater by M/S Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages Private Limited at Plachimada,” Final Report, filed before The Honourable High Court of Kerala, February 14, 2005; Judgement, Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages (P) Ltd. v. Perumatty Grama Panchayat Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages (P) Ltd. v. Perumatty Grama Panchayat, The High Court of Kerala, 2005(2) KLT554, July 4, 2005.
Page 248 banned from extracting groundwater: Press Trust of India Press Trust of India, March 22, 2004; V. M. Thomas, ”India's Kerala State Bans c.o.ke Plant from Using Groundwater,” a.s.sociated Press, February 18, 2004.
Page 248 extract up to half a million liters a day: ”This Kerala Village Fights Against c.o.ke to Preserve Its Groundwater,” ”This Kerala Village Fights Against c.o.ke to Preserve Its Groundwater,” Hindustan Times Hindustan Times, April 16, 2005; ”Shareholders Accuse Coca-Cola of Misleading Them on Adverse India Report,” WebIndia123.com, April 23, 2005; ”Coca-Cola Moves Kerala HC for Implementation of Its Order,” Press Trust of India Press Trust of India, May 16, 2005; S. Anand, ”Don't Poison My Well,” Outlook Outlook, May 16, 2005.
Page 249 ”The thing is very simple”: Krishnan, interview by the author. Krishnan, interview by the author.
Page 249 court order to renew the license: ”c.o.ke Set to Resume Production in Kerala,” Indo-Asian News Service, June 7, 2005; ”Panchayat Rejects c.o.ke's Plea for Two-Year License,” ”c.o.ke Set to Resume Production in Kerala,” Indo-Asian News Service, June 7, 2005; ”Panchayat Rejects c.o.ke's Plea for Two-Year License,” Press Trust of India Press Trust of India, June 13, 2005.
Page 249 ”divulge all of its ingredients”: Krishnan, interview by the author. Krishnan, interview by the author.
Page 249 resist the reopening of the plant by any means necessary: Ajayan and Bijoy, interviews by the author. Ajayan and Bijoy, interviews by the author.
Page 249 injuring six while arresting seventy: ”Anti-c.o.ke Protesters Lathicharged,” ”Anti-c.o.ke Protesters Lathicharged,” Press Trust of India Press Trust of India, August 15, 2005.
Page 249 plant couldn't reopen: ”Kerala Pollution Board Orders c.o.ke Plant to Close,” ”Kerala Pollution Board Orders c.o.ke Plant to Close,” Hindustan Times Hindustan Times, August 20, 2005.
Page 250 ”would at least win”: Banerjee, 143. Banerjee, 143.
Page 250 even more pesticides in c.o.ke and Pepsi: ”Pesticide c.o.c.ktail in c.o.ke, Pepsi Brands, Says Study,” ”Pesticide c.o.c.ktail in c.o.ke, Pepsi Brands, Says Study,” Press Trust of India Press Trust of India, August 2, 2006; Amelia Gentleman, ”Pesticide Charge in India Hurts Pepsi and c.o.ke,” New York Times New York Times, August 22, 2006; ”Soft Drinks, Hard Truths-II,” Centre for Science and Environment, August 2, 2006.
Page 250 banned the sale of c.o.ke and Pepsi: ”Sale of c.o.ke, Pepsi to Be Banned in Kerala,” ”Sale of c.o.ke, Pepsi to Be Banned in Kerala,” Press Trust of India Press Trust of India, August 6, 2006; ”Karna Bans Sale of Cola, Pepsi, Kerala Production,” Press Trust of India Press Trust of India, August 9, 2006; ”Anti-c.o.ke Lobby Rebukes US Statement on Cola Ban in India,” Hindustan Times Hindustan Times, August 18, 2006.