COKE: 'RESPONSIBLE FOR SPREADING POVERTY,' DROPPED FROM LIVE 8 BILL

COKE: 'RESPONSIBLE FOR SPREADING POVERTY,' DROPPED FROM LIVE 8 BILL
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(20 jun 2005) The news that Coca-Cola was in negotiations to
sponsor the anti-poverty Live 8 concert series brought swift
condemnation from across the globe. Among other gross misdeeds, the
company stands accused of pumping massive amounts of groundwater from
India's parched earth and allowing the intimidation and killing of
union leaders in Colombia.
http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/113600/7263/29000
From: India Resource Center
http://www.IndiaResource.org

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN PLACES COKE ON PROBATION
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(20 jun 2005) The University of Michigan is placing the Coca-Cola
company on probation until August 2006 for the company's egregious
actions in Colombia and India. The major setback for the Coca-Cola
company comes after a 10 month investigation into Coca-Cola's crimes
in India and Colombia by the Dispute Review Board (DRB), an advisory
body set up by the University of Michigan.
http://southasia.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/113631/1893/29000