Coca-Cola

I'll admit, that once in a while, an ice cold can of Coca-Cola is one of the most delicious beverages in the world.  There's something about that high fructose corn syrup filling your cells with syrupy death that just can't be beat.   Although this new slingshot device to purify water for schools and community centers throughout much of the developing areas of the world is a step in the right direction, if you take the time to look into Coca-Cola's past it is easy to see what they might be trying to cover up.   In 2004 the cries of the people of India finally forced the corporation out of the country while chanting "when you drink coke, you drink the blood of the people!" Coca- Cola had a manufacturing center in the village of Plachimada India where they unlawfully stole 1.5 million liters of water a day from the local reserves leaving a dried up water table and farmers without any ability to water crops.  The company also dumped hazardous materials in the water leaving behind a polluted water source for all of the villagers.  This pollution seeped into wells, reservoirs, and canals forcing the people of the village to walk miles to find another source of water. Plachimada was not the only place in India where this happened either.  The areas of Mehdiganj and Kala Dera also suffered greatly from the crimes of this company.   I would imagine they might be able to keep the areas cleaner if they weren't also filling their factories with child laborers making pennies a day but who can afford to pay adults a living wage.  Coca -Cola only made 15.2 billion dollars in 2004, you can't expect them to just give it all away at seven dollars an hour.  How could they ever afford their 7 million dollar lobbyists fees?