Water Wars / Boycotting Nestle Corporation

Okay, so I have decided to boycott the Nestle corporation and all of their products.

The reasons why myself (and others) have opted to boycott Nestle vary, but my personal reason for boycotting Nestle is because of the company's stance on the privatization of water.

In the video below the Nestle CEO asserts that water is not a human right and that it is a foodstuff like any other, and therefore should be packaged and controlled by corporations and not controlled by the government providing free tap water to citizens. Basically he wants to make money off selling water (and soft drinks and coffee and assorted beverages) to people and wants governments to stop controlling the distribution of free water.

Now if you are familiar with the Bugs Bunny catchphrase "Of course you know this means war..." then you should know right away that people dying of thirst are not going to take the idea of privatization of water laying down.

So for example in South America, where water supplies are dwindling so much that even the plot of the James Bond movie "Quantum of Solace" was about an evil corporation trying to take over the water supply of Bolivia, well, the concept of a war over water supply is certainly a real prospect.

Enter Nescafe - created by the Nestle corporation in1938. Nestle you may recall is a Swiss company that began in 1866, began from humble beginnings selling condensed milk (to be mixed with free water) and instant baby formula. Nescafe is now one of the largest producers of coffee in the world, and Nestle one of the largest corporations in the world.

Nescafe is extremely popular in South America. The name is almost a synonym for coffee.

So what happens if Nescafe / Nestle decides they want to take over South America's supply of fresh water? Package it and sell it. The privatization of everything from sewer pipes, the water you wash yourself with, wash your clothes with, and use to wash your dishes. What happens?

Imagine a system wherein people are charged for the amount of water they use and if they don't pay they are cut off and left to die - and if they try to get their water from another source they discover that Nestle owns that too. Because according to Nestle, water is not a human right and is a commodity. Given time (and government bribery) they would probably even make it against the law to collect rain water or other ridiculous laws designed in an effort to make the Nestle corporation richer.

Now you might think, hey, this would never happen in Canada or the United States would it? Are you so sure of that? The American Midwest is becoming a desert (thanks to global warming) and places like Las Vegas are in such a short supply of fresh water they are piping it in from other regions.

Mark my words, the privatization of water and rising prices of fresh water will lead to riots in the streets and people / nations killing each other for a drink.

In Canada we have tonnes of water - so much we are already packaging it and sending it overseas as bottled water. But will it be Canadian corporations who make it rich, or foreign corporations who extort our water and makes themselves billionaires while sharing only a tiny fraction with the Canadian government? After all Canada has NAFTA (the North American Free Trade Agreement) and various other free trade agreements. That means Canada makes ZERO on the export of water and only makes money off the income tax of employees. Water bottling plants are mostly robots, so the number of employees is minimal - and local managers can be paid peanuts compared to what a corporation can make selling Canadian water overseas.

Cheetah Power Surge SUCKS

Cheetah Power Surge is an energy drink being promoted by the former head of Steelback Brewery Frank D'Angelo (he bankrupted the company by overspending on advertising).

Cheetah Power Surge is more of the same problem. Crappy product, with lots of advertising.

The problem with Cheetah Power Surge is that it doesn't just SUCK DONKEY BALLS, its really overpriced crap compared to other superior products on the market.

Energy drink	Caffeine (mg/L)	Caffeine (mg/fl oz)	Caffeine per serving (quantity)	Additional notes
180	365.5	10.98	130 mg (12 fl oz or 400 mL)
5-Hour Energy	1352.49	40	80 mg (2 fl oz or 59.15 mL)	Does not list the actual amount of caffeine in the product but states "Contains about as much caffeine as a cup of coffee."
AMP Energy	298	8.93	71 mg (8 fl oz or 237 mL)	American Rebel bib
Bacchus-F	303	9.1	30 mg (3.38 fl oz or 100 mL)
Battery	320	9.5	105 mg (11.16 fl oz or 330 mL)
Battery energy shot	1500	44.4	90 mg (2.03 fl oz or 60 mL)
Bawls	223	6.70	56 mg (8.45 fl oz or 250 mL)
Boo Bolt - best thing event	507	15.00	360 mg (24 fl oz or 710 mL)
Blue Charge	300	8.87	300 mg (35.195 fl oz or 1000 mL)
Blue Energy	337	9.97	80 mg	No value for Caffeine in Nutrition Facts; Instead "Energy Blend" is listed which includes L-Carnitine, Glucose, Caffeine, Inositol, Glucuronolactone, and Maltodextrin.
Boo Koo	507	15.00	360 mg (24 fl oz or 710 mL)
Buckeye Juice	320	9.47	80 mg (8.45 fl oz or 250 mL)
Burn	320	9.6	80 mg (8.3 fl oz or 250ml)
Cintron Energy Enhancer	422.83	12.5	200 mg (16 fl oz or 473 mL)
Coca-Cola Blāk	194.43	5.75	46 mg (8 fl oz or 237 mL)
Cocaine (drink)	1120	33.14	280 mg (8.45 fl oz or 250 mL)[5]
Crunk Energy Drink	421.94	12.5	100 mg (8 fl oz or 237 mL)[6]
Emerge Stimulation Drink	300	8.87	75 mg per 250 ml can
Enviga	282	8.3	100 mg (12 fl oz or 355 mL)[7]
Euro Shopper Energy Drink	320	9.6	80 mg (8.45 fl oz or 250 mL)
Full Throttle	304	9	72 mg (8 fl oz or 237 mL)[8]	Fuze Adrenaline
Go Fast	320	9.47	80 mg (8.45 fl oz or 250 mL)
Hustler	240	4.06	120 mg (16.9 fl oz or 500 mL)
Hype Energy	320	10.82	160 mg (16.9 fl oz or 500 mL)
Irn-Bru 32	320	9.47	32 mg (3.38 fl oz or 100 mL)[9] 80 mg (8.45 fl oz or 250 mL)
Jolt Cola	201	5.96	140 mg (23.5 fl oz or 695 mL)
King 888	330	10	80 mg (8 fl oz or 236 mL)
Kore	400	11.83	100 mg (8.45 fl oz or 250 mL)[10]
Kruidvat Power Booster	320	9.6	80 mg (8.45 fl oz or 250 mL)[11]
Lift Plus
Lucozade Alert	320	9.51	80mg (8.45fl oz or 250ml)
Lucozade Sport with Caffeine Boost	160	4.73	16 mg (3.38 fl oz or 100 mL)[12]
MAD DOG Energy Lemonade	320	9.64	80 mg (8.45 fl oz or 250 mL)	High energy drink but lemonade taste
Ministry Of Energy	320	9.46	160mg (16.9 fl oz or 500mL)	monavie energy drink
Monster	338	10	80 mg (8 fl oz or 240 ml)	Sold in 8,12,16,24,32oz cans, 16 oz Can with two servings per can yields 160 mg caffeine. 32oz Called "B.F.C."
Mother	424	12	106 mg (8.45 fl oz or 250 mL) 108 mg (20 fl oz or 591 mL)
Mountain Dew	154	4.5	36 mg (8 oz.)	sold in 8,12,16 oz cans & 12,16,20,24,34,68 oz bottles
Mountain Dew Energy	180	5.32	90 mg (500mL)	Released in the U.K. in Mid 2010 and in Ireland Q1 2011. Sugar-Free contents TBA.
Mountain Dew MDX	198.6	5.88	47 mg (8 fl oz or 237 mL)[2] No Fear(drink)
NOS	542	16.25	130 mg (8 fl oz or 240 mL)	Sold in 13.5, 16 and 22 oz containers that contain a total of 219, 260 and 357 mg of caffeine, respectively
Pepsi Max	194.43	5.75	46 mg (8 fl oz or 237 mL)[13][2] 69 mg (12 fl oz or 355 mL) 115 mg (20 fl oz or 591 mL)
Powerking	320	9.46	80 mg (8.45 fl oz or 250 mL)
Pure!	333	9.88	100 mg (300 mL)	Listed ingredients, apple, cherry, strawberry, lemon and guarana
Red Bull	338	10	80 mg (8 fl oz or 240 mL)
Red Eye	321.21	9.50	106 mg (11.16 fl oz or 330 mL)
Red Rooster	300	8.88	30 mg (3.38 fl oz or 100 mL) 75 mg (8.45 fl oz or 250 mL)
Red Thunder	300	8.88	75 mg (250ml)	Listed as 0.03% in the ingredients list on the can
Redline	937.5	31.25	125 mg (4 fl oz or 120 mL)
Relentless	321	9.64	160 mg (16.91 fl oz or 500 mL)
RELOAD	394	11.8	130 mg (11.16 fl oz or 330 mL)
Rip It	431.3	12.75	102 mg (8 fl oz or 240 mL)
Rockstar energy drink, original	337.55	10	80 mg (8 fl oz or 237 mL)[14] 160 mg (16 fl oz or 480 mL)	2000mg Taurine (16 fl oz or 480 mL)
Semtex	320	9.47	80 mg (8.5 fl oz or 250 mL)
Shark Stimulation	320	9.47	32 mg (3.38 fl oz or 100 mL)
SoBe Adrenaline Rush	312	9.23	78 mg (8.45 fl oz or 250 mL)	Sold in 250 mL cans.
Sparks (contains 6% ABV)	185[15]	5.44	87 mg (16 fl oz or 480 mL)[15]
Spike Shooter	1200	35.71	300 mg (8.45 fl oz or 250 mL)[16]
Tab Energy	304	9.0	72 mg (8 fl oz or 237 mL)[8]
Urge Intense	150		75
V (Australia and New Zealand or Holland only)	287	8.61	31 mg (3.38 fl oz or 100 mL) 78 mg (8.45 fl oz or 250 mL)
Vault	196	5.88	47 mg (8 fl oz or 237 mL) 70.5 mg (12 fl oz 355 mL) 117.5 mg (20 fl oz or 591 mL)
Virgin Tequila	3381.23	100	200 mg (2 fl oz or 59.15 mL)
Glacéau VitaminEnergy	317	9.375	150 mg (16 fl oz or 437 mL)
Wired Energy Drink / Wired Sugar Free	198.73	5.875	94 mg (16 fl oz or 473 mL)
XS Energy Drink	334	9.88	83 mg (8.45 fl oz or 250 mL
Zipfizz (Test Tube)	188	5.56	100 mg (.398 fl oz/11.83 mL, suggested mix with 16-20 fl oz water)	Caffeine content calculated based on mix in 18 fl oz or 532 ml.

Now as to why Cheetah Power Surge sucks donkey balls so badly... look at the list above and count the number of professional energy drinks with caffeine in them. ITS ALL ABOUT THE CAFFEINE. And to some extent the sugar.

Cheetah Power Surge has ZERO caffeine. Its just ginseng flavoured water. Now ginseng does give a wee boost if you eat some, but Cheetah Power Surge only has ginseng FLAVOURING. If there is any real ginseng in it there isn't enough to provide an actual energy boost. Complete and utter RIP OFF.

So there you go, if you are buying Cheetah Power Surge and expecting it to do anything like a normal energy drink, you are a complete and utter moron. You would get better results from Coca-Cola because at least that has caffeine and sugar in it.

Coca-Cola... old and sugary

Did you know Coca-Cola is 125 years old?

Of course the original Coca-Cola was a tonic drink containing cocaine... but whatever.

Now it contains approx. 5-6 tablespoons of sugar.

Pepsi isn't any better either. They're both full of sugar, and if you're like the average American (overweight) then you probably shouldn't be drinking either Pepsi or Coca-Cola.

Thankfully they have made more options over time... I personally can't get enough of Vanilla Coke. And then there is Coke Zero which uses sweetener instead of sugar... which I'd argue that if they can replace the cocaine with sugar, maybe its time Coca-Cola switched entirely to sweetener.

Its a risky move however and would hurt Coca-Cola's sales.

Unless they did it slooooooowly... like add sweetener and sugar on a % basis and increase the % of sweetener over time.

Otherwise I will admit that I am pretty much boycotting Coca-Cola and only drinking it on special occassions. Blame my belief that I'd rather drink juice or milk or something healthy.

That and being an adult I can just drink beer now. Why the **** would I drink coke when I can have beer??? :)