Opposing Views

» Accused of Leaving Farms Parched and Land Poisoned    Coca-Cola in India faces criticism for various environmental damages. [Guardian]    http://www.guardian.co.uk/india/story/0,12559,1005564,00.html

» Coca-Cola Boycott Launched after Killings at Colombian Plants    Trade unions around the world are alleging that the company's locally owned bottlers in Colombia used illegal paramilitary groups to intimidate, threaten and kill its workers. [Guardian]    http://www.guardian.co.uk/colombia/story/0,11502,1004612,00.html

» Coke Deal Could Make Schools Target of Suits    Seattle School Board warned that it might become the target of an anti-obesity lawsuit for allowing schools to peddle soda to students. [Seattle Post-Intelligencer Reporter]    http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/129155_coke02.html

» Coke Paints the Himalayas Red    "India's Supreme Court has asked Coca-Cola and Pepsi to explain why their logos are painted on the Himalaya mountains." [BBC]    http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/2195894.stm

» Coke Pays Off Whistleblower    Coca-Cola knowingly sold contaminated drinks to its customers and had rigged a marketing test in order to increase sales were some of the allegations. [BBC]    http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/3175138.stm

» Coke Sued Over Death Squad Claims    The world's largest soft drink maker is being sued over allegations that it employed right-wing death squads in Colombia. [BBC]    http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/1448962.stm

» Coke Watch    Coca Cola has a responsibility to ensure that the conditions under which their products are produced are safe, it claims.    http://www.cokewatch.org

» Coke, Pepsi Feel the Heat in Kerala    Companies are charged with depleting water level ('exploitation of water resources') in Kerala villages. [Rediff]    http://www.rediff.com/money/2003/may/23cola.htm

» Corporate Screw Job: Coca-Cola vs. Bob Kolody    Brief description of the case.    http://www.grumpymen.com/CSJ/csj_coke.htm

» Critics Attack Coke's BBC Chart Deal    "...Coca-Cola is certain to face accusations of hypocrisy after recent declarations that it would stop advertising to the under-12s." [Guardian]    http://media.guardian.co.uk/bbc/story/0,7521,1097579,00.html

» Drink of the Death Squads    Lyrics and MP3 downloads of song about Coca-Cola and the AUC in Columbia, by David Rovics.    http://www.soundclick.com/pro/default.cfm?BandID=111310&content=lyrics&SongID=756835

» India Resource Center: Coke Campaign    Campaign site for community struggles against Coca-Cola in India.    http://www.indiaresource.org/campaigns/coke/

» NOW with Bill Moyers - Response from Coca-Cola India    Claims that the groundwater water shortage is due to lack of normal rainfall.    http://www.pbs.org/now/transcript/transcript_cocacolaletter.html

» Pediatric Dentists Accused of Selling Out to Coke    "...The grant will make the AAPD a captive of Coca-Cola, making it extremely unlikely that the AAPD will take positions antagonistic to the company..."    http://www.cspinet.org/new/200303041.html

» Skolnick's Report: Coca-Cola, the CIA, and the Courts    Seven part series about the close links between Coca-Cola, covert operations of the CIA and the Echelon spy machine, and the mafia.    http://www.skolnicksreport.com/cocaccc.html