¹Source: Corporate Research Project, www.ctj.org/itep/crp/may02.htm
²Source: US Department of Energy, February 2004 (source: www.conocophillips.com/news/energy/oil_profits.asp)
³Source: www.anglingmatters.com - “From the September 25,2000 Memorandum fromDennis L. Schornack, Special Advisor for Strategic Initiatives for the Office of the Governor, to Governor John Engler, and Sharon Rothwell, Chief of Staff for the Office of the Governor [obtained trough a Freedom of Information Act request] ‘The bottled water industry is highly profitable. Using industry figures (IBWA) for production costs (6-11 cents/gal) and retail prices ($3/six-pack of 24 oz bottles) for “Ice Mountain,” the label Perrier use for the Midwest, Perrie stands to clear $.5-1.8 million/day. Profitability is directly related ti the price paid for the raw materials, which in this case, is free.’”
⁴Source: Maine Department of Conservation contract with Nestle Waters for water extraction at Range Pond State Park
⁵Oil costs based on retail price of gasoline of $ 1.75 per gallon.
⁶Water costs based on retail price of a liter bottle of bottled water at $ 1.00 per bottle, or $ 4.00 per gallon.
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⁸Source: Maine Department of Conservation contract with Nestle Waters for water extraction at Range Pond State Park
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