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unthinkable, undrinkable ....

unthinkable, undrinkable .... killer coke ....

Remember how Coca-Cola, in league with other beverage giants, killed off the NT's recycling scheme?

Coke took the NT government to the Federal Court over its 10 cent deposit recycling scheme, introduced in 2012 (it was similar to SA's scheme).

Coke won the case in March this year so the NT scheme is dead.

Now Greenpeace has produced this pro-recycling ad raising awareness about the case - but Channel 9, despite accepting payment for the ad, has since decided not to air it. Nine's director of sales and marketing Peter Wiltshire told Crikey this:

"We had no issue in taking the original booking from Greenpeace but on reviewing the content we deemed it to be offensive to our viewers and so advised the client we would not proceed with the placement on the Network. We have refunded the original deposit."

Greenpeace is now asking Seven and Ten if they'll show it.

Well, Crikey ain't afraid of Coke.

Here's the banned ad ...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7Uxaw6YoRw

unspeakable ....

Coca-Cola is also on the BDS list.David Gonski, chancellor of UNSW where the new max brannier store is opening, is on the Coca-Cola Amaatil board. 
Coca-Cola Amatil is the Australian subsidiary of the Coca-Cola Company. In 2002, the parent company announced the proposed building of a plant on stolen Palestinian land at Kiryat Gat, in return for millions in incentives from the Israeli government. The land, Kiryat (Qiryat) Gat, has an industrial park built on the lands of the villages of al-Faluja and Iraq Al Manshiya. which were ethnically cleansed and demolished in 1949 in hasty contravention of an agreement between Egypt and Israel and of International Law. Coca-Cola Israel also directly owns dairy farms in the illegal Israeli settlements of Shadmot Mechola in the Jordan Valley and a plant in the industrial zone of Katzerin in the occupied Golan Heights.Coca-Cola Israel also supports the Jewish National Fund.
In 2004, Coca-Cola merged with Neviot Water which takes its waters from the Ein Zahav springs in Kirat Shmona built on the village of al-Khalisa after its 1500 villagers were ethnically cleansed and from wells dug by Mekorot. Mekorot, the Israeli national water company has been accused of crimes against humanity for its theft of Palestinian water and discriminatory water shortages for Palestinians while illegal Israeli settlements enjoy a constant supply of water.
In 2009 a Coca-Cola sponsored award went to Israel’s Lobby AIPAC for its successful lobbying of the Senate to reject of the UN call for “immediate ceasefire” and endorse the continuation of the Israel military assault on Gaza.