Readers might be interested in Simon Berry and his work using Coca Cola to distribute oral rehydration salts. Diarrhea is a major killer in some parts of the worl and simple cheap ORS save many lives, if we can distribute them.<p><a href="http://m.irinnews.org/Report/94996/GLOBAL-Follow-the-fizz-save-a-life#.UzhTtCG9LTo" rel="nofollow">http://m.irinnews.org/Report/94996/GLOBAL-Follow-the-fizz-sa...</a><p>Simon Berry had this idea over 30 years ago.<p><a href="http://www.colalife.org/" rel="nofollow">http://www.colalife.org/</a><p>Coca cola faces heavy criticism in some countries for giving away toxic waste byproducts to local farmers as fertilizer - thus getting rid of waste on the cheap and causing even more environmental destruction.<p><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/3096893.stm" rel="nofollow">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/3096893.stm</a><p>$76m per year is an insultingly small amount for a company that does so much environmental harm and who make so much money. Don't get me wrong. I'm glad they do it and i wish more companies did the same. But how many hours does it take Coca Cola to make $76m in profit?
What is missing is the partnership that they have with Dean Kamen <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dean_Kamen" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dean_Kamen</a> to place his water purification technology <a href="http://www.dekaresearch.com/water.shtml" rel="nofollow">http://www.dekaresearch.com/water.shtml</a> in places that have no access to drinkable water. Dean points out that no organization has the worldwide logistical footprint of Coca-Cola.