Groundviews launched a petition against Coca-Cola on Avaaz, which ran for just over a fortnight, generating 1,862 signatures. The petition wanted Coca Cola to; The petition was subsequently picked up by Avaaz itself, and emailed to all its registered users in Sri Lanka. Download the full list of signatories here, which has also been sent to Coca Cola directly. News reports that the US Embassy in Colombo was involved in pressuring government authorities to reduce the fine imposed on Coca-Cola by the Central Environment Authority (CEA) interestingly went unrefuted, despite invitations to clarify, 5.