by magix | Dec 9, 2019 | Community Rights, Coos Commons, Direct Democracy, Oregon Community Rights, Rights of Nature
One of the first things an elected official does upon taking office is to swear an oath to uphold and defend the U.S. Constitution. Unfortunately for local communities and the environment, the Commerce Clause, which gives Congress the power “to regulate commerce with...
by magix | Nov 21, 2019 | Community Rights, Rights of Nature
A principal goal of environmental regulatory agencies is to grant permits that enable corporations to legally pollute our air, water and even to destroy whole ecosystems. So it comes as no surprise that the FEIS (Final Environmental Impact Statement) released by the...
by magix | Oct 29, 2019 | Community Rights, Uncategorized
Members of the Coos, Lincoln and Columbia county chapters of the ORCRN present before the Pacific Green Party 2019 Fall Convention in Coquille, Oregon. Mary Geddry, President of the ORCRN and Barbara Davis and Nancy Ward discuss why communities are using direct...
by magix | Jul 3, 2019 | Community Rights
Hope is a longing for a future condition over which you have no agency. It means you are essentially powerless. – Derrick Jensen In the 56 years since the publication of Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring one thing remains constant to this day. Our existing system of...
by magix | Sep 1, 2015 | Community Rights, Rights of Nature
Existing Environmental Laws Treat Nature as Property By most every measure, the environment today is in worse shape than when the major U.S. environmental laws were adopted over thirty years ago. Since then, countries around the world have sought to replicate these...
by magix | Sep 1, 2015 | Community Rights
From CELDF The Legal Doctrines that keep us boxed in and make sustainable communities illegal What is it that keeps us from getting what we want in our communities? Why can’t we say, “No!” to harmful activities? The short answer is: THE LAW. A handful of legal...
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