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Julia Gies became a registered member 2 months ago
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magix wrote a new post, “A system cannot fail those it was never designed to protect”, on the site Geddry 2 months, 3 weeks ago
One thing we learned from the recent election is Jordan Cove Energy Partners fears direct democracy. The No campaign that opposed Measure 6-162 to establish a community Bill of Rights spent almost $50 per NO vote, […]
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geddrystaff wrote a new post, Carbon Levels Could Hit Pre-Human, ‘Palms in the Arctic’ State by Mid-Century, on the site Geddry 4 months, 1 week ago
Published on Tuesday, April 04, 2017 by Common Dreams
by Nadia Prupis, staff writer
Current carbon dioxide levels are unprecedented in human history and could reach a level unseen in millennia i […]
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magix wrote a new post, Bob Main opposes giving power to the people, on the site Geddry 5 months, 4 weeks ago
Commissioner Bob Main perfectly demonstrates some of the difficulties contained within a representative democracy. Main, as reported in The World report “Ballot tactics target LNG plan” says he will not defend, if […]
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magix wrote a new post, Time to exercise our self-governing authority, on the site Geddry 6 months ago
Oregon State Representative Cliff Bentz (R-Ontario) has introduced House Bill 2480 to literally take power away from the people of Oregon.
Introduced on behalf of a corporate lobbying firm and despite […]
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magix wrote a new post, We need energy democracy in Coos County, on the site Geddry 8 months ago
President-elect Donald Trump and Secretary Hillary Clinton share some common views, not the least of which is their mutual support for the fossil-fuel industry. Emails obtained from the US State Department by The […]
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fater became a registered member 8 months ago
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magix wrote a new post, Coos County Right to a Sustainable Energy Future set for May 2017 ballot, on the site Geddry 9 months ago
There were some victories November 8, 2016. Two communities, Highland Township, PA and Waterville, OH each passed a bill of rights by overwhelming margins banning harmful development in their […]
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magix wrote a new post, Communities battle state preemption and corporate privilege to legalize sustainability, on the site Geddry 1 year, 2 months ago
“We are going to defend our property rights like any other property owner would. That means defending our rights under the state and federal constitutions.”
Those following the heroic efforts to stop the […]
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geddrystaff wrote a new post, In This Passionate Anti-Fracking Town, Civil Disobedience Just Became Protected Civic Duty, on the site Geddry 1 year, 3 months ago
Published on Wednesday, May 04, 2016 by Common Dreams
by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
For one community attempting to stop fracking wastewater injection wells, civil disobedience just became a s […]
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magix wrote a new post, Maybe it is time to revoke our consent to be governed, on the site Geddry 1 year, 4 months ago
“Extending standing to the real party at risk of harm — the environment — would preserve “priceless bits of Americana” before they become “forever lost or are so transformed as to be reduced to the eventual ru […]
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geddrystaff wrote a new post, Super PACs and Trump’s Wife: How a Photo Dispute Highlights Weakness in Campaign Finance Rules, on the site Geddry 1 year, 4 months ago
by Robert Faturechi ProPublica, March 31, 2016, 8 a.m.
There’s no evidence to support Donald Trump’s claim that Ted Cruz played a role in a super PAC’s attack on his wife.
But federal rules barring […]
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geddrystaff wrote a new post, Turning Point in Climate Fight as AGs Unite to Target Exxon Crimes, on the site Geddry 1 year, 4 months ago
Published on Tuesday, March 29, 2016 by Common Dreams
by Lauren McCauley, staff writer
n a move many are hailing as a “turning point” in the climate fight, 20 state Attorneys General on Tue […]
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magix wrote a new post, Time to step up our game, on the site Geddry 1 year, 4 months ago
There is a touching story about a dying astronaut who plans to spend his remaining time on earth fighting global warming for his only grandchild. Piers Sellers visited the International Space Station three times […]
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magix wrote a new post, Oligarchy feeling a bit gassy, on the site Geddry 1 year, 5 months ago
Friday was a great day. Not only was my daughter accepted into the University of Oregon but FERC denied the certificate of public convenience and necessity to the Pacific Connector Gas Pipeline. Because I was […]
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magix wrote a new post, Bucking the establishment anti-LNG crowd, on the site Geddry 1 year, 5 months ago
The more I engage in community rights work the more sense the right of local self-government makes to me. Whether it is banking regulators, energy regulators or environmental regulators the working class […]
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magix wrote a new post, Fox agrees one person shouldn’t be treasurer and finance director, on the site Geddry 1 year, 5 months ago
The World has a story about the most recent candidate for treasurer, Heather Fox. She sounds like a reasonable candidate and she answers some questions raised previously, such as will she collect two salaries and […]
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magix wrote a new post, Failed economy and who should preside over it, on the site Geddry 1 year, 5 months ago
Ever a glutton for punishment I have been reading a lot about failed economies and fragile states , (formerly known as failed states). From the mouths of our own commissioners, Coos County is kind of […]
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magix wrote a new post, What’s going on with the treasurer’s race?, on the site Geddry 1 year, 5 months ago
In case you missed it, the race for treasurer has gotten a bit strange. The office has recently been gutted by the commissioners diverting several duties to a new finance director/administrator and the salary […]
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geddrystaff wrote a new post, New Report Issues Dire Warning About Global Decline in Pollinators, on the site Geddry 1 year, 5 months ago
Published on Friday, February 26, 2016 by Common Dreams
by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
Pollinators worldwide, from bees and butterflies to beetles and bats, are facing a grim state of aff […]
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