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magix commented on the post, Jordan Cove wants us to trust them, on the site Geddry 6 months, 2 weeks ago
Thank you, Fred. Know it has been awhilel but with two kids in college sometimes I have to focus on revenue but am hoping to do more writing here.
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magix commented on the post, Jordan Cove wants us to trust them, on the site Geddry 6 months, 2 weeks ago
Couldn’t agree with you more!
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magix wrote a new post, Jordan Cove wants us to trust them, on the site Geddry 6 months, 2 weeks ago
Betsy Spomer claims in a recent op-ed to want to earn our trust through “vigorous public discussion” and to demonstrate that her company, Jordan Cove Energy Partners, is a “responsible corporate neighbor”. This i […]
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magix wrote a new post, “A system cannot fail those it was never designed to protect”, on the site Geddry 11 months 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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magix wrote a new post, Bob Main opposes giving power to the people, on the site Geddry 1 year, 1 month 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 1 year, 2 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 1 year, 4 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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magix wrote a new post, Coos County Right to a Sustainable Energy Future set for May 2017 ballot, on the site Geddry 1 year, 5 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, 11 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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magix wrote a new post, Maybe it is time to revoke our consent to be governed, on the site Geddry 2 years 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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magix wrote a new post, Time to step up our game, on the site Geddry 2 years 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 2 years, 1 month 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 2 years, 1 month 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 2 years, 1 month 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 2 years, 1 month 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 2 years, 1 month 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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magix wrote a new post, What we should expect from another four years of Main, on the site Geddry 2 years, 1 month ago
Time for a little mea culpa. Eight years ago, of the two choices available, I considered Bob Main the most likely candidate to represent the populist view. The county’s assessor at the time, I even felt Main mi […]
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magix wrote a new post, Here’s what’s wrong with the BOC’s latest treasurer scheme, on the site Geddry 2 years, 2 months ago
Commissioner John Sweet bristles whenever anyone dares to note the similarities between the newly created position of finance director and a county administrator. The latter, as everyone will remember, was brought […]
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magix wrote a new post, Coos County has no progressive representation on the board, on the site Geddry 2 years, 2 months ago
Coos County’s progressive community has absolutely no representation on the county commission. Discussing the merits of participating in a class action lawsuit proposed by Linn County against the State of O […]
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magix wrote a new post, The BOC is “hiring” a treasurer, or so it appears, on the site Geddry 2 years, 2 months ago
It’s no secret that the Coos County Board of Commissioners is no fan of Matt Rowe. Rowe was, until last Thursday, running unopposed for the county treasurer’s position on a what he calls a transparency platform. […]
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