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Link to Original Article, “The Real Secret to Beating the Koch Brothers.” The Real Secret to Beating the Koch Brothers By Lindsay Abrams, Salon | 29 April 14 ou probably haven’t heard of Helen Slottje, or, for that matter, of her husband, David. But in the past few years, the former corporate lawyers have become arguably two of the most powerful opponents of fracking in New York — not to mention the most successful. As the (sort of) […] Continue reading NY Legal Approach Bans Fracking in over 180 Towns AlterNet/By Maude Barlow, published Sept. 6, 2012 We should be encouraging the youth in our society to do exactly what Robyn is doing — engaging in local politics, acting to protect the environment and questioning the world around her. In the last year, municipalities across Ontario and the rest of the country have begun taking a much-needed stand to protect local water sources. Since World Water Day in 2011, nine municipalities across Canada have become Blue […] Continue reading Meet the 13-Year-Old Taking On Bottled Water Ben Price of the Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund explains how communities can fight corporate power with a new legal weapon. Defending Water comment: Well, not entirely new. Shapleigh and Newfield have used this weapon in ordinances they passed in 2009 to keep Nestle from taking their water. If frackers come to Maine wanting to extract natural gas from shale rock by fracturing rock using water laced with toxic chemicals, we need to be ready! Ben, speaking at a community […] Continue reading Banning Corporate Personhood: How Communities Are Taking the Law Back from Big Companies Defending Water Congratulates Wales, New York, for protecting their community and their water from the destructive gas drilling practice known as “fracking” which injects water laced with toxic chemicals into the ground to release natural gas from shale rock. “This local law embodies the will of our residents to protect our natural resources from destruction, so our children and grandchildren can have the quality of life we enjoy.” – Councilmember Mike Simon The Ordinance includes a local “bill of rights” […] Continue reading Town of Wales, New York, Adopts Community Rights Ordinance That Bans "Fracking" |
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