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<DIV><FONT size=4>Check out this article from <EM><STRONG>Positive
News</STRONG></EM> (a wonderful newspaper with a companion website.) A
Pennsylvania judge made an historic ruling last month that corporations are not
"persons". The ruling was in a case brought by a PA township to ban
c</FONT><SPAN><FONT size=4>orporate “fracking” for shale gas. PA townships have
also managed to keep out factory farming, sludge dumping, large-scale water
withdrawals, and industrial-scale energy projects.<BR></FONT><A
href="http://www.positivenewsus.org/new-civil-rights-movement.html"><FONT
size=4>Corporations Banned from Doing Business in Communities Where People Are
Taking Action</FONT></A></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN><FONT size=4>This precedent-setting work comes from the Community
Environmental Defense Fund. Read more about the landmark decision in the
anti-fracking case here:<BR></FONT><A href="http://celdf.org/-1-33"><FONT
size=4>CELDF - A New Civil Rights Movement: Liberating Our Communities from
Corporate Control</FONT></A><FONT size=4> </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 13.6pt">There are other articles in
<EM><STRONG>Positive News</STRONG></EM> about successful community actions, such
as local currency in Bristol (UK), legislation protecting homeowners and
consumers from predatory banking institutions in Oregon, service program for San
Francisco’s homeless, and building thriving public spaces or commons in
Marin.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN><FONT size=4>I picked up a copy of this fantastic newspaper the other
day from Downhome Foods. Apparently someone sponsored a bundle (50-60 copies) of
these newspapers and donated them to the store. I will be ordering a bundle this
week and will try to distribute them among different groups.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN><FONT size=4>Tammy</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV style="font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=omni@mcn.org
href="mailto:omni@mcn.org">BC Macdonald</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, May 18, 2013 3:08 PM</DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=MCTT@lists.mcn.org
href="mailto:MCTT@lists.mcn.org">MCTT</A> ; <A title=environment@lists.mcn.org
href="mailto:environment@lists.mcn.org">Environment</A> ; <A
title=opc@lists.mcn.org href="mailto:opc@lists.mcn.org">Ocean Protection
Coalition</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> [Mendocino Coast Transition Towns] Fw: Hydraulic Fracturing
Draft Regulations –What Happens Next?</DIV></DIV></DIV>
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<DIV><B>Subject:</B> Hydraulic Fracturing Draft Regulations What Happens
Next?</DIV></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 16pt">Hydraulic
Fracturing Draft Regulations What Happens Next?<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 16pt">The California
Department of Conservation and its Division of Oil, Gas, and Geothermal
Resources conducted five workshops in 2013 to hear public comments on the
discussion draft of hydraulic fracturing regulations prior to the start of the
formal rulemaking process. During 2012, seven workshops were held to gain
public input on hydraulic fracturing. So, what happens next? All
comments - including those given orally or in writing at the workshops, and
electronically through the online comment links located on the Departments and
Divisions Web sites - will be taken into consideration as the process of
developing the next draft of the regulations moves forward. Once the next
draft and the required supporting documents are complete, the Department will
begin the formal rulemaking process. These next steps in the rulemaking
process are expected to take several months, and the public can continue to
submit comments during this time via the Department and Division online
links. There will also be an opportunity for public input during the
formal rulemaking process. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 16pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 16pt">Additional
details on many of the important requirements involved in the process can be
found on the Departments and Divisions home pages: <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><A
href="http://www.conservation.ca.gov/Index/Pages/Index.aspx">http://www.conservation.ca.gov/Index/Pages/Index.aspx</A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><A
href="http://www.conservation.ca.gov/dog/Pages/index.aspx"><B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 16pt">www.conservation.ca.gov/dog/Pages/index.aspx</SPAN></B></A><B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><U><SPAN
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 16pt">-A version of
the Discussion Draft Hydraulic Fracturing Regulations document is now available
with hyperlinks. The hyperlinks provide additional information regarding the
content contained in the draft regulations. Links to both the original and
hyperlink versions of the Discussion Draft Hydraulic Fracturing Regulations can
be found on the Departments and Divisions home pages: <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><A
href="http://www.conservation.ca.gov/Index/Pages/Index.aspx">http://www.conservation.ca.gov/Index/Pages/Index.aspx</A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><A
href="http://www.conservation.ca.gov/dog/Pages/index.aspx"><B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 16pt">www.conservation.ca.gov/dog/Pages/index.aspx</SPAN></B></A><B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></B> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 16pt">-A link to
videos of the five 2013 Discussion Draft Hydraulic Fracturing Regulations
workshops can be found on the Departments and Divisions home pages:
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><A
href="http://www.conservation.ca.gov/Index/Pages/Index.aspx">http://www.conservation.ca.gov/Index/Pages/Index.aspx</A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><A
href="http://www.conservation.ca.gov/dog/Pages/index.aspx"><B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 16pt">www.conservation.ca.gov/dog/Pages/index.aspx</SPAN></B></A><B><SPAN
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