[CRNMC] half page flyer

[Peter Norris]

​Dear Meg,
  Please consider what I have suggested one last time.  I have tried to
explain it more clearly. ​The fact is our ordinance does not affirm the
rights of natural communities and ecosystems. It does affirm their right to
exist and flourish without harm resulting from fracking.

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 and Peter, I left "Rights of natural communities......." b/c that's what
it says in the ordinance. And I tried to get WATER in there b/c that's what
this USED to be about.
Meg
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In the half sheet it states:

*Affirms*
the rights of natural communities and ecosystems.

In Section 2.(c) of the ordinance states: Rights of Natural Communities and
Ecosystems.
Natural communities and ecosystems possess rights to
exist and flourish within Mendocino County *without harm*
*resulting from the unconventional extraction of*
*hydrocarbons.*

If the half sheet stated:

*Affirms*
the rights of natural communities and ecosystems *without harm*
*resulting from the unconventional extraction of*
*hydrocarbons.  *

That would be a true and fair statement.


We must change the way the legal system views the natural world by crafting
and adopting new laws that c*hange the status of natural communities and
ecosystems from being regarded as property under the law to being
recognized as rights-bearing entities*.
I hope we might think about addressing this broader issue as a next step in
protecting our County.

No one more than I would like to uphold the rights of natural communities.
Thanks for your consideration,  Peter
PS. I don't require a response.  I will wait for the final that you good
folks put out.



*Peter Scott Norris 707.456.9968*
*The thought manifests as the word; The word manifests as the deed; The
deed develops into habit, And habit hardens into character. So watch the
thought and its ways with care, And let it spring from love born out of
concern for all beings.*


On Sun, Apr 27, 2014 at 10:40 PM, Meg Courtney <mcourtney1 at mcn.org> wrote:

> This simple version got passed around today to quite a few people who
> liked it and seemed to get it, and a Cuban friend offered to translate it.
> The website can be added and the facebook page will be functioning soon, we
> can assume?
> I changed "chemical tresspass" to "pollution", and Peter, I left "Rights
> of natural communities......." b/c that's what it says in the ordinance.
> And I tried to get WATER in there b/c that's what this USED to be about.
> Meg
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> On Apr 27, 2014, at 9:25 PM, Caitlin Alexander wrote:
>
> Last one, from me, tonight anyway. Going to bed!
>
> Sweet dreams everyone,
>
> Caitlin
>
>
> On Sun, Apr 27, 2014 at 8:58 PM, Caitlin Alexander <caitlin29 at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> Hi Andy,
>>
>> Cool. I think its too wordy though, perhaps short and sweet is easier for
>> people to take in. Also, we can recommend Gasland on either Facebook or our
>> website that is being created.
>>
>> I added our Facebook info per your suggestion - here it is.
>>
>> Caitlin
>>
>>
>> On Sun, Apr 27, 2014 at 8:49 PM, Andy Kreamer <andykreamer at gmail.com>wrote:
>>
>>> Thanks, Caitlin!
>>>
>>> I think it's important to have some contact info for our group, at least.
>>>
>>> Here is my version, based on Ali's.  We thought it would be good to have
>>> a website about fracking too, not everyone already knows how bad it is.
>>>
>>> I simplified words like chemical trespass to pollution.
>>>
>>> Andy
>>>
>>>
>>> On Sun, Apr 27, 2014 at 8:36 PM, karinajoy <karinacotler at gmail.com>wrote:
>>>
>>>> Caitlin, better and fewer words. That's good.
>>>>
>>>> Not sure people will understand this: "*Empowers community residents
>>>> legal standing to enforce these rights." * I think we should replace
>>>> it with something about  "the rights of people are superior to corporate
>>>> power."
>>>>
>>>> And maybe replacing "chemical trespass" with pollution. Just to make it
>>>> simple for those who haven't studied these topics.
>>>>
>>>> Karina
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Apr 27, 2014, at 8:19 PM, Caitlin Alexander wrote:
>>>>
>>>> <Community Rights.docx>
>>>>
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