[CRNMC] Fw: [Occupymendocino] A really good read.

[Shannon Biggs]

I know Helen.  Zoning laws and home rule are different in NY, and certainly
lots of folks have chosen to try to use zoning laws to ban, many are also in
court (many are not).

 I think the difference between the approach we¹re using is that we¹re
seeing the problem differently. We say Fracking itself isn¹t the real
problem, the problem is deeper than that someone else who doesn¹t live in
Mendocino is deciding whether or not fracking comes our way. The work we¹re
doing is about addressing the structure of law that says we¹re up for grabs
to corporate profit and changing the law to put decision making in the hands
of the community.  We¹re laying the groundwork for saying no not just to
fracking, but to the idea that someone else can make these decisions for us.




On 4/30/14 10:39 AM, "karinajoy" <karinacotler at gmail.com> wrote:

> Thanks for this article. Very interesting. The more ways we learn to take back
> our system, the better!
> 
> This was Barry's suggestion for having a simple anti-fracking ordinance, thru
> the zoning laws.
> But we wanted a community bill of rights, too.
> Karina
> 
> 
> On Apr 30, 2014, at 6:57 AM, Michael St. John wrote:
> 
>> This article describes a different method by which communities in New York
>> state have been banning fracking - thus far with apparent success.  It is
>> interesting to know that the zoning method is being used elsewhere, and that
>> it has survived in the courts thus far.  MStJ.
>>  
>> Michael St. John
>> St. John & Associates
>> Berkeley Office 
>> 510-845-8928 
>> North Coast Office
>> 707-937-3711 
>> fax: 510-845-1813
>> www.stjohnandassociates.net <http://www.stjohnandassociates.net>
>>  
>>  
>>  
>>   On Tuesday, April 29, 2014 8:31 PM, Mark Safron <marksafron at att.net> wrote:
>>   
>>   
>> One very good reason for being a Charter County. M.S.
>> The real secret to beating the Koch brothers: How our broken political system
>> can still be won
>> A duo of activists has quietly bested the energy lobby, helping ban fracking
>> in 172 towns. Here's how they did it
>> http://www.salon.com/2014/04/29/the_real_secret_to_beating_the_koch_brothers_
>> how_our_broken_political_system_can_still_be_overcome/
>> 
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