[CRNMC] [CRNMC-media] my last version of the press release

Fri Aug 22 12:08:39 PDT 2014

I can send this out if everyone is cool with it.

Ed

On Fri, Aug 22, 2014 at 10:53 AM, doug mckenty <dougmck at gmail.com> wrote:

> Ed,
>
> Are you planning on sending this out as well?  I haven't seen any real
> objections and have no problems with that.  Did you get the media contact
> list emailed earlier?  We also have plans to transcribe into Spanish.  Ali
> said she would help with that if you can get in contact with her.
>
> I will get the Meeting Wizard out today so we can find a time next week
> for a conference call next week to discuss messaging for the rest of the
> campaign.
>
> Doug
>
>
> On Fri, Aug 22, 2014 at 10:13 AM, Baile Oakes <baileoakes at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Dear Ed,
>>
>> Sorry for not catching this earlier.  The following paragraphs have some
>> important punctuation corrections and maybe a bit of grammar to help it
>> read well.
>>
>>
>> ..need to drop this period(.) Measure S will establish a Community Bill
>> of Rights for the people and natural environment of Mendocino County(need
>> some punctuation here, maybe a colon, maybe a long dash)  new civil,
>> political, and
>> environmental rights(., ) (double punctuation, possible consider adding
>> some wording like ...which are)all built on the right of local, community
>> self-government( need a period here) These include the right to live in
>> a healthy and safe ecosystem and the right to protect local water from
>> danger.
>>
>> one more
>>
>> Measure S elevates the rights of the people of Mendocino back where they
>> belong, above the claimed "rights" of corporations and state agencies
>> that enable fracking corporations to profit from the destruction of
>> local ecosystems and to harm residents and communities(need period here)
>>
>>
>> all the best to you, Ed
>>
>> with love
>>
>> baile
>>
>>
>> On Aug 22, 2014, at 9:40 AM, edward Oberweiser wrote:
>>
>> Hi folks,
>>
>> Here is my final version of the press release for Measure S. I put myself
>> as a contact for the PR because media like to have a local person to
>> contact. Is that alright with everyone?
>>
>> Ed
>>
>> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                         July 29, 2014
>>
>> CONTACT:
>> CRNMC Media Team
>> crnmc-media at crnmc.org
>>
>> Ed Oberweiser CRNMC
>>  964-7965
>>
>>
>> Shannon Biggs, Global Exchange 415.575.5540  Shannon at globalexchange.org
>>
>>
>> Mendocino County Verifies Signatures
>>
>> Ordinance seeks to reassert our inalienable rights to protect water
>> with a Fracking Ban on November Ballot
>>
>>
>>
>> The Community Rights Network of Mendocino County has placed an ordinance
>> on the November ballot that asserts Mendocino County has the right to
>> protect its water from fracking.
>>
>> The Community Rights Network gathered almost double the signatures needed
>> to qualify for the ballot in just 35 days so voters can make the final
>> decision in November. The Board of Supervisors voted to approve the measure
>> for the ballot.
>>
>> .Measure S will establish a Community Bill of Rights for the people and
>> natural environment of Mendocino County  new civil, political, and
>> environmental rights., all built on the right of local, community
>> self-government These include the right to live in a healthy and safe
>> ecosystem and the right to protect local water from danger. In order to
>> uphold and protect those rights, the initiative bans all fracking related
>> activities within the County including the transportation of fracking
>> fluids, and the use of local water for fracking.
>>
>> Measure S states that Mendocino County citizens have the right to
>> safeguard the county's water both on and beneath the Earth's surface by
>> banning fracking in Mendocino County. It says that Mendocino County
>> citizens have the duty to ensure that local water is safeguarded by
>> decisions made by local people.
>>
>> Measure S elevates the rights of the people of Mendocino back where they
>> belong, above the claimed "rights" of corporations and state agencies
>> that enable fracking corporations to profit from the destruction of
>>  local ecosystems and to harm residents and communities(need period here)
>>
>>
>> California and Mendocino County are both in emergency drought status and
>> Measure S will protect our water from being used and polluted by the highly
>> controversial natural gas extraction process known as fracking.
>>
>> Fracking places a toxic mix of largely unknown chemicals into the earth
>> that has leaked into the  water supply of many communities on the East
>> Coast, Colorado and Texas.
>>
>> If Measure S passes, Mendocino County will join 170 other communities in
>> the U.S. that have passed community rights ordinances against corporate
>> harm to their ecosystems.
>>
>>
>>
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