This letter to the editor by Robin Kocher originally appeared in the Akron Beacon Journal, July 22, 2017. I raise my cup to you — those who are making money from the oil and gas industry, particularly the Nexus pipeline — the ones “infringing on the rights of others.” Enjoy your good life — for [...]
This letter the editor by Markie Miller originally appeared in The Blade, July 13, 2017. After “participating” in the virtual town hall hosted by Mayor Paula Hicks-Hudson to discuss the upcoming algal bloom season that threatens Lake Erie, I was outraged at not only the content of the meeting, but also the format. MORE...
This letter to the editor by Rev. Dr. Sharon Kiesel originally appeared in The Akron Beacon Journal and is published on the Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund's website, July 9, 2017. There are three myths about the Nexus pipeline. MORE...
This letter to the editor by Laurel Gress originally appeared in the Akron Beacon Journal, July 9, 2017 (This letter appears on The Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund's website). An important meeting will take place on Monday at 3 p.m. at the Medina Board of Elections 3800 Stonegate Drive. MORE...
This original article by Cathy Holt appeared in Mountain XPress, June 29, 2017. At the July 4 Independence From Fossil Fuels gathering at Lake Julian, many T-shirts and signs will ask “Who decides?” Who determines what kind of energy will power our city? Right now, the answer is “Duke Energy decides.” Duke (the largest electric utility [...]
This original letter to the editor by Susan Ozkan appeared in The Laconia Daily Sun, June 29, 2017. To The Daily Sun, The recent political divisiveness in our country has had in some ways a powerful and positive impact on our citizens. It has raised awareness regarding critical issues including but not limited to religious, racial and gender discrimination, [...]
This original letter by Lynne Anderson appeared on Vindy.com (scroll down), June 25, 2017. If you want positive change for Youngstown, there are two citizen initiatives to support by signing petitions so we the people can vote on them in November. The first one, the Youngstown Drinking Water Protection amendment, is about protecting our drinking [...]
This original article by Lane County Community Rights appeared in The News Guard June 22, 2017. A day after the vote was certified that the voters of Lincoln County had adopted Measure 21-177 - ban on aerial spray of pesticides to protect health rights - a lawsuit was filed challenging the people’s will. The original complaint, [...]
This original letter to the editor by Peter A. White appeared in, Fosters.Com on June 16, 2017 When USA Springs bought land in Nottingham and Barrington about 15 years ago they were planning on extracting millions of gallons of drinking water from our bedrock aquifer. Despite widespread public opposition and environmental concerns, the state issued all [...]
This original editorial by John C. Lamb appeared in the, Daily Camera on June 8, 2017 Lafayette Mayor Christine Berg was not "an overseer of Lafayette's Climate Bill of Rights and Protections" as was printed in the Camera. In fact, she led the way for the Lafayette City Council to gut the bill and pass [...]