Don't be fooled - the Democratic Party is as supportive of oil and gas as the Republican Party. The answer isn't in our party electeds,…
The Hill: In praise of Trump pulling out of the Paris climate pact
The Paris Accords are not our salvation. Pulling out may be the best thing to happen if we're actually going to take action to build…
Cleveland.com: Ohio Community Rights Network fights for local government rights
The Ohio Community Rights Network is supporting communities across the state to advance their right to local community self-government, and to protect people and ecosystems…
KBOO: Lincoln County Aerial Spray Ban Passes
Aerial spraying of pesticides is banned by Lincoln County, OR, voters. Residents elevate the rights of communities over corporate "rights" as they protect themselves from…
News Deeply: Three Reasons Why Water Markets May Be Damaging the West’s Rivers
Water market approaches are problematic - including keeping us in a commodity framework for ecosystems. Rights of nature, however, is a powerful legal paradigm, and…
Street Roots News: Victory, defeat and alternative facts in two coastal county elections
Using citizen initiative, two Oregon communities fight to protect themselves from the timber and oil/gas industry, and secure their democratic and environmental rights.
Rolling Stone: How a Small Town Is Standing Up to Fracking
Rolling Stone Magazine covers the story of Grant Township, PA, where the residents are working with CELDF to protect themselves from PGE's fracking injection well.…
KUOW: Oregon Voters Could See More Community Rights Measures Going Forward
Two community rights measures were on the Oregon ballot this week to stop corporate harms, and more coming down the pipe. Growing numbers of Oregon…
The World: Measure opponents exceed $1 million in combined donations and spending
As election day approaches, a foreign corporation and its allies spend over $1 million to defeat a local rights-based measure banning a massive LNG export…
National Observer: Oregon votes on whether to reject a Calgary company’s fossil fuel project
A Canadian company attempting to force in a LNG export terminal and pipeline in Coos County, OR, irks residents, who are voting on a community…
DeSmog: Jordan Cove LNG Backers Spend Huge Money to Sway Tiny Oregon County Election
Corporate interests pour funds into defeating a Coos County, OR, community rights measure. The citizen's initiative bans the Jordan Cove LNG export project as a…
Daily Camera: Opinion: Boulder Co commissioners don’t have answers – but residents do
Cliff Wilmeng calls for Boulder County, CO, commissioners to stop politicking and start protecting; stop colluding by doing nothing and start acting courageously by enacting…
The Ridgway Record: Highland Twp, PA, residents seek support from county commissioners
Seneca Resources attempts to force a frack wastewater injection well in Highland Township, PA, against the will of the people. Residents request support from Elk…
El Heraldo: Rights of Nature granted to the Atrato River in Colombia
A Colombian court recognizes the rights of the Atrato River to exist and flourish, ordering the end of illegal mining and the use of toxins…
The Bradford Era: The joke is on Highland Township
We watch as Highland residents fight to protect their water, the oil and gas industry attack, and the people's own state government and PA Department…
GoErie.com LTE: PA DEP suing municipalities during its ‘justice’ tour
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection holds "listening hearings" for feedback from communities, while it sues two townships fighting the oil and gas industry.
The Athens News: Athens County, OH, residents advance community rights charter initiative
Athens County, OH, residents pursue third-year effort to advance community rights and ban fracking activities in the face of continued state efforts to block them.
Desmog: Oregon County Faces Gas Industry Funding, Lobbyists in Battle to Halt Jordan Cove LNG Project
The battle against big money is on in Coos County, OR. With support for industry coming from the White House, Coos residents are up against…
The World: Industry donates enormous funds to defeat community rights measure
Oil and gas industry donates more than $300,000 to defeat Coos County, OR, residents' Right to a Sustainable Energy Future Ordinance.
Earth Island Journal: When Rivers Hold Legal Rights
The first steps towards recognizing the rights of rivers to exist and flourish are taken in New Zealand and India, advancing the growing movement to…
The Huffington Post: They Told A Fracking Company To Go Away. 3 Years Later, They’re Still in Court.
The story of one small community's fierce fight against the oil and gas industry, using community rights with CELDF and spearheading a movement.
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