Coos Bay Estuary on the coast of Oregon files to intervene in FERC proceedings. Coos Bay is threatened by a massive LNG export terminal and…
KBOO Radio: Coos River Estuary Intervenes in Jordan Cove FERC Proceedings
As part of the growing movement for the Rights of Nature, Coos River Estuary in Oregon recently filed to intervene in a FERC hearing on…
Immense Possibilities: The True Rights of Communities
Immense Possibilities interviews CELDF's Thomas Linzey and Coos County, OR, community rights activist Mary Geddry.
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.
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…
Oregon Live: Jordan Cove spends heavily to kill Coos County anti-LNG measure
Veresen Corporation spends more than $300,000 to defeat Coos County, OR's, community rights campaign. If adopted, the initiative would stop the Jordan Cove LNG export…
OPB: Oregon County Seeks To Block LNG Project With Ballot Measure
Coos County, OR, residents fight for their right to decide on an LNG export project through the ballot, using community rights.
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.
For economic and environmental sustainability, we need to govern ourselves
A Coos County, OR, resident calls out local officials supporting the oil and gas industry, rather than supporting residents in building long term economic and…
The World: Coos County Right to a Sustainable Energy Future Ordinance on May ballot in OR
Coos County, OR, residents advance rights to stop Jordan Cove LNG export project.
The World: Local control can replace 19th-century energy thinking
Coos County, OR, residents aim to transform their community through Community Rights, democratizing energy development and creating sustainability. They're willing to challenge unjust laws to…
Community Rights Paper #13: Breaking the Planet
Breaking the Planet takes an unflinching look at climate change, the legal and governing structures accelerating our own destruction, and the radical action necessary to…
The World: Movement growing to defend against corporate interests
State governments block communities' efforts to stop harmful activities. Corporations sue the communities and are backed by the judiciary. What's left? Says blogger Mary Geddry:…
Geddry: Maybe it is time to revoke our consent to be governed
Our right to local community self-government is unrecognized. Our elected representatives work on behalf of industry rather than we the people. Maybe it's time to…
The World: FERC leaves Jordan Cove among the ‘undead’
Coos County, OR, residents recognize FERC's denial of Jordan Cove export terminal is not a win. FERC openly admits economic conditions - and not harm…
Geddry.com: Bucking the establishment anti-LNG crowd
Making clear the distinction between ordinances banning harms and Community Bills of Rights laws banning harmful activities as a violation of rights, Coos County, OR,…
The World: Your View – Support your right to be the decision maker
Rather than being the cornerstone of democracy, our U.S. Constitution is the cornerstone of oligarchy - as evidenced by corporate projects forced into communities, such…
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