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Movement Rights: Join us LIVE: Indigenous Rights, Cosmology and Rights of Nature

Join us LIVE: Indigenous Rights, Cosmology and Rights of Nature “In passing the Rights of Nature into Ponca tribal law, for the first time we saw our Indigenous values and Rights reflected in western law. We are not people protecting Nature, we are Nature protecting itself. This is powerful way to create system change.”  — …

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MARK YOUR CALENDARS: August 18th, 4pm public hearing on gas station at Hwy 12 and Wright Rd.

CONGAS ALERT: MARK YOUR CALENDARS: August 18th, 4pm public hearing on gas station at Hwy 12 and Wright Rd. Hello All, I hope you all enjoyed the long interdependence weekend. I did. We have an update on the 874 N. Wright Road (Highway 12 & Wright/Fulton Rd). Please mark your calendars for a Santa Rosa City Council virtual …

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Mother Nature is fighting back: Australian Plant Species Face ‘Imminent Extinction’ From Invasive Pathogen

“We’ve tried to change the climate of the planet,” Fensham says. “We’ve poisoned our oceans with all these things. And maybe the most critical threat to humanity is just this tiny little organism.” Australian Plant Species Face ‘Imminent Extinction’ From Invasive Pathogen By John R. Platt, Scientific American 06 July 20   The once-common native …

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Wine and Water Watch Team

PD: Close to Home: A greenbelt is no place for a resort

PD: Close to Home: A greenbelt is no place for a resort TERI SHORE TERI SHORE IS NORTH BAY REGIONAL DIRECTOR FOR GREENBELT ALLIANCE. July 5, 2020, 12:10AM In the middle of the COVID-19 crisis, political unrest and economic uncertainty, Sonoma County is seeking to bypass voters and flout open space protections to push forward …

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After The Grapes Are Gone by David Keller,

The industry has been failing for the last few years with grape gluts, bad business model and lowered sales. Will the coronavirus finish the industry like so many before in this county? The PD reports that the expected decline results in 9.21 million cases of wine.  (See Viticulture Briefs, Sunday June 28th.)  Coronavirus, 2018 record …

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Another Community Group Opposes Buzzard Gulch Luxury Development

Urgent Eco Alert for Sonoma County We are sharing this urgent message from one of our environmental allies and hope you will take action as this could be a dangerous precedent setting project for our County. URGENT ALERT: Help Defend Community Separators! A DEVELOPER IS PROPOSING A LUXURY RESORT AND EVENT CENTER IN A VOTER-PROTECTED …

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