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Preserve Rural Sonoma County

Preserve Rural Sonoma County: We can’t let them get away with this!

ICYMI, News, Public Lands, Rights of Nature / February 16, 2023

Our community is at risk.  In fact, our entire county is at risk. Last December, the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors rejected established land use planning policies of urban centered growth, transportation-oriented development, wild lands protection, and prioritization of affordable housing in favor of a Specific Plan allowing for large scale commercial and hotel development …

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SoCo Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan 1st Public Meeting: 2.25.21 @ 3:30 PM

Climate, Community Rights/Rights of Nature, News, Public Lands / February 22, 2021

SoCo Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan 1 st Public Meeting: 2.25.21 @ 3:30 PM Spread the word …. we will live with the consequences of this for good or ill, and given climate change impacts – showing some foresight would be prudent.   If you have already taken the on-line Hazard Mitigation Plan survey, thank you.  …

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Biden’s new conservation corps stirs hopes of nature-focused hiring spree

Climate, Community Rights/Rights of Nature, News, Public Lands, Social Justice / February 19, 2021

The CCC also planted 3 billion trees.….”According to Biden’s website, projects will include working to mitigate wildfire risks, protect watershed health, and improve outdoor recreation access. Sprenkel thinks the effort could also include more activities at the community level, like urban agriculture projects and work retrofitting buildings to be more energy-efficient.” Biden’s new conservation corps …

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SoCo Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan 1st Public Meeting: 2.25.21 @ 3:30 PM

Climate, Community Rights/Rights of Nature, News, Public Lands / February 9, 2021

SoCo Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan 1 st Public Meeting: 2.25.21 @ 3:30 PM Spread the word …. we will live with the consequences of this for good or ill, and given climate change impacts – showing some foresight would be prudent.   If you have already taken the on-line Hazard Mitigation Plan survey, thank you.  …

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After months of border wall construction, a look at the damage done

Climate, Groundwater, News, Politics, Public Lands, Resources, Rights of Nature / February 4, 2021

Ecocide Crimes against nature: “..construction crews have been dynamiting, drilling, pumping, excavating and clear-cutting public land. In places like Guadalupe Canyon in far eastern Arizona, simply building roads to bring in construction equipment involved blasting mountainsides and sending the rubble down to clog drainages. Previously wide-open landscapes where wildlife and water could move freely have …

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Trump administration cuts size of Arctic land offered for oil auction

Climate, News, Politics, Public Lands, Resources / December 22, 2020

“President-elect Biden has said he wants to grant the refuge coastal plain permanent protection from oil development.” REUTERS: Trump administration cuts size of Arctic land offered for oil auction By Yereth Rosen ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) – In a last-minute change, the Trump administration cut about 30 percent of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge territory that it …

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