Protecting our environmental resources and promoting social justice
How Wealth Rules – Part One & Part Two – Webinar Recordings Now Available! REGISTERATION OPEN FOR THE JUNE 13TH WEBINAR CELDF’s, Ben G. Price, has been hosting lively and engaging discussions on his award-winning book, How Wealth Rules the World: Saving Our Communities and Freedoms from the Dictatorship of Property. CELDF is making available, …
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Genetically Engineered Mosquito Experiment in California’s Central Valley Halted | Common Dreams Biotech corporation withdraws permit request in a win for agricultural communities threatened by risky insect mass release SACRAMENTO, Calif. – In a victory for environmentalists, scientists and vulnerable agricultural communities across California, the California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) announced yesterday the withdrawal of …
EPA Report on Neonics Proves US Has ‘Five-Alarm Fire’ on Its Hands (Common Dreams) Editor Note: These are pesticides used in Sonoma and Napa vineyards. The price paid for a glass of wine doesn’t reflect the real price we pay for environmental degradation. “There’s now no question that neonicotinoids play an outsized role in our …
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Bumblebees Show Off Their Own Puzzle-Solving Culture Bees pollinate our crops and contribute $15 billion to our economy. Albert Einstein said, “If the bee disappeared off the face of the earth, man would only have four years left to live.” So why do we try to kill them off with pesticides? Scientific American Reports: “Like …
Friends of the Eel River: PG&E Admits Scott Dam Faces Serious Seismic Risks WWW: Eel River diversions play a major role in keeping water running year-round to the Russian River. Anything that happens on the Eel has big impacts on Sonoma County. Greetings Friends, Have you heard the latest news from PG&E? The company appears …
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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 …
Preserve Rural Sonoma County: We can’t let them get away with this! Read More »