vineyards expansion

Wine Moguls Destroy Land And Pay Small Fines As Cost Of Business, Say Activists

Big Wine, Climate, Corruption, News, Resources / November 1, 2020

“David Keller, with the group Friends of the Eel River — representing a Northern California watershed that has been impacted by logging and land development — says this type of behavior, combined with agency leniency, renders laws meant to protect forests and watersheds meaningless. “As long as there is no jail time, these vineyardists are …

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Wine Moguls Destroy Land And Pay Small Fines As Cost Of Business, Say Activists

Big Wine, Climate, Corruption, News, Resources / November 19, 2019

“David Keller, with the group Friends of the Eel River — representing a Northern California watershed that has been impacted by logging and land development — says this type of behavior, combined with agency leniency, renders laws meant to protect forests and watersheds meaningless. “As long as there is no jail time, these vineyardists are …

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“Worse Than A Clearcut” video on forest to vineyard conversions

Video / October 9, 2015

Warning, this is not for the faint of heart if you love forests and their inhabitants. This video was originally published in conjunction with the ill fated Preservation Ranch to educate the public on the environmental impacts of coastal hill vineyard conversions. The effects last for decades.