The Summer 1997 MEC Newsletter #24

Headwaters Update by Lang Russel and Ede Morris

Good overview of the Headwaters issue

 

Mendocino County Old Growth Campaign on 50,000 Acres of State Forest Public Lands by Tomas Fiore, FOG Friends of Old Growth

Environmental activism at Jackson State Demonstration Forest

 

SLAPPed by Corporate Medicine by Lynda McClure

Human Rights Monitoring Project member Lynda McClure has a lawsuit filed against her by the California Forensic Medical Group for her concerns and criticism public remarks regarding the poor care inmates receive at the county jail.

 

Fecal Matters in Potter Valley by Vicki Oldham

What happened at the site visit and Planning Commission hearing on the Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) for the Potter Valley Compost Facility.

 

Bear Lincoln Update - Community On Trial by Lynda McClure

Overview and update on the Bear Lincoln case

 

Save The Eel River by Friends of Eel River

 

Toxic Status in Mendocino County by Greg Krouse

A brief synopsis of the various toxics issues happening around the county

 

Old Trees vs. CDF by Paul V. Carroll, Attorney at Law

A citizen lawsuit wins and will force CDF to consider alternatives as part of the THP process, and affirms a number of CEQA principles.

 

Retech Hits SNAG by Lynda McClure

The Sanel Neigborhood Awareness Group (SNAG) goes before the Board of Supervisors to request a public hearing on Retech and are denied.

 

Swing Shift at the Redwood Slaughter House by Jon Heppner

Or: How I Survived the Louisiana Pacific Ukiah Saw Mill. A look at the LP mill by a worker.

 

Welfare Reform - Lois Kugelmass and the NWPC by Doug Strong

A look at the local chapter of the National Women's Political Caucus, coast vice-chair Lois Kugelmass, and the growing involvement of the NWPC in the welfare reform issue.

 

"Don't Panic, Grow Organic" by Suni Maltas

A wide look at the state of the world agriculturally, and some simple things that individuals can do so that they are contributing to a change for the better.

 

Haiku for Ukiah by Ukiah Kids

Some haiku poems by kids

 

Bari vs. FBI - Bombing Case Update by Redwood Summer Justice Project

An overview and update of the FBI lawsuit.

 

Cannabis Liberation by Vicki Oldham

About the hemp workshop at SolFest '97 and the local Ukiah Cannabis Buyers Club.

 

Books for Susan Crane by Betty Ball

Susan Crane is in jail for a nuclear protest and would appreciate books to read.

 

Conservation Alliance by Bruce Haldane

What the Conservation Alliance is and what it has accomplished.

 

Environmental Summit - Ukiah High by Spec McQuayde

About what happened duging an experimental theater skit at the Ukiah High School Environmental Summit

 

What You Can Do To Help Save Headwaters by

Sidebar to Headwaters article that offers some things people can do.

 

Revolutionary Ecology by Judi Bari

A 1995 article by Judi which looks at the role of eco-feminism and deep ecology in the environmental movement.