The MEC Newsletter: Issue 26
Winter 1997

Fear Itself by Ed Nieves

Garlon and the use of herbicides and pesticides by the timber industry

Louisiana-Pacific Lands: by Kirsten Johnsen

Can We Transform Corporate Betrayal Into Public Trust? About the LP timber lands sale in Mendocino county

Letters to the Editor

Letter from Susan Crane from prison...Where our liberty came from by Ann Fagan Ginger...Letter to Congressman Riggs about pepper spray issue.

The Wrath Of Grapes

Editorial about the impact on Mendocino County of the growing wine industry.

Why Forest Workers and Environmentalists are Natural Allies by Paul Cienfuegos

Some reflections on the "largest CD action in Canadian history."

Ethics and Toxics by Michelle Green

A look at CETOS (the Center for Ethics and Toxics), a local activist organization in Gualala, CA

A Waste of Crime by Vicki Oldham

A look at the illegal activities going on at the Cold Creek Compost, Inc. facility in Potter Valley

Nonviolence: Solidarity Save Trees by Michael J. Mishler

Dillon creek activism

Earth First! 1997 Headwaters Actions by Anne Arcky

A overview of the non-violent actions to save Headwaters this year

Big River Watershed Guidelines: A Challenge To The Narrow View by Al Krauss

The Big River Watershed Council presents guidelines for restoration and preservation of Coho salmon. These guidelines can be a model for other watersheds.

Stop The Paving of Highway 7 by Lisa Cahn and Linda Kelley

Overview of the oppposition to the paving of an existing road from Covelo to Interstate 5, and the impact it would have on Round Valley.

THE STAFFORD SLIDE WILL STRIKE AGAIN by Rebecca Grant

An Interview with one of the people whose houses were destroyed by the Stafford slide in winter 1996 that was most likely caused by Pacific Lumber clearcutting

No Immunity for FBI in EF! Bombing Case: by Alicia Littletree and Redwood Summer Justice Project

Conspiracy and False Arrest Charges Upheld Against FBI and OPD. Summary of the FBI lawsuit.

Notes On Welfare Reform by Doug Strong

A look at the impact of the CalWORKS welfare reform program on Mendocino County and what some citizens are doing about it.

Six Decades of Prohibition by Vicki Oldham

A short look at how hemp production could help reduce global warming

Wanted: People to work on the Internet for the MEC by

The MEC needs people to work the net

Time And Money by Vicki Oldham

Plea for financial support

Forming: Environmental Youth Group by Amber Trotter

Kid's Page

Three shorts by kids about the environment