The MEC Newsletter: Issue 29 - Fall 1998

And then they killed Gypsy by Jan Allegretti

How David Chain got killed while defending the forest.

Violence in the Woods by Michael Evenson, Mattole resident

Some loggers and their friends and family members are being more and more violent against forest activists. Here is what happened in the Mattole in September 1998.

The state of the MEC by Lynda McClure

A typical day at the MEC

What is the MEC? by Lynda McClure

What does the MEC do?

Local businesses support the MEC by Jan Allegretti

The locally-made movie Heartwood is screen as a MEC benefit.

PG&E's vegetation management 'service' by Lynda McClure

Some of the downsides of allowing PG&E on your property to cut and trim trees close to power lines.

Pepper spray lawsuit by Spring Lundberg

One of the women pepper sprayed by the Humboldt county Sheriff's deputies talks about that experience and the civil rights lawsuit they filed in federal court

The torture continues in Grizzly Creek!!

The Humboldt Couty Sheriff's Dept. continues to increase its pepper spray torture in new and innovative ways.

Grizzly Creek video transcript

A transcription from a video on the day of David "Gypsy" Chain's death, showing the hostility of the loggers before a tree was felled which killed Gypsy.

The first tree hugger by Vicki Oldham

A parable about a village that used non-violence to save their beautiful forest.

Headwaters: What's the Big Deal? by Lang Russel

Demystifying the Headwaters Forest Agreement - How Charles Hurwitz sticks it to the endangered species and the forest in the Headwaters "deal."

The Bear hunt continues by the Lincoln-Peters Defense Alliance

The trial of Bear Lincoln on manslaughter charges begins on January 15, 1999. Lincoln was acquitted of murder charges by a hung jury in April 1998.

The killing of Marvin Noble by the Human Rights Monitoring Project

A Ukiah man gets killed by the Ukiah police in circumstances that question the judgment and capabilities of law enforcement.

Bicycles and pedestrians in Ukiah by Doug Strong

The community of Ukiah pushes for the adoption of a plan to create bike lanes and a pedestrian block downtown.

Clearcuts in Ukiah? by Nancy Roca

The citizens of Ukiah prevent the replacement of several large shade trees with small new trees in a parking lot renovation.

Organic food standards by Mike Tilander

The battle to retain the integrity of the label "organic" on our foods.

Mendocino County animal advocates now organizing

Animal welfare initiatives by Marc Labelle

A look at propositions 4 and 6 to reduce the inhumane treatment to animals

Friends of the Eel River by Vicki Oldham

Update on citizen effort to reclaim Eel River water and discontinue the Potter Valley Hydroelectric diversion.

Humane Society at a turning point by Sheila Jenkins and Sallie Palmer

A battle by Humane Society members to get control from the current uncaring leadership.

Cold Creek Compost by Vicki Oldham

A lawsuit is filed, alleging the that Cold Creek Compost business violates county zoning laws and CEQA.

Russian River Watershed Council by Lynda McClure

A number of community meeting begin the process of forming a citizen council to act as an advisory group on the Russian River watershed.

The unbearable slowness of change by Al Krauss

Thoughts on change and anti-change in the modern world

Letters to the Editor

Letters about Medical Marijuana, Copter Invasion, and Bio-diesel Fuel

Kid's Page - What's a bird of Prey

A brief description of raptors

Kid's Page - Renewable energy

A brief description of "renewable energy"

MEC Calendar

Calendar of Events for late October into January 1999

A never ending open poem to Charles Hurwitz by Jamie Jones

Some thoughts in poem form to Charles Hurwitz about Headwaters Forest.