Grand Index of MEC Newsletter
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#20 (Summer 1995), #21-1 (Spring 1996), #21-2 (Spring 1990), #22 (Summer 1996), #23 (Spring 1997), #24 (Summer 1997), #25 (Fall 1997), #26 (Winter 1998), #27 (Spring 1998), #28 (Summer 1998), #29 (Fall 1998)
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- Giving Birth to the Warrior Spirit: - Spring 1996 - #21-1
By Charles Sullivan
- The End of Environmentalism
- Earth First! is Not the Unabomber - Spring 1996 - #21-2
By Judi Bari
- Judi shares her thoughts about the ABC News charges linking Earth First to bombs.
- Call to the Desert - Summer 1996 - #22
By Jennifer Viereck
- About the October 11-14, 1996 Healing Global Wounds Spring Gathering at the Nevada Test Site.
- Judi Bari Dies But Her Spirit Lives On - Spring 1997 - #23
By Nicholas Wilson
- A look at the life and work of forest activist Judi Bari who died on March 2, 1997
- Restoring the Balance - Spring 1997 - #23
By Harvey Frankle
- About a jewish celebration and the planting of redwood trees on the property of Pacific Lumber owner Charles Hurwitz.
- Women's History Day Dedicated to Judi Bari - Spring 1997 - #23
By Ellen Drell
- Speech about Judi Bari Given at the Women's History Day Celebration in Ukiah, March 10, 1997
- Susan Crane - Spring 1997 - #23
By Bruce Haldane
- A former Ukiahian gets arrested with others in another anti-nuclear action to bring the horrors of nuclear weapons.
- How to Un-Tax Your Conscience - Spring 1997 - #23
By Erica Enzer
- A look at tax resistance and what you can do to make a statement to the government.
- Neighbors Organize Against Retech - Spring 1997 - #23
By Laura Hamburg
- A local citizen group takes on the issues of worker safety and toxic waste in one of our local big corporations.
- Toxic Free Future - Spring 1998 - #27
Bruce Hering
- Toxic Free Future grew out of the late 1996 early 1997 actions to halt CALTRANS' use of roadside herbicides in Mendocino County. This effort was comprised of concerned citizens from all parts of the county and could not have succeeded without the MEC.
- Youth for the Environment - Spring 1998 - #27
Amber Trotter
- This newly formed organization is a way for teens to get involved in environmental issues and to meet and share ideas with each other.
- Redwood Nation Earth First! - Spring 1998 - #27
Kirsten Johnsen
- "Redwood Nation" Earth First! has been working closely with and through the Mendocino Environmental Center for nearly a dozen years. Earth First! is a constantly evolving worldwide movement based upon the philosophy of biocentrism: each species has a right to survive and prosper independent of human intervention. The preservation, conservation and flourishing of all life processes is the center of focus, hence the term biocentrism.
- The Loving Army - Spring 1998 - #27
Contributed by Ede Morris
- A protest song written by Ede Morris and dedicated to Susan Crane, an anti-nuclear activist and political prisoner currently in federal prison for acting on her beliefs for a sane and just world.
- Jackson State Owners Give Advice - Spring 1998 - #27
Monroe Robinson
- The Citizens Advisory Committee to Jackson Demonstration State Forest (JDSF) is getting down to business. For five months we allowed ourselves to be controlled by JDSF managers; then we recognized a common vision for the future of our State Forest and got started.
- Chiapas Threatened by International Paper Associations - Summer 1998 - #28
By Dr. Ronald Nigh, Dana Association
- Mexican government is planning ecologically disruptive paper pulp and lumber plantation projects without consulation of local communities.
- Mendocino College Ecology Club - Summer 1998 - #28
By Obie Sage
- The largest and most active club currently on campus wants to make a difference.
- Youth for Environmental Action - Summer 1998 - #28
By Amber Trotter
- YEA starts doing environmental projects!
- And then they killed Gypsy - Fall 1998 - #29
Jan Allegretti
- How David Chain got killed while defending the forest.
- Violence in the Woods - Fall 1998 - #29
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.
- Pepper spray lawsuit - Fall 1998 - #29
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!! - Fall 1998 - #29
- The Humboldt Couty Sheriff's Dept. continues to increase its pepper spray torture in new and innovative ways.
- Grizzly Creek video transcript - Fall 1998 - #29
- 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 - Fall 1998 - #29
Vicki Oldham
- A parable about a village that used non-violence to save their beautiful forest.
- Headwaters: What's the Big Deal? - Fall 1998 - #29
Lang Russel
- Demystifying the Headwaters Forest Agreement - How Charles Hurwitz sticks it to the endangered species and the forest in the Headwaters "deal."
- Clearcuts in Ukiah? - Fall 1998 - #29
Nancy Roca
- The citizens of Ukiah prevent the replacement of several large shade trees with small new trees in a parking lot renovation.
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- Mountain Lion Hunting Ballot Measure - Summer 1995 - #20
California Wildlife Protection Coalition
- Wolves - Spring 1996 - #21-1
By Rande Gradziel
- Animal welfare initiatives - Fall 1998 - #29
Marc Labelle
- A look at propositions 4 and 6 to reduce the inhumane treatment to animals
- Humane Society at a turning point - Fall 1998 - #29
Sheila Jenkins and Sallie Palmer
- A battle by Humane Society members to get control from the current uncaring leadership.
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- Richard Grossman Challenges the Corporate State - Spring 1996 - #21-1
By Annie Esposito
- Shell on Earth - Spring 1996 - #21-1
By Gar Smith
- Revoking the Corporation - Spring 1996 - #21-2
By Richard L. Grossman
- Based on a keynote speech at the 14th Public Interest Environmntal Law Conference in March 1996.
- A look at corporations, the control they have taken of our lives, and what we can do about it.
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- Eel River Clean-Up 1996 - Summer 1996 - #22
By Beb Ware
- 5th annual 4-H PG&E River Clean-up on Saturday, October 12, 1996.
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- Local Micro-radio - Spring 1996 - #21-1
By Nemo
- Mainstreaming the MEC - Spring 1996 - #21-2
By Doug Strong
- A look and the role of the MEC in the community and why it doesn't always have the support of the "mainstream."
- Civics Class - Spring 1997 - #23
By Doug Strong
- About the city council meetings and decision around Ken Fowler Motors being allowed to move to the Redwood Industrial Park by Wal-Mart.
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- Energy Development Institute - Spring 1997 - #23
By Janet Orth
- History And current work of REDI (Renewable Energy Development Instititue).
- Hydrogen Power - Summer 1998 - #28
By Charles Bensinger
- Using clean burning hydrogen as a fuel source for automobiles
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- Coho Salmon Listing - Summer 1995 - #20
David Drell
- Protecting the Coho Salmon and the Northern Buffer of Headwaters Forest - Summer 1996 - #22
By Kathy Glass, Trees Foundation
- Concern for lost of coho habitat in the land adjacent to Headwaters.
- Colo Salmon Non-Listing Press Release - Spring 1997 - #23
By E.P.I.C.
- Comments on the recent listing of coho salmon as "threatened" in central California.
- Save The Eel River - Summer 1997 - #24
Friends of Eel River
- Coho Confusion - Fall 1997 - #25
Allen Cooperrider
- A good overview of the coho salmon issue and why they have been listed as a "threatened" species.
- Eel River Diversion Plan - Spring 1998 - #27
Dennis C. O'Brien
- The diversion of Eel River water into the Russian River at Potter Valley will be reduced by 15%, according to a plan released last month in Ukiah by government agencies and PG&E. The plan, presented at a meeting of the Eel-Russian River Commission, was offered as a compromise between the urban and agricultural interests of the Russian River users and the need to maintain fisheries in the upper Eel River.
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- Louisiana Pacific's Sustained Yield Plan - Summer 1995 - #20
Hans Burkhardt
- Headwaters - Summer 1995 - #20
- Albion Logging Protest - Spring 1996 - #21-1
By Lang Russel
- Logging Without Laws - Spring 1996 - #21-1
By Gary Ball
- Headwaters Forest Update - Spring 1996 - #21-1
By EPIC and Edited by Gary Ball
- Helicopter Terror - Spring 1996 - #21-1
By Els Cooperrider
- Imported Logs and Pests - Spring 1996 - #21-1
By Patty Clary of CATs
- Lawless Logging Rider Update - Spring 1996 - #21-2
By Gary Ball
- The Slaughter Continues...A look at the impact of the salvage rider approved by President Clinton.
- Earth First! and the Unabomber - Spring 1996 - #21-2
By Nicholas Wilson
- A look at the ABC news claim of a link, and an update on Judy Bari's lawsuit against the FBI.
- Mendocino Forest Council - Spring 1996 - #21-2
By Jennifer Poole
- A look at what the county advisory committee on forestry issues has been doing, with a focus on the LP Sustained Yield Plan, and LP's use of herbicides.
- American Forest Congress - Spring 1996 - #21-2
By Linda Bailey
- The seventh in a series of Washington D.C. conferences brought together a spectrum of people interested in forest issues. Here are Linda's impressions and the Vision statement which came out of the Congress.
- In a Dark Wood - Book Review - Part 1 - Spring 1996 - #21-2
By Bill Devall
- The Fight Over Forests and the Rising Tyranny of Ecology
- Review of the book by Alston Chase.
- In a Dark Wood - Book Review - Part 2 - Spring 1996 - #21-2
By Bill Devall
- The Fight Over Forests and the Rising Tyranny of Ecology
- Review of the book by Alston Chase.
- The Last Stand - Book Review - Spring 1996 - #21-2
By Mike Geniella
- The War Between Wall Street and Main Street Over California's Ancient Redwoods...Review of the book by David Harris
- Earth First! is Not the Unabomber - Spring 1996 - #21-2
By Judi Bari
- Judi shares her thoughts about the ABC News charges linking Earth First to bombs.
- Can a Leopard Change its Spots? - Spring 1996 - #21-2
By Els Cooperrider
- LP claims its logging is now "nature driven, " not "market driven. A strange official woods tour put on by LP.
- Call to Action - Summer 1996 - #22
By Gary Ball
- Info about rally to save six ancient groves totalling 60,000 acres of Pacific Lumber land.
- Debt for Nature Update - Summer 1996 - #22
By Kathy Glass, Trees Foundation
- After the September 15, 1996 deadline called the "official" end of the marbled murrelet nesting season, Pacific Lumber can go into ancient redwood forests and do salvage logging of "dead, dying, or diseased" trees.
- Salvage Logging Threatens Headwaters Ð Again - Summer 1996 - #22
By Kathy Glass, Trees Foundation
- Salvage Logging in the Owl Creek Grove of Headwaters.
- The Case of the Vanishing Russel Brook Old Growth - Summer 1996 - #22
By Linda Perkins
- How a plan to cover up the existence of Old Growth Redwood in a THP was discovered.
- Negotiations: Maxxam, the US Government, and the Grassroots Public. - Summer 1996 - #22
By Kathy Glass, Trees Foundation
- Discussion of efforts to reach agreement to save Headwaters. This article was written before the agreement made by Hurwitz and the Federal and California government officials.
- The Significance of the Owl Creek Victory - Summer 1996 - #22
By Kathy Glass, Trees Foundation
- The significance of the Marbled Murrelet vs. Pacific Lumber case over Owl Creek.
- Protecting the Coho Salmon and the Northern Buffer of Headwaters Forest - Summer 1996 - #22
By Kathy Glass, Trees Foundation
- Concern for lost of coho habitat in the land adjacent to Headwaters.
- Dow Chemical - Garlon - Summer 1996 - #22
By Sara O'Donnell
- A story about meeting some workers who had been spraying Garlon.
- Salvage Logging Law - Plundering the Public's Forests - Summer 1996 - #22
By Susan Hope Brown
- A look at the inequities the Salvage Logging Rider.
- The Case of the Disappearing Mendocino County Airport Forest - Summer 1996 - #22
By Linda Perkins
- The story of the county's Little River Airport timber harvest.
- Headwaters - Spring 1997 - #23
By Gary Ball Gary Ball Gary Ball
- A great overview of the Headwaters issue.
- SYPs Made Simple - Spring 1997 - #23
By Linda Perkins
- Or: The Thinking Person's Guide To Sustained Yield Plans. A look at the Louisiana Pacific SYP and a local group of environmentalist's response to it.
- Restoring the Balance - Spring 1997 - #23
By Harvey Frankle
- About a jewish celebration and the planting of redwood trees on the property of Pacific Lumber owner Charles Hurwitz.
- Valley Oak Law - Spring 1997 - #23
By Bruce Haldane
- A look at what is being done to preserve native California oaks.
- Spotted Owl Protection: Spotted Owl Protection: - Spring 1997 - #23
By Paul Spitler
- A new study shows no impact on timber employment!
- Save Forests From "Salvage Logging" - Spring 1997 - #23
By William Mannix
- Practice Needs Strict Regulation - A look at the "salvage logging" law and how it is being abused.
- Protecting Public Access to Estuaries and Coastal Rivers - Spring 1997 - #23
By Rodney Richard Jones
- Louisiana Pacific vs. forest activists in Enchanted meadow: LP challenges the laws related to public prescriptive rights, the laws protecting access to roads and trails that have been used extensively by the public even though they are on private property.
- Imported Logs Lawsuit Ruling - Spring 1997 - #23
By Patty Clary
- CATs and MEC Win Claim that Rules are Based on Faulty Environmental Document.
- Virgin Forests Dwindling - Spring 1997 - #23
from the S.F. Chronicle
- A short on the alarming state of virgin forests in the world.
- Headwaters Update - Summer 1997 - #24
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 - Summer 1997 - #24
Tomas Fiore, FOG Friends of Old Growth
- Environmental activism at Jackson State Demonstration Forest
- Old Trees vs. CDF - Summer 1997 - #24
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.
- Swing Shift at the Redwood Slaughter House - Summer 1997 - #24
Jon Heppner
- Or: How I Survived the Louisiana Pacific Ukiah Saw Mill. A look at the LP mill by a worker.
- Bari vs. FBI - Bombing Case Update - Summer 1997 - #24
Redwood Summer Justice Project
- An overview and update of the FBI lawsuit.
- Conservation Alliance - Summer 1997 - #24
Bruce Haldane
- What the Conservation Alliance is and what it has accomplished.
- What You Can Do To Help Save Headwaters - Summer 1997 - #24
- Sidebar to Headwaters article that offers some things people can do.
- Worker Sues Pacific Lumber Company - Fall 1997 - #25
Craig Michaels
- Lawsuit filed by PL employee alleging wrongful firing for speaking out agains dangerous working conditions since the Maxxam takeover.
- Jackson State Demonstration Forest - Fall 1997 - #25
Linda Perkins
- Public dissatisfaction with the management of Jackson State forest and activism that has taken place recently.
- Guacamole Saves Trees - Fall 1997 - #25
Michael J. Mishler
- Activism in the Klamath National Forest
- Louisiana-Pacific Lands: - Winter 1998 - #26
Kirsten Johnsen
- Can We Transform Corporate Betrayal Into Public Trust? About the LP timber lands sale in Mendocino county
- Why Forest Workers and Environmentalists are Natural Allies - Winter 1998 - #26
Paul Cienfuegos
- Some reflections on the "largest CD action in Canadian history."
- Nonviolence: Solidarity Save Trees - Winter 1998 - #26
Michael J. Mishler
- Dillon creek activism
- Earth First! 1997 Headwaters Actions - Winter 1998 - #26
Anne Arcky
- A overview of the non-violent actions to save Headwaters this year
- Big River Watershed Guidelines: A Challenge To The Narrow View - Winter 1998 - #26
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.
- THE STAFFORD SLIDE WILL STRIKE AGAIN - Winter 1998 - #26
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
- HCP Fraud Exposed - Spring 1998 - #27
Kirsten Johnsen
- In 1973 the Endangered Species Act (ESA) was passed by Congress for the purpose of "averting and reversing the trend toward extinction" of endangered species....
- In 1982 a loophole was created...
- Think Headwaters Forest is Saved? - Think again! - Spring 1998 - #27
Alicia Littletree
- Earth First! put out the call to make March of 1998 "March Against MAXXAM!" Hundreds of forest defenders joined us at base camp and on the front lines to try to say no to despicable Habitat Conservation Plan and to demand Debt for Nature, permanent protection of all 60,000 acres of Headwaters Forest, and jail for Hurwitz.
- Redwood Nation Earth First! - Spring 1998 - #27
Kirsten Johnsen
- "Redwood Nation" Earth First! has been working closely with and through the Mendocino Environmental Center for nearly a dozen years. Earth First! is a constantly evolving worldwide movement based upon the philosophy of biocentrism: each species has a right to survive and prosper independent of human intervention. The preservation, conservation and flourishing of all life processes is the center of focus, hence the term biocentrism.
- Jackson State Owners Give Advice - Spring 1998 - #27
Monroe Robinson
- The Citizens Advisory Committee to Jackson Demonstration State Forest (JDSF) is getting down to business. For five months we allowed ourselves to be controlled by JDSF managers; then we recognized a common vision for the future of our State Forest and got started.
- Over 300 Hike to Visit Luna on Anniversary - Summer 1998 - #28
By Robert Parker
- Activists celebrate the six month anniversary of Julia Butterfly's tree sit in Luna to protest the destruction of the Headwater's Forest.
- Looking Down on the Headwaters Deal - Summer 1998 - #28
Julia Butterfly
- A Letter from Julia Butterfly to the Governor and the California State Legislature
- YMCA plans Logging - Summer 1998 - #28
- Berkeley YMCA plans logging in environmentally sensitive old growth forest along the Gualala river.
- Haiku for Headwater s - Summer 1998 - #28
- Call out, and instructions, for writing a Haiku poem for the next MEC newsletters
- The FAC Is Back! - Fall 1998 - #29
Hans Burkhardt
- To Deplete, Or Not To Deplete . . .A second chance for Mendocino County to adopt the recommendations of the Forest Advisory Committee, which would sustain maximum productivity of our forest lands.
- And then they killed Gypsy - Fall 1998 - #29
Jan Allegretti
- How David Chain got killed while defending the forest.
- Violence in the Woods - Fall 1998 - #29
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.
- Pepper spray lawsuit - Fall 1998 - #29
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!! - Fall 1998 - #29
- The Humboldt Couty Sheriff's Dept. continues to increase its pepper spray torture in new and innovative ways.
- Grizzly Creek video transcript - Fall 1998 - #29
- 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.
- Headwaters: What's the Big Deal? - Fall 1998 - #29
Lang Russel
- Demystifying the Headwaters Forest Agreement - How Charles Hurwitz sticks it to the endangered species and the forest in the Headwaters "deal."
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- Composting Potter Valley - Spring 1996 - #21-1
By Vicki Oldham
- Mendo Transfer Station - Spring 1997 - #23
By Mike Anderson
- Soon our Mendocino County garbage will be shipped somewhere else, but at what costs financially and environmental to us residents?
- Water Right Complaint Filed - Fall 1997 - #25
Mary Goodwin
- The MEC files a lawsuit to stop the Cold Creek Compost facility in Potter Valley from taking water from the Russian River.
- Rotten Compost - Spring 1998 - #27
Vicki Oldham
- The Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on the Environmental Impact Report for Cold Creek Compost Inc. (CCCI) on April 2, 1998.... There are serious concerns about the process and scope of this EIR.
- Cold Creek Compost - Fall 1998 - #29
Vicki Oldham
- A lawsuit is filed, alleging the that Cold Creek Compost business violates county zoning laws and CEQA.
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- Cougars in the Crossfire - Spring 1996 - #21-1
By California Wildlife Protection Coalition
- Wolves - Spring 1996 - #21-1
By Rande Gradziel
- Giving Birth to the Warrior Spirit: - Spring 1996 - #21-1
By Charles Sullivan
- The End of Environmentalism
- Local Micro-radio - Spring 1996 - #21-1
By Nemo
- Hike for the Earth! - Spring 1996 - #21-2
By Deane Little of Speak Up, America!
- Short on hiking for pro-environmental Congressional candidates
- Mainstreaming the MEC - Spring 1996 - #21-2
By Doug Strong
- A look and the role of the MEC in the community and why it doesn't always have the support of the "mainstream."
- Environmental Activism in Mendocino County - Spring 1996 - #21-2
By Doug Strong
- Reflections on the death of Jane Butler and the "impotence and lack of cohesion in the environmental movement in Mendocino County."
- It Does Take A Village - Summer 1996 - #22
By Betty Ball
- Response to the Republican criticism of the concept of "It takes a village."
- Radio Active - Spring 1997 - #23
By Traci Hickman and Dennis Hendricks
- Short article about an environmental radio station being set up in Maine.
- Saving The Economy - Spring 1997 - #23
By Gabe Kragler, Age 8
- A young person offers a way to live.
- Crazy Weather - Spring 1997 - #23
By The Atmosphere Alliance
- Why is the weather so crazy? Could it be global warming?
- Animal Damage Control Tax Revolt - Spring 1997 - #23
By The Animal Protection Institute
- All about a new plan to reduce the coyote population by putting collars on livestock that contain a toxic slow acting poison.
- Last Great Northcoast Politician Dies - Spring 1997 - #23
By Patty Clary
- Peter Behr dies. He is a former Marin county board of supervisor and state senator who worked hard for environmental laws.
- Virgin Forests Dwindling - Spring 1997 - #23
from the S.F. Chronicle
- A short on the alarming state of virgin forests in the world.
- Oh, What a Tangled Web We Weave, or - Spring 1997 - #23
By Betty Ball
- A look at the downside of email and the online world.
- "Don't Panic, Grow Organic" - Summer 1997 - #24
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 - Summer 1997 - #24
Ukiah Kids
- Some haiku poems by kids
- Books for Susan Crane - Summer 1997 - #24
Betty Ball
- Susan Crane is in jail for a nuclear protest and would appreciate books to read.
- Environmental Summit - Ukiah High - Summer 1997 - #24
Spec McQuayde
- About what happened duging an experimental theater skit at the Ukiah High School Environmental Summit
- Revolutionary Ecology - Summer 1997 - #24
Judi Bari
- A 1995 article by Judi which overviews the talks about patriarchy and deep ecology in modern society.
- Letters To The Editor - Fall 1997 - #25
- Letters on several issues: Bear Lincoln on Judi Bari, the Bear Lincoln trial, Government corruption, And the Eel River diversion
- **ATTENTION KIDS!!** - Fall 1997 - #25
MEC
- Request for art, poetry, stories, essays and other stuff for the MEC Newsletter KID'S PAGE.
- Bits and Bytes from the Editor's Computer - Fall 1997 - #25
MEC
- You can't always get what you want, but you might just find you get what you need.
- Letters to the Editor - Winter 1998 - #26
- Letter from Susan Crane from prison...Where are liberty came from by Ann Fagan Ginger...Letter to Congressman Riggs about pepper spray issue.
- The Wrath Of Grapes - Winter 1998 - #26
- Editorial about the impact on Mendocino County of the growing wine industry.
- Forming: Environmental Youth Group - Winter 1998 - #26
Amber Trotter
- Kid's Page - Winter 1998 - #26
- Three shorts by kids about the environment
- Speaking for Life - Spring 1998 - #27
Kirsten Johnsen
- Thoughts on life and the plight of environment while lying on a snag at edge of a stormy surf.
- Spring Calendar - Spring 1998 - #27
- Events comig up in April and May 1998.
- A Different Kind of Day at Round Valley High - Summer 1998 - #28
By Marc Labelle
- A class in conflict resolution takes place at a local high school
- Opal - Summer 1998 - #28
- Nice poem about talking to potatoes by a 6 year old
- Calendar of Upcoming Events - Summer 1998 - #28
- Local businesses support the MEC - Fall 1998 - #29
Jan Allegretti
- The locally-made movie Heartwood is screen as a MEC benefit.
- PG&E's vegetation management Ôservice' - Fall 1998 - #29
Lynda McClure
- Some of the downsides of allowing PG&E on your property to cut and trim trees close to power lines.
- Clearcuts in Ukiah? - Fall 1998 - #29
Nancy Roca
- The citizens of Ukiah prevent the replacement of several large shade trees with small new trees in a parking lot renovation.
- Letters to the Editor - Fall 1998 - #29
- Letters about Medical Marijuana, Copter Invasion, and Bio-diesel Fuel
- Kid's Page - What's a bird of Prey - Fall 1998 - #29
- A brief description of raptors
- Kid's Page - Renewable energy - Fall 1998 - #29
- A brief description of "renewable energy"
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- Genetically Engineered Food: - Spring 1997 - #23
By Michael Antoniou, PhD
- A good overview of the whole issue of genetically engineered food.
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- The Case of the Disappearing Mendocino County Airport Forest - Summer 1996 - #22
By Linda Perkins
- The story of the county's Little River Airport timber harvest.
- Living Communities" Conference - Spring 1997 - #23
By Rod Jones
- A summary of the meeting on the coast which continues the citizen input process on the revision of the county General Plan.
- Civics Class - Spring 1997 - #23
By Doug Strong
- About the city council meetings and decision around Ken Fowler Motors being allowed to move to the Redwood Industrial Park by Wal-Mart.
- Bari vs. FBI - Bombing Case Update - Summer 1997 - #24
Redwood Summer Justice Project
- An overview and update of the FBI lawsuit.
- Changing Rules For Organics? - Spring 1998 - #27
Tim Bates
- On December 16th, 1997, the United States Department of Agriculture released the proposed rules for the National Organic Program.... The overwhelming response (1,000 to 1) has been negative - very negative.
- Hazmobile Report - Summer 1998 - #28
By Mike Sweeney
- Success story of the county's hazardous waste disposal program.
- Bicycles and pedestrians in Ukiah - Fall 1998 - #29
Doug Strong
- The community of Ukiah pushes for the adoption of a plan to create bike lanes and a pedestrian block downtown.
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- Headwaters - Summer 1995 - #20
- Headwaters Forest Update - Spring 1996 - #21-1
By EPIC and Edited by Gary Ball
- Headwaters Update - Summer 1997 - #24
Lang Russel and Ede Morris
- Good overview of the Headwaters issue
- Huge Rally For Headwaters Forest! - Fall 1997 - #25
Alicia Littletree
- Background and plans for the rally and civil disobediance action this logging season.
- The Cultural Evolution of Headwaters Forest - Fall 1997 - #25
Reverend Fly
- An ode to Headwaters and the people fighting to save it.
- "Headwaters Ô97 - Call to Action!" Organizing Video - Fall 1997 - #25
K. aka J. - Ecotopia News Service,
- A video is available on last year's Headwaters rally and subsequent activism. "A Murder Mystery! A Love Story! A Horror Show!"
- Earth First! 1997 Headwaters Actions - Winter 1998 - #26
Anne Arcky
- A overview of the non-violent actions to save Headwaters this year
- HCP Fraud Exposed - Spring 1998 - #27
Kirsten Johnsen
- In 1973 the Endangered Species Act (ESA) was passed by Congress for the purpose of "averting and reversing the trend toward extinction" of endangered species....
- In 1982 a loophole was created...
- Think Headwaters Forest is Saved? - Think again! - Spring 1998 - #27
Alicia Littletree
- Earth First! put out the call to make March of 1998 "March Against MAXXAM!" Hundreds of forest defenders joined us at base camp and on the front lines to try to say no to despicable Habitat Conservation Plan and to demand Debt for Nature, permanent protection of all 60,000 acres of Headwaters Forest, and jail for Hurwitz.
- Over 300 Hike to Visit Luna on Anniversary - Summer 1998 - #28
By Robert Parker
- Activists celebrate the six month anniversary of Julia Butterfly's tree sit in Luna to protest the destruction of the Headwater's Forest.
- Looking Down on the Headwaters Deal - Summer 1998 - #28
Julia Butterfly
- A Letter from Julia Butterfly to the Governor and the California State Legislature
- Haiku for Headwaters - Summer 1998 - #28
- Call out, and instructions, for writing a Haiku poem for the next MEC newsletters
- And then they killed Gypsy - Fall 1998 - #29
Jan Allegretti
- How David Chain got killed while defending the forest.
- Pepper spray lawsuit - Fall 1998 - #29
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!! - Fall 1998 - #29
- The Humboldt Couty Sheriff's Dept. continues to increase its pepper spray torture in new and innovative ways.
- Grizzly Creek video transcript - Fall 1998 - #29
- 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.
- Headwaters: What's the Big Deal? - Fall 1998 - #29
Lang Russel
- Demystifying the Headwaters Forest Agreement - How Charles Hurwitz sticks it to the endangered species and the forest in the Headwaters "deal."
- A never ending open poem to Charles Hurwitz - Fall 1998 - #29
Jamie Jones
- Some thoughts in poem form to Charles Hurwitz about Headwaters Forest.
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- Irradiation Action Alert - Summer 1996 - #22
By Food and Water, Inc.
- The government is about to approve red meat irradiation.
- To Be(ef) or Not To Be(ef)? - Summer 1996 - #22
By Jon Spitz
- A look at Mad Cow disease and beef in the United States.
- Northcoast Communities Stop Caltrans Spraying - Spring 1997 - #23
By Patty Clary, CATs
- A success story! - Community activism stops CalTrans spraying in Mendocino County
- Cancer Therapies - Spring 1997 - #23
By Ellen Drell, Willits Environmental Center
- A look at several alternative treatments for cancer.
- Poison Pole Report - Spring 1997 - #23
By NCAMP
- A recent report talks about the potential harmful environmental impacts of the preservatives used on power poles.
- To Be(ef) or Not To Be(ef)? - Spring 1997 - #23
By Jon Spitz
- A good look at "mad cow' disease.
- Cassini Probe to Saturn - Spring 1997 - #23
By Ondine Reynebawe
- A plan to send a space probe powered by plutonium into space, and what would happen to our health if it burns up in the Earth's atmosphere.
- Cancer Strikes Our Community - Spring 1997 - #23
By Betty Ball
- Why is it that cancer is striking so many of us these days?
- Odyssey Of Max: A Tall Tale - Spring 1997 - #23
By David Hetrick
- A story that relates to Retech
- Neighbors Organize Against Retech - Spring 1997 - #23
By Laura Hamburg
- A local citizen group takes on the issues of worker safety and toxic waste in one of our local big corporations.
- SLAPPed by Corporate Medicine - Summer 1997 - #24
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 - Summer 1997 - #24
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.
- Toxic Status in Mendocino County - Summer 1997 - #24
Greg Krouse
- A brief synopsis of the various toxics issues happening around the county
- Retech Hits SNAG - Summer 1997 - #24
Lynda McClure
- The Sanel Neigborhood Awareness Group (SNAG) goes before the Board of Supervisors to request a public hearing on Retech and are denied.
- HAARP Striking a Sour Note - Fall 1997 - #25
Julie Generic
- About the Defense Dept.'s High-frequency Active Auroral Research Program which bounces radio frequency waves off the ionosphere for military purposes.
- Ethics and Toxics - Winter 1998 - #26
Michelle Green
- A look at CETOS (the Center for Ethics and Toxics), a local activist organization in Gualala, CA
- A Waste of Crime - Winter 1998 - #26
Vicki Oldham
- A look at the illegal activities going on at the Cold Creek Compost, Inc. facility in Potter Valley
- A Plea For Peace - Spring 1998 - #27
Marvin Lehrman
- During our first year, here at the Ukiah Cannabis Buyers Club, we've heard many heartwarming stories from seriously ill people about the benefits of medical marijuana (MMJ)
- Changing Rules For Organics? - Spring 1998 - #27
Tim Bates
- On December 16th, 1997, the United States Department of Agriculture released the proposed rules for the National Organic Program.... The overwhelming response (1,000 to 1) has been negative - very negative.
- Organic food standards - Fall 1998 - #29
Mike Tilander
- The battle to retain the integrity of the label "organic" on our foods.
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- Hemp Update - Spring 1996 - #21-1
By Mary Jane
- Hemp Update - Summer 1996 - #22
By Vicki Oldham
- About Proposition 215, the Compassionate Use Act on the November 1996 ballot.
- Hemp Update - Spring 1997 - #23
By Vicki Oldham
- New Laws and Old Lies
- Cannabis Liberation - Summer 1997 - #24
Vicki Oldham
- About the hemp workshop at SolFest '97 and the local Ukiah Cannabis Buyers Club.
- Six Decades of Prohibition - Winter 1998 - #26
Vicki Oldham
- A short look at how hemp production could help reduce global warming
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- Bari vs. FBI Update - Spring 1996 - #21-1
By Judi Bari
- Earth First! is Not the Unabomber - Spring 1996 - #21-2
By Judi Bari
- Judi shares her thoughts about the ABC News charges linking Earth First to bombs.
- Hearing for Bari vs. United States Government Postponed - Spring 1996 - #21-2
By Betty Ball
- Short on May 24th hearing on Judi Bari's FBI lawsuit.
- Judi Bari Dies But Her Spirit Lives On - Spring 1997 - #23
By Nicholas Wilson
- A look at the life and work of forest activist Judi Bari who died on March 2, 1997
- Women's History Day Dedicated to Judi Bari - Spring 1997 - #23
By Ellen Drell
- Speech about Judi Bari Given at the Women's History Day Celebration in Ukiah, March 10, 1997
- Revolutionary Ecology - Summer 1997 - #24
Judi Bari
- A 1995 article by Judi which overviews the talks about patriarchy and deep ecology in modern society.
- Letters To The Editor - Fall 1997 - #25
- Letters on several issues: Bear Lincoln on Judi Bari, the Bear Lincoln trial, Government corruption, And the Eel River diversion
- Bari Lawsuit Update - Fall 1997 - #25
Alicia Littletree
- Latest on Judi and Darryl's lawsuit against the FBI.
- Judi Bari vs. FBI - Spring 1998 - #27
Tanya Brannan
- Last October, Judge Claudia Wilken ruled that the FBI agents andOakland Police officers directly involved in the 1990 frame-up of Earth First! organizers Judi Bari and Darryl Cherney after they were bombed in Judi's car, are not immune from civil prosecution and must stand trial on the evidence presented to the Court.
- It's time for a trial in Judi Bari's case against the FBI! - Summer 1998 - #28
By Alicia Littletree
- Justice Delayed is Justice Denied! The current state of Judi and Darryl's trial against the FBI.
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- In Each Other We Trust - Summer 1998 - #28
By King Collins
- Printing Our Own Money - A look at the local currency program that is about to start up in the Ukiah valley.
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- Medical Marijuana - Fall 1997 - #25
Vicki Oldham
- How the Ukiah Cannibis Buyers is fairing and what is happening on the federal front since prop 215.
- A Plea For Peace - Spring 1998 - #27
Marvin Lehrman
- During our first year, here at the Ukiah Cannabis Buyers Club, we've heard many heartwarming stories from seriously ill people about the benefits of medical marijuana (MMJ)
- The DEA's plan to use Garlon on pot - Summer 1998 - #28
By Patrick Burnstad
- Environmental Impact Statement released on DEA plans to use aerially spray a relative of Agent Orange to eradicate pot.
- Letters to the Editor - Fall 1998 - #29
- Letters about Medical Marijuana, Copter Invasion, and Bio-diesel Fuel
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- Masonite Holds Public Hearing - Fall 1997 - #25
Ollie Kolkmann
- Errors Revealed in the Health Risk Assessments for 1989 and 1991. Masonite admits to exposing citizens of Ukiah to significant toxic emissions in those years.
- Masonite - What King of Elephant? - Summer 1998 - #28
By Al Krauss
- What's really behind the downsizing of the Masonite plant in Ukiah.
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- SUPPORT THE MEC! - the MEC SUPPORTS YOU! - Spring 1996 - #21-1
By Gary Ball
- Toward a Better Newsletter - Spring 1996 - #21-2
By Bruce Haldane
- A call for help on the MEC newsletter
- Sign Up for EarthTel - Spring 1996 - #21-2
By Gary Ball
- Join this long distance service and support the MEC!
- Usual Plea for Funds - Spring 1996 - #21-2
By Betty Ball
- A plea to become and member and support the MEC
- MEC Board of Directors Election - Summer 1996 - #22
By Gary Ball
- Call for members to run for the this year's MEC Board of Directors election.
- Betty and Gary Are Leaving! Help! - Spring 1997 - #23
By MEC Board of Directors
- A call for help in replacing the irreplaceable managers of the MEC!
- MEC Elections - Spring 1997 - #23
By Bruce Haldane
- Results of the November 1996 MEC board elections
- MEC 10th Anniversary Party - Spring 1997 - #23
MEC Board
- Come to our July 26 10th Anniversary party. It's free!
- Reflections - Fall 1997 - #25
Lynda McClure and Michael Mishler
- An Interview With Betty and Gary Ball, who have been managing the Mendocino Environmental Center for the 10 years of its existence and are leaving to go back to Colorado.
- MEC Board Elections and Open House - Fall 1997 - #25
MEC
- MEC Open House on December 6. Public can meet Lynda McClure and Kirsten Johnsen, the new staff members who are taking over from Betty and Gary Ball.
- Join The MEC Today! - Fall 1997 - #25
Kirsten Johnsen
- Short article on the MEC
- Wanted: People to work on the Internet for the MEC - Winter 1998 - #26
- The MEC needs people to work the net
- Time And Money - Winter 1998 - #26
Vicki Oldham
- Plea for financial support
- Crisis Alert! - Spring 1998 - #27
- ITEM: The MEC has funding to remain in operation for about one more month.
- ITEM: The MEC is an absolutely essential part of our community and if the doors close, this community will suffer because of it.
- Think about that.
- Journalists Needed - Spring 1998 - #27
- The MEC newsletter crew welcomes any and all participation, experienced or not.
- The New MEC Mission Statement - Spring 1998 - #27
- The MEC updates its Mission Statement
- The MEC Is Expanding - Spring 1998 - #27
Lynda McClure
- As part of an earthquake retrofit, the MEC will be expanding. Because of his desire to support an environmental center, the current owner rents to the MEC at a fraction of the rental value. Now it is our turn to assist him in this expensive project.
- What the Heck is the MEC? - Spring 1998 - #27
Jenny Burnstad
- The Mendocino Environmental Center is a multi-faceted organization working to promote positive change in environmental and social justice issues in Mendocino County, Northern California and beyond.
- MEC in the Courts - Spring 1998 - #27
Kirsten Johnsen
- A description of some of the lawsuits that the MEC has been involved in over the last few years.
- Mariposa Students Come to the MEC - Spring 1998 - #27
- What a treat! Students from Jennifer Bamesberger's Mariposa Middle School class came to the MEC for a field trip in December! Here's what they had to say:
- The Vehicle And The Voice: How To Help the MEC - Spring 1998 - #27
Kirsten Johnsen
- There are a lot of ways people can plug into volunteer work at the Mendocino Environmental Center. What's most important to remember is that each one of us lends a unique quality to our volunteering. There are many different jobs to be done, so find your niche among the activities!
- How's the MEC doing these days? - Summer 1998 - #28
- Update on current and future MEC plans.
- Where Does Your Donation to the MEC Go? - Summer 1998 - #28
- Current MEC Wish List - Summer 1998 - #28
- News from Betty and Gary - Summer 1998 - #28
By Lynda McClure
- What are the two people who managed the MEC for it's first 10 years doing now that they are in Colorado.
- The state of the MEC - Fall 1998 - #29
Lynda McClure
- A typical day at the MEC
- What is the MEC? - Fall 1998 - #29
Lynda McClure
- What does the MEC do?
- Local businesses support the MEC - Fall 1998 - #29
Jan Allegretti
- The locally-made movie Heartwood is screen as a MEC benefit.
- MEC Calendar - Fall 1998 - #29
- Calendar of Events for late October into January 1999
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- Bear Lincoln Murder Charges Renewed: DA Seeks Death Penalty - Spring 1996 - #21-1
By Nicholas Wilson
- Who Killed Anna Mae Aquash? - Part 1 - Spring 1996 - #21-1
By Betty Ball
- Who Killed Anna Mae Aquash? - Part 2 - Spring 1996 - #21-1
By Betty Ball
- Leonard Peltier's Parole Delayed - Spring 1996 - #21-1
By Native Forest Network (via EcoNet)
- Covelo and the Economics of Hatred - Spring 1996 - #21-1
By Annie Esposito
- Why I went to Wounded Knee - Part 1 - Spring 1996 - #21-1
By Carmen Christy
- Leonard Peltier Update: A Legacy of Injustice in America - Spring 1996 - #21-2
By Michael McGee
- A summary of the Peltier story.
- Native American Community Internet Project - Spring 1996 - #21-2
By
- Brief description and address of a Native American web site
- Reflections - Spring 1996 - #21-2
By Cyndi Pickett
- On the Lunar Anniversary of the Killing of Leonard "Acorn" Peters
- Why I Went to Wounded Knee - Part II - Spring 1996 - #21-2
By Carmen Christy
- (Part 1 is in issue 21-1)...Background and events surrounded the incident at Wounded Knee in 1973.
- Round Valley: the Roots of Violence - Spring 1996 - #21-2
By Bruce Haldane
- Background and events surrounded the killings in Round Valley in April, 1995 and trial of Bear Lincoln
- Native American Radio and the Human Genome Diversity Project - Summer 1996 - #22
By Annie Esposito
- About the Human Genome Diversity Project to collect and sample the DNA of indigenous peoples.
- Leonard Peltier's Clemency - Summer 1996 - #22
By Carol M. Reed
- Call for continued support of Peltier who was denied parole again on March 11, 1995.
- Big Mountain Update - Spring 1997 - #23
- ...from the Internet: Clinton Signs S.1973, The Navajo-Hopi Land Dispute Settelment Act of 1996
- Bear Lincoln Trial Update - Spring 1997 - #23
By Lynda McClure
- Overview of the case up through beginning of jury selection in a case that has become a social justice issue in Mendocino county.
- Declaration of Lester J. Marston - Spring 1997 - #23
By Lester J. Marston
- In Support of Defendant's Motion Challenging the Composition of the Jury Panel for Bear Lincoln's Trial
- Bear Lincoln Update - Community On Trial - Summer 1997 - #24
By Lynda McClure
- Overview and update on the Bear Lincoln case
- A Concern for Justice - Spring 1998 - #27
By Cora Lee Simmons
- Some thoughts on the Bear Lincoln trial
- The Bear hunt continues - Fall 1998 - #29
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.
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- Susan Crane and Steve Kelly - Spring 1996 - #21-1
By Jubilee Plowshares West
- April,1996: a Month of Remembrance - Spring 1996 - #21-2
By Greenpeace
- Reflection, Assistance and Action: An update on Chernobyl, 11 years later
- Detention - Spring 1996 - #21-2
By Susan Crane
- Here are Susan thoughts from a federal detention center where she is serving time for hammering on a nuclear missile.
- Ward Valley Update - September 1966 - Summer 1996 - #22
By Ernest Goitein
- Update on proposed nuclear waste dump site near the Colorado River.
- Call to the Desert - Summer 1996 - #22
By Jennifer Viereck
- About the October 11-14, 1996 Healing Global Wounds Spring Gathering at the Nevada Test Site.
- The Enemy Within - Summer 1996 - #22
By Jay M. Gould
- Book review of the High Cost of Live Near Nuclear Reactors.
- Cassini Probe to Saturn - Spring 1997 - #23
By Ondine Reynebawe
- A plan to send a space probe powered by plutonium into space, and what would happen to our health if it burns up in the Earth's atmosphere.
- Susan Crane - Spring 1997 - #23
By Bruce Haldane
- A former Ukiahian gets arrested with others in another anti-nuclear action to bring the horrors of nuclear weapons.
- CEQA Lawsuit Follows SNAG Forum on Toxics at Retech - Fall 1997 - #25
Dot Brovarney
- Lawsuit filed against county Air Quality Management District alleging failure to follow CEQA when it issued permits for toxics incinerators.
- Plutonium Rain: - Fall 1997 - #25
Rebecca Grant
- NASA's Cassini space probe Plays nuclear roulette with the earth on October 3, 1997.
- Lesson From Chernobyl - Fall 1997 - #25
Bruce Haldane
- While still a radioactive area, plants and animals are coming back in the 10 km exclusion zone around Chernobyl because humans aren't there!
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- Bari vs. FBI Update - Spring 1996 - #21-1
By Judi Bari
- Human Rights Monitoring Project Update - Spring 1996 - #21-1
By Susan Van Dongen
- Bear Lincoln Murder Charges Renewed: DA Seeks Death Penalty - Spring 1996 - #21-1
By Nicholas Wilson
- Leonard Peltier's Parole Delayed - Spring 1996 - #21-1
By Native Forest Network (via EcoNet)
- Covelo and the Economics of Hatred - Spring 1996 - #21-1
By Annie Esposito
- Leonard Peltier Update: A Legacy of Injustice in America - Spring 1996 - #21-2
By Michael McGee
- A summary of the Peltier story.
- Earth First! and the Unabomber - Spring 1996 - #21-2
By Nicholas Wilson
- A look at the ABC news claim of a link, and an update on Judy Bari's lawsuit against the FBI.
- Reflections - Spring 1996 - #21-2
By Cyndi Pickett
- On the Lunar Anniversary of the Killing of Leonard "Acorn" Peters
- Why I Went to Wounded Knee - Part II - Spring 1996 - #21-2
By Carmen Christy
- (Part 1 is in issue 21-1)...Background and events surrounded the incident at Wounded Knee in 1973.
- Round Valley: the Roots of Violence - Spring 1996 - #21-2
By Bruce Haldane
- Background and events surrounded the killings in Round Valley in April, 1995 and trial of Bear Lincoln
- Native Americans' Right to Self-Protection - Spring 1996 - #21-2
By Human Rights Monitoring Project
- John Sanchez Trial Begins in Lake County
- Workers Rights Meeting - Spring 1996 - #21-2
By Annie Esposito
- At the Alliance for Human Rights
- Hearing for Bari vs. United States Government Postponed - Spring 1996 - #21-2
By Betty Ball
- Short on May 24th hearing on Judi Bari's FBI lawsuit.
- Bear Lincoln Trial Postponed Until February - Summer 1996 - #22
By Sara Jacobelli
- Update on case of Bear Lincoln, accused of the shooting death of a Mendocino County Sheriff's Deputy in April, 1995.
- Leonard Peltier's Clemency - Summer 1996 - #22
By Carol M. Reed
- Call for continued support of Peltier who was denied parole again on March 11, 1995.
- Bear Lincoln Trial Update - Spring 1997 - #23
By Lynda McClure
- Overview of the case up through beginning of jury selection in a case that has become a social justice issue in Mendocino county.
- Declaration of Lester J. Marston - Spring 1997 - #23
By Lester J. Marston
- In Support of Defendant's Motion Challenging the Composition of the Jury Panel for Bear Lincoln's Trial
- Mumia Abu-Jamal - Spring 1997 - #23
By Noelle Hanrahan and Jane Henderson
- Update on one or our current political prisoners.
- How to Un-Tax Your Conscience - Spring 1997 - #23
By Erica Enzer
- A look at tax resistance and what you can do to make a statement to the government.
- SLAPPed by Corporate Medicine - Summer 1997 - #24
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.
- Bear Lincoln Update - Community On Trial - Summer 1997 - #24
By Lynda McClure
- Overview and update on the Bear Lincoln case
- Welfare Reform - Lois Kugelmass and the NWPC - Summer 1997 - #24
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.
- Bari vs. FBI - Bombing Case Update - Summer 1997 - #24
Redwood Summer Justice Project
- An overview and update of the FBI lawsuit.
- Bari Lawsuit Update - Fall 1997 - #25
Alicia Littletree
- Latest on Judi and Darryl's lawsuit against the FBI.
- Bear Lincoln Trial Update - Fall 1997 - #25
By Lynda McClure
- The Prosecution Rests Its Case. Update on the Bear Lincoln case
- Moose Milk and Wild Honey - Fall 1997 - #25
Doug Strong
- A look at the Board of Supervisors decision to limit General Assistance benefits to no more than three our of twelve months for persons deemed "employable."
- No Immunity for FBI in EF! Bombing Case: - Winter 1998 - #26
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 - Winter 1998 - #26
Doug Strong
- A look at the impact of the CalWORKS welfare reform program on Mendocino County and what some citizens are doing about it.
- A Concern for Justice - Spring 1998 - #27
By Cora Lee Simmons
- Some thoughts on the Bear Lincoln trial
- Mendo-Lake Human Rights Monitoring Project - Spring 1998 - #27
Lynda McClure
- The Mendocino-Lake Counties Human Rights Monitoring Project (HRMP) is a group of concerned residents from diverse backgrounds who are committed to nonviolence, police accountability, and equal justice for all our neighbors.
- Judi Bari vs. FBI - Spring 1998 - #27
Tanya Brannan
- Last October, Judge Claudia Wilken ruled that the FBI agents andOakland Police officers directly involved in the 1990 frame-up of Earth First! organizers Judi Bari and Darryl Cherney after they were bombed in Judi's car, are not immune from civil prosecution and must stand trial on the evidence presented to the Court.
- Jerico -98 - Spring 1998 - #27
Carmen Christy
- March for Amnesty for USA'S Political Prisoners
- About the National March on March 27,1998 to protest the imprisonment of over 150 political prisoners being currently held in the United States prisons.
- E Pluribus...excuse me! - Spring 1998 - #27
Doug Strong
- If the community volunteers and agency representatives involved in the welfare reform planning process expected a cogent, persuasive plan, reflecting a broad consensus, to evolve, they will be disappointed.
- Lincoln-Peters Defense Alliance - Summer 1998 - #28
By Yvonne Jolly-Crawford & Cora Lee Simmons
- Update on the Bear Lincoln case.
- The Mendocino-Lake Counties Human Rights Monitoring Project - Summer 1998 - #28
By Lynda McClure
- How grassroots justice groups helped find problems in jail treatment.
- It's time for a trial in Judi Bari's case against the FBI! - Summer 1998 - #28
By Alicia Littletree
- Justice Delayed is Justice Denied! The current state of Judi and Darryl's trial against the FBI.
- Chiapas Threatened by International Paper Associations - Summer 1998 - #28
By Dr. Ronald Nigh, Dana Association
- Mexican government is planning ecologically disruptive paper pulp and lumber plantation projects without consulation of local communities.
- Welfare "Re-forum" - Summer 1998 - #28
By Doug Strong
- A look at some of the problems as welfare reform is proceeding in the county
- A Visit with my mom in Federal Prison - Summer 1998 - #28
By Chester Collins
- Susan Crane serves time in a federal prison for anti-nuclear protest.
- The Bear hunt continues - Fall 1998 - #29
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 - Fall 1998 - #29
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.
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- Methyl Bromide Marches On - Spring 1996 - #21-1
By Patty Clary of CATs
- Public Health and Toxics in Mendocino County - Spring 1996 - #21-1
By Els Cooperrider
- Is Vinegar Illegal? - Spring 1996 - #21-2
By Els Cooperrider
- Ironies of the Mendocino Ag Dept. and pest control
- Dow Chemical - Garlon - Summer 1996 - #22
By Sara O'Donnell
- A story about meeting some workers who had been spraying Garlon.
- Northcoast Communities Stop Caltrans Spraying - Spring 1997 - #23
By Patty Clary, CATs
- A success story! - Community activism stops CalTrans spraying in Mendocino County
- Toxic Status in Mendocino County - Summer 1997 - #24
Greg Krouse
- A brief synopsis of the various toxics issues happening around the county
- Fear Itself - Winter 1998 - #26
Ed Nieves
- Garlon and the use of herbicides and pesticides by the timber industry
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- The Wrath Of Grapes - Winter 1998 - #26
- Editorial about the impact on Mendocino County of the growing wine industry.
- Stop The Paving of Highway 7 - Winter 1998 - #26
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.
- Masonite - What King of Elephant? - Summer 1998 - #28
By Al Krauss
- What's really behind the downsizing of the Masonite plant in Ukiah.
- Bicycles and pedestrians in Ukiah - Fall 1998 - #29
Doug Strong
- The community of Ukiah pushes for the adoption of a plan to create bike lanes and a pedestrian block downtown.
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- Candidates' Positions - Spring 1996 - #21-1
By Bruce Haldane
- State Ballot Propositions - Spring 1996 - #21-1
By Annie Esposito
- Observations on the Green Party: The Views of Joe Louis Hoffman - Spring 1996 - #21-2
By Doug Strong
- Hoffman's background and a focus on his involvement with, and an overview of, the California Green Party.
- Why I Support Nader - Summer 1996 - #22
By Dan Hamburg
- Dan Hamburg's disaffection with the Democrats and why he is workng on the Nader campaign.
- Green Party Victory - Urban Growth Boundaries - Spring 1997 - #23
By Doug Strong
- A look at the Green Party victories in California, and the passage of greenbelt measures in northern California.
- Welfare Reform - Lois Kugelmass and the NWPC - Summer 1997 - #24
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.
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- Shell on Earth - Spring 1996 - #21-1
By Gar Smith
- Pollution - Summer 1996 - #22
By Bruce Haldane
- Thoughts on the whole issue of pollution in our lives.
- Pollution Speech - Spring 1997 - #23
By Bruce Haldane
- Bruce is asked to address a conference of pollution-concerned public agency representatives and tells it like it is to the beauracrats.
- Fecal Matters in Potter Valley - Summer 1997 - #24
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.
- Retech Hits SNAG - Summer 1997 - #24
Lynda McClure
- The Sanel Neigborhood Awareness Group (SNAG) goes before the Board of Supervisors to request a public hearing on Retech and are denied.
- Masonite Holds Public Hearing - Fall 1997 - #25
Ollie Kolkmann
- Errors Revealed in the Health Risk Assessments for 1989 and 1991. Masonite admits to exposing citizens of Ukiah to significant toxic emissions in those years.
- Plutonium Rain: - Fall 1997 - #25
Rebecca Grant
- NASA's Cassini space probe Plays nuclear roulette with the earth on October 3, 1997.
- A Waste of Crime - Winter 1998 - #26
Vicki Oldham
- A look at the illegal activities going on at the Cold Creek Compost, Inc. facility in Potter Valley
- Rough and Ready Creek - Spring 1998 - #27
Friends of the Creek
- The NICORE mining project threatens to destroy the pristine Rough and Ready Creek, located in the South Kalmiopsis Roadless Area of Southern Oregon.
- Rotten Compost - Spring 1998 - #27
Vicki Oldham
- The Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on the Environmental Impact Report for Cold Creek Compost Inc. (CCCI) on April 2, 1998.... There are serious concerns about the process and scope of this EIR.
- Stop Pollution - Spring 1998 - #27
Bruce Haldane
- It's here; it's there; it's all around us; some of it is even inside our bodies (not to mention our minds).
- Pollution Task Force meeting - Summer 1998 - #28
- August 19, 7 pm at the MEC
- Cold Creek Compost - Fall 1998 - #29
Vicki Oldham
- A lawsuit is filed, alleging the that Cold Creek Compost business violates county zoning laws and CEQA.
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- Energy Development Institute - Spring 1997 - #23
By Janet Orth
- History And current work of REDI (Renewable Energy Development Instititue).
- Hydrogen Power - Summer 1998 - #28
By Charles Bensinger
- Using clean burning hydrogen as a fuel source for automobiles
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- In Each Other We Trust - Summer 1998 - #28
By King Collins
- Printing Our Own Money - A look at the local currency program that is about to start up in the Ukiah valley.
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- Methyl Bromide Marches On - Spring 1996 - #21-1
By Patty Clary of CATs
- Public Health and Toxics in Mendocino County - Spring 1996 - #21-1
By Els Cooperrider
- The Housewife From Hell - Spring 1996 - #21-2
By Mary Walsh
- About Toxics activist Lois Gibbs who spoke in Mendocino on May 17, 1996
- CATs and MEC File Lawsuit to Block Pests - Summer 1996 - #22
By Patty Clary, CATs
- Californians for Alternatives to Toxics and the MEC file suit to block imports of longs and other unmanufactured wood from outside North America.
- Toxic Status in Mendocino County - Summer 1997 - #24
Greg Krouse
- A brief synopsis of the various toxics issues happening around the county
- Retech Hits SNAG - Summer 1997 - #24
Lynda McClure
- The Sanel Neigborhood Awareness Group (SNAG) goes before the Board of Supervisors to request a public hearing on Retech and are denied.
- Water Right Complaint Filed - Fall 1997 - #25
Mary Goodwin
- The MEC files a lawsuit to stop the Cold Creek Compost facility in Potter Valley from taking water from the Russian River.
- Masonite Holds Public Hearing - Fall 1997 - #25
Ollie Kolkmann
- Errors Revealed in the Health Risk Assessments for 1989 and 1991. Masonite admits to exposing citizens of Ukiah to significant toxic emissions in those years.
- CEQA Lawsuit Follows SNAG Forum on Toxics at Retech - Fall 1997 - #25
Dot Brovarney
- Lawsuit filed against county Air Quality Management District alleging failure to follow CEQA when it issued permits for toxics incinerators.
- Ethics and Toxics - Winter 1998 - #26
Michelle Green
- A look at CETOS (the Center for Ethics and Toxics), a local activist organization in Gualala, CA
- Toxic Free Future - Spring 1998 - #27
Bruce Hering
- Toxic Free Future grew out of the late 1996 early 1997 actions to halt CALTRANS' use of roadside herbicides in Mendocino County. This effort was comprised of concerned citizens from all parts of the county and could not have succeeded without the MEC.
- Coyote Killing Collars - Spring 1998 - #27
Camilla Fox
- Marin, Sonoma and Mendocino are the first counties in California to allow ranchers to use the highly toxic poison Compound 1080 in Livestock Protection Collars (LPCs) to kill coyotes.
- Masonite - What King of Elephant? - Summer 1998 - #28
By Al Krauss
- What's really behind the downsizing of the Masonite plant in Ukiah.
- Hazmobile Report - Summer 1998 - #28
By Mike Sweeney
- Success story of the county's hazardous waste disposal program.
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- WEC Warns of County "Water War" - Summer 1995 - #20
Ellen Drell
- Restoring the Navarro River Watershed - Spring 1996 - #21-1
By Mendocino Land Trust, Inc.
- Russian River Forum - Spring 1996 - #21-1
- Greenwood Creek Watershed Road Survey - Summer 1996 - #22
By Mary Pjerrou
- Watershed group is doing a survey to plan restoration projects for Greenwood Creek watershed between Philo and Elk.
- Eel River Clean-Up 1996 - Summer 1996 - #22
By Beb Ware
- 5th annual 4-H PG&E River Clean-up on Saturday, October 12, 1996.
- Reality Check-Did You Know? - Spring 1997 - #23
- Reprinted With Permission From Cascadia Times, Jan. '97
- Some facts about watersheds in North America
- Letter from Phil Diri - Spring 1997 - #23
By Phil Diri, Atty At Law
- A brief look at how the Everglades are being polluted.
- Save The Eel River - Summer 1997 - #24
Friends of Eel River
- Big River Watershed Guidelines: A Challenge To The Narrow View - Winter 1998 - #26
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.
- Rough and Ready Creek - Spring 1998 - #27
Friends of the Creek
- The NICORE mining project threatens to destroy the pristine Rough and Ready Creek, located in the South Kalmiopsis Roadless Area of Southern Oregon.
- Friends of the Eel River - Fall 1998 - #29
Vicki Oldham
- Update on citizen effort to reclaim Eel River water and discontinue the Potter Valley Hydroelectric diversion.
- Russian River Watershed Council - Fall 1998 - #29
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.
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- Youth for the Environment - Spring 1998 - #27
Amber Trotter
- This newly formed organization is a way for teens to get involved in environmental issues and to meet and share ideas with each other.
- Protecting Wildlife - Spring 1998 - #27
Rebecca Grant
- Some things kids can do to respect and appreciate wildlife.
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