Grand Index of MEC Newsletter
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This index is for issues:
#30 (Winter 1999), #31 (Spring 1999), #32 (Summer/Fall 1999), #33 (Fall/Winter 1999-2000), #33 (Winter 1999-2000), #35 (Summer 2000), #36 (Fall 2000), #37 (Winter 2001), #38 (Spring 2001), #39 (Summer 2001)
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- Judy Bari bombing case - Winter 1999 - #30
Redwood Summer Justice Project
- Updating on the FBI lawsuit.
- Election rejuvenates Humane Society - Winter 1999 - #30
Friends of the Humane Society
- Recent election at Humane Society won by a group who wanted to improve treatment of animals (and people) at the Humane Society in Redwood Valley.
- GAS PAINS - Spring 1999 - #31
Bruce Haldane
- The recent hike in gas prices hurts in the pocket book and challenges us to break the petroleum habit.
- Mendocino Coast Forests - Fall/Winter 1999-2000 - #34
Lang Russell
- The Names Change, the Games Don't
- Active-Fest Set For July - Fall/Winter 1999-2000 - #34
Rafael Borras
- Week Of Resistance - Fall/Winter 1999-2000 - #34
Josh Brown
- School of the Americas - Fall/Winter 1999-2000 - #34
- Three New Coast Alliance Campaigns - Fall/Winter 1999-2000 - #34
- A Call To Action - HELP WANTED! - Summer 2000 - #35
Vicki Oldham
- It is often difficult and sometimes frightening to stand up and speak out for things that matter.
- Why We Are Here - Summer 2000 - #35
- Anonymous poem handed out in Seattle at the WTO protest.
- Six Principles of Nonviolence - Summer 2000 - #35
- Look at Martin Luther King's characteristics of non-violence
- The Relevance of Nonviolence Now - Summer 2000 - #35
Greg Bourget
- A look at non-violence and how it is being implemented in the world today
- Pepper Spray Suit Reinstated: - Summer 2000 - #35
- Headwaters Forest Defense Vs. County of Humboldt. The pepper spray lawsuit is going to trial, with Tony Serra as the attorney.
- My Trip to the City - Summer 2000 - #35
Bruce Haldane
- Bruce reports on trip to the World Bank/IMF meeting in Washington
- Announcing: Northern California's ACTIVE-FEST 2000 - Summer 2000 - #35
- About the upcoming festival of Interdependence, Consciousness and Activism
- Tree-Sitter to Graduate College in a Redwood - Summer 2000 - #35
- The experiences of Nate Madsen, who has tree-sat for 1 1/2 years and is getting his college diploma from doing correspondance courses on his laptop.
- Boycott "Made in China": - Summer 2000 - #35
- Take Local Action Against a Global Environmental Criminal. A way to make a statement to China's about their labor and environmental practices.
- This Is What Democracy Looks Like - Fall 2000 - #36
Sherry Glaser
- Active-Fest A Success In Boonville - Fall 2000 - #36
Raphael Borras
- Planting Earth Activation - Winter 2001 - #37
Kristin Frith
- UFW Ends Table Grape Boycott - But The Struggle Continues - Winter 2001 - #37
Christina Kelly
- Active-Fest 2001 - Spring 2001 - #38
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- Election rejuvenates Humane Society - Winter 1999 - #30
Friends of the Humane Society
- Recent election at Humane Society won by a group who wanted to improve treatment of animals (and people) at the Humane Society in Redwood Valley.
- A New Beginning for the Humane Society - Spring 1999 - #31
Sheila Jenkins and Katie Winkler
- Rebuilding Community Support. What's been happening since the recent election of a more progressive Board of Directors.
- Let's Free the Slaves - Winter 1999-2000 - #33
Jan Allegretti
- About the "They Are Not Our Property, We are Not Their Owners" campaign
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- The Coporations and the World - Winter 1999-2000 - #33
Albert Krauss
- Serious Problems, and a Challenge for Citizen Action. An good overview of how multinational corporations are working to position themselves over government.
- Critique of Corporations - Winter 1999-2000 - #33
Editor's Notes
- Intro to issue #33 which focuses on corporations
- Challenge the WTO! - Winter 1999-2000 - #33
- Short on the upcoming WTO protest in Seattle
- The Crisis From Capitalism - Winter 1999-2000 - #33
Bruce Haldane
- The lure of capitalism, whose appeal is great but it's costs even greater.
- Voluntary Simplicity - Winter 1999-2000 - #33
Vicki Oldham
- Y2K: Crisis and Opportunity. Knowledge is the first step in Y2K preparedness...The Y2K problem is truly an opportunity to change society for the better.
- Alliance for Democracy - Winter 1999-2000 - #33
- Short on the growing movement to challenge the rights of corporations doing harm to the earth.
- Occidental Set to Drill in Andean Cloudforest, Sacred Site for U'wa Indians - Fall/Winter 1999-2000 - #34
Lynda McClure
- Alliance for Democracy; Challenging Corporate Rule - Summer 2000 - #35
- About the Alliance for Democracy organization
- Is Globalization Sustainable? - Summer 2001 - #39
Bruce Haldane
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- Beyond 2000: Sustaining Ourselves - Spring 1999 - #31
Geoff Bugbee
- Summary of the Community Y2K meeting that happened on March 6, and how to get involved in ongoing local Y2K groups.
- Community Gardens - Spring 1999 - #31
Adam Gaska and Derek Dahlen
- What the local community gardens group has been doing.
- Videos, Vittles & Verbosity - Spring 1999 - #31
Jenny Burnstad
- About two of the video & discussion evenings being put on by the MEC
- KPFA Survives Takeover (So Far) - Summer/Fall 1999 - #32
Matthew Lasar
- A good history of recent events around radio station KPFA in Berkeley
- Y2K Progress? - Winter 1999-2000 - #33
Bruce Haldane
- A look at what is being done locally to prepare for possible problems at Y2K
- Earth Day 2000 Set - Fall/Winter 1999-2000 - #34
- Post Y2K Musings - Fall/Winter 1999-2000 - #34
Amanda Bellerby
- A Time To Choose: - Fall 2000 - #36
Vicki Oldham
- Who Do You Serve?
- Sustainability in Ukiah - Fall 2000 - #36
Bruce Haldane
- Ukiah Community Center Looks To Future With New Director - Fall 2000 - #36
Laura Golino de Lovato
- Cultivating Sustainable Sources Of Food - Winter 2001 - #37
Bruce Haldane
- Communities To Celebrate Diversity - Winter 2001 - #37
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- Hopi Elder Speaks - Winter 1999 - #30
- Ten things to consider in your life.
- Sustainable Community - Winter 1999 - #30
Steve and Christiane Heckeroth
- Some thoughts on the choices we can make to begin living sustainably as individuals and communities.
- Tree free options - Winter 1999 - #30
Vicki Oldham
- A look at alternatives to trees for building material
- Community Gardens - Spring 1999 - #31
Adam Gaska and Derek Dahlen
- What the local community gardens group has been doing.
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- Hope For Hydrogen - Fall/Winter 1999-2000 - #34
Vicki Oldham
- Life Beyond PG&E - Options For Sustainable Energy - Winter 2001 - #37
Jeff Oldham
- Conservation And Renewable Energy - Spring 2001 - #38
Vicki Oldham
- Some Thoughts On Sustainable Transportation - Spring 2001 - #38
Bruce Haldane
- Energy Farming - Summer 2001 - #39
Lynn Osburn
- A Practical Answer To America's Farming, Energy And Environmental Crises
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- Electrofishing Endangered Species - Summer/Fall 1999 - #32
Anne Maurice
- A cruel and unusual method is being used on endangered species to count them. Here are the what happens to the wildlife.
- Changes In Coho Habitat Rules Proposed - Fall/Winter 1999-2000 - #34
- 4th Annual Coho Confab - Summer 2001 - #39
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- Headwaters - Overview - Winter 1999 - #30
Lang Russel
- Introduction to the updates in the adjoining article.
- Headwaters - Updates - Winter 1999 - #30
- Updates on: Spring Headwater Campaign, Julia Butterfly, Gypsy Mountain, Watershed Alliances, Pepperspray issue, Pacific Lumber workers, Debt for Nature.
- GAP boycott actions - Winter 1999 - #30
Mary Pjerrou
- Boycott actions take place in 30 cities on November 27 to protest logging practices of Mendocino Redwood Company in Mendocino county.
- MRC in the forest: - Winter 1999 - #30
Mary Pjerrou
- Head'em off at the GAP. Gap, the new owner of the old Lousiana-Pacific, plans extensive clearcutting in already over-logged forest land.
- Headwaters Deal Approved - Spring 1999 - #31
Amanda Bellerby
- Are There Any Winners Here? Aftermath of the Headwaters "Deal"
- Timber Wars: And the Trees Keep Falling, Falling, Falling - Spring 1999 - #31
Darryl Cherney and Lang Russel
- Rumors of the death of the redwood timber wars are greatly exaggerated. Here is a list of the many activities continuing to go on.
- United We Stand! - Spring 1999 - #31
Vicki Oldham
- Short on MEC's position on Bari vs. FBI case.
- Mendocino Timber GAP - Spring 1999 - #31
Mary Pjerrou
- A look at how Mendocino Redwood Company owned by the GAP is no better at forest management than L-P was, but they are doing a lot of "green-washing."
- Forest Defense Updates - Summer/Fall 1999 - #32
Lang Russel
- Updates on forest activities and activism in the watersheds of Albion River, Navarro Ridge, Greenwood Creek, Elk Creek, Headwaters, and Scott Creek
- MRC - The Tan Oak Issue - Summer/Fall 1999 - #32
Lang Russel
- A look at Mendocino Redwood Company's plans to harvest tan oak on its property to make hardwood flooring. There are deeper issues going on here, related to use of Garlon and liquidation forestry.
- Corporate Forest Liquidation - Winter 1999-2000 - #33
Lang Russel
- About the forest liquidation practices of Mendocino Redwood Company.
- Mendocino Coast Forests - Fall/Winter 1999-2000 - #34
Lang Russell
- The Names Change, the Games Don't
- Slowdown In Sacramento - Speedup In The Woods - Fall/Winter 1999-2000 - #34
Naomi Wagner
- Mendocino Coast Forests - Summer 2000 - #35
Lang Russell
- An update at what CDF and the timber industry are doing on our coast.
- Mendocino Coast Watershed Groups - Summer 2000 - #35
- List of watershed groups
- Pepper Spray Suit Reinstated: - Summer 2000 - #35
- Headwaters Forest Defense Vs. County of Humboldt. The pepper spray lawsuit is going to trial, with Tony Serra as the attorney.
- Tree-Sitter to Graduate College in a Redwood - Summer 2000 - #35
- The experiences of Nate Madsen, who has tree-sat for 1 1/2 years and is getting his college diploma from doing correspondance courses on his laptop.
- My Love/Hate Relationship With The GAP - Summer 2000 - #35
Amanda Warren
- A 10 year old talks about the GAP and their forest practices
- Oak Woodlands In Jeopardy - Summer 2000 - #35
Cathy Monroe
- The need for a county Oak ordinance
- A Redwood Boycott--Has It Come To This? - Fall 2000 - #36
Lang Russel
- Campaign To Restore Jackson State Forest - Fall 2000 - #36
- Is The Future Clear-Cut - Winter 2001 - #37
Vicki Oldham
- Or Can We Change Direction?
- Forest News: MRC CertifiedÑWhat Now? - Winter 2001 - #37
Lang Russel
- Sudden Oak Death - Winter 2001 - #37
Linda Perkins
- Tens Of Thousands Of Oaks Have Died In California
- Are these trees in your watershed? - Winter 2001 - #37
- With God On Our Side: The Ancient Forests and Christianity - Winter 2001 - #37
Greg Bourget
- Forest News - Spring 2001 - #38
Lang Russel
- Mendocino County Watershed Logging Updates
- Rebuttal to MRC Letters - Spring 2001 - #38
Lang Russel
- MRC Responds To Criticism Of Certification - Spring 2001 - #38
- Letters to the Editor
- Defend The Mattole Forest Defenders! - Spring 2001 - #38
- Humboldt County Update: - Summer 2001 - #39
Naomi Wagner
- The Incredible Shrinking Forests
- Montgomery Woods: - Summer 2001 - #39
Ed Nieves
- Saving The Big Trees
- THP Monitoring Conference Held - Summer 2001 - #39
- Sudden Oak Death: - Summer 2001 - #39
- Woodcutters Restricted, Hikers Cautioned
- Jackson State Forest: The Treasure And The Tragedy - Summer 2001 - #39
Vince Taylor
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- Cold Creek Compost: - Summer 2001 - #39
Vicki Oldham
- A Dump By Any Other Name
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- Y2K? ynot? - Winter 1999 - #30
Sharane Palley and Bruce Haldane
- A look at what might happen when computers are confronted with the date January 1, 2000, and how we should reasonably prepare our homes and families as if we were getting ready for an earthquake.
- Vittles, Videos & Verbosity - Winter 1999 - #30
Jenny Burnstadt
- About two videos: 1. "Who's counting - Marilyn Waring on Sex, Lies, and Global Economics." No one takes on global economics with more vigor, humor, and clarity. 2. "Fire in the Eyes" about the pepper spray incidents in Humboldt county, CA
- Corps rule??? - Winter 1999 - #30
Bruce Haldane
- About a workshop called "Why Do Corporations Have More Rights Than You?"
- Food not bombs - Winter 1999 - #30
- Short on Ukiah Foods Not Bombs, which is feeding people for free once an month and wants help so it can happen more often.
- Give Charlie the Moon - Winter 1999 - #30
Dan Roberts
- A poem
- Editorial - Spring 1999 - #31
Vicki Oldham
- Lead off to issue #31 focus: In Search of Community
- Dismantling Corporate Control - Spring 1999 - #31
Tom Wodetzki
- Summary of Alliance for Democracy workshop on developing a citizen response to corporate domination which was held on January 22 in Ukiah.
- Mendocino Land Trust - Spring 1999 - #31
Dana Frownfelter
- A look at how this organization is working to preserve the environment.
- Calendar of Events: April - May 1999 - Spring 1999 - #31
- Optimism and Openness to Change At The MEC - Summer/Fall 1999 - #32
King Collins
- The fate of the environment and humankind depends on whether optimists or pessimists prevail...
- Toward a Definition of Sustainable Development - Summer/Fall 1999 - #32
- What is sustainable development? Here is an attempt at a definition.
- Some Definitions - Summer/Fall 1999 - #32
- Some short definitions for Bioregion, ecoregion, biodiversity, econsystem, indicator species, habitat fragmentation, and watershed.
- Some Poems - Summer/Fall 1999 - #32
- Several poems that surrounded the center fold watershed map of Mendocino County
- KPFA Survives Takeover (So Far) - Summer/Fall 1999 - #32
Matthew Lasar
- A good history of recent events around radio station KPFA in Berkeley
- Calendar of Events - Summer/Fall 1999 - #32
- Calendar of events for the next couple of months
- The Cloud forest Institute - Fall/Winter 1999-2000 - #34
Jenny Burnstad
- ODE! - Fall/Winter 1999-2000 - #34
- Report from Ecuador - Summer 2000 - #35
Freeda Burnstad
- Freeda spent several months in Ecuador studying local agricultural organizations and techniques and promoting cultural and economic sustainability. This is a followup article from her issue #34 on-site report. This time she reflects on her trip
- TODAY WILL LAST FOREVER - Summer 2000 - #35
clouds, rain and forest canopies
- Some days are encased in bubbles
- Quotes for the Newsletter - Fall 2000 - #36
- QUOTES FOR THE NEWSLETTER - Fall 2000 - #36
- Country People Plan Celebration - Fall 2000 - #36
- The I Ching: Contemplating Reform Through The Ages - Fall 2000 - #36
Dennis O'Brien
- Dear Editor - Fall 2000 - #36
Bruce Hering
- Cloud Forest Institute News - Winter 2001 - #37
Jenny Burnstad
- Letter To The Editor - Winter 2001 - #37
- A Reply to Shepherd Bliss
- Stand Up For The Future - Summer 2001 - #39
Vicki Oldham
- Letter From Betty and Gary Ball - Summer 2001 - #39
- Cloud Forest Institute News - Summer 2001 - #39
Jenny Burnstad
- Dear Editor: - Summer 2001 - #39
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- Farm Bureau and Genetic Engineering - Fall/Winter 1999-2000 - #34
Vicki Oldham
- Genetically Engineered Foods: Just Say Know - Spring 2001 - #38
Joan Kelley
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- Taxtrocity - Winter 1999 - #30
Lynda McClure
- The MEC responds to an amazing message printed on the outside of this years property tax bills which told the people of Mendocino County that they had to accept the "nuisances factors" (noise, dust, chemicals, hazardous road conditions, etc.) of the agriculture and timber industries in the county.
- Gray Davis Maxxam Coonnection - Winter 1999 - #30
Lynda McClure
- New governor names and ex-Maxxam Vice President to head his transition team!
- Interview with D.A. Norm Vroman - Winter 1999 - #30
Lynda McClure and Bruce Haldane
- Great interview with the new Mendocino County District Attorney.
- Tony Craver - Spring 1999 - #31
Lynda McClure, Bruce Haldane, and Hans Delyser
- Excerpt of conversation with the new Mendocino County Sheriff.
- COMPLETE Tony Craver Interview - Spring 1999 - #31
Lynda McClure, Bruce Haldance, Hans Delyser
- Conversation with the new Mendocino County Sheriff. This is the complete interview, a portion of which was printed in the MEC newsletter.
- War and the Environment - Summer/Fall 1999 - #32
Lynda McClure and Amanda Bellerby
- A look at the poisoning and pollution of Yugoslavia that resulted from the recent war in Kosova.
- City of Ukiah Update - S
ummer/Fall 1999 - #32
Doug Strong
- Shorts on the Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan and the opening of a Homeless Shelter for the winter.
- Desert Terror - Winter 1999-2000 - #33
David Smith-Ferri
- The effects of the American war and bombing on Iraq. A local resident visits hospitals and talks with the people.
- Candidates' Questionnaire for March 7 Supervisorial Election - Fall/Winter 1999-2000 - #34
- Election Reflections - Summer 2000 - #35
Bruce Haldane, former candidate for District One Supervisor
- What it was like to run for Supervisor in Mendocino County
- National Missile Defense: Increasing the Danger - Summer 2000 - #35
John Lewallen
- An in-depth look at the folly of a National Missile Defense system
- Willits Two-Lane Bypass Proposed - Fall 2000 - #36
- Our Neighbor, The Star Wars Electromagnet - Spring 2001 - #38
Greg Bourget
- Stop National Missile Defense - Spring 2001 - #38
by John Lewallen and Carol Wolman
- Grading Ordinance Committee: - Summer 2001 - #39
Hillary Adams
- Environmental Protections Face Fight
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- Headwaters - Overview - Winter 1999 - #30
Lang Russel
- Introduction to the updates in the adjoining article.
- Headwaters - Updates - Winter 1999 - #30
- Updates on: Spring Headwater Campaign, Julia Butterfly, Gypsy Mountain, Watershed Alliances, Pepperspray issue, Pacific Lumber workers, Debt for Nature.
- Headwaters Deal Approved - Spring 1999 - #31
Amanda Bellerby
- Are There Any Winners Here? Aftermath of the Headwaters "Deal"
- Timber Wars: And the Trees Keep Falling, Falling, Falling - Spring 1999 - #31
Darryl Cherney and Lang Russel
- Rumors of the death of the redwood timber wars are greatly exaggerated. Here is a list of the many activities continuing to go on.
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- Code Red - Winter 1999 - #30
Al Krauss
- Extinction Looms. Synopsis of an article in Harper's magazine portraying a disasterous major extinction of plant and animal life looming ahead for our biosphere.
- A Taste of Disaster - Winter 1999 - #30
Jan Allegretti
- About genetically engineered foods, and the dangers they pose for our lives.
- Genetic Engineering: Messing With Mother Nature! - Spring 1999 - #31
Vicki Oldham
- A look at Monsanto's efforts to force genetically engineered plants down farmers throats, and how Canada and Europe, if not America, are stopping them.
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- Hope For Industrial Hemp - Fall/Winter 1999-2000 - #34
Vicki Oldham
- Latest Fed Anti-Hemp Alert - Summer 2000 - #35
Rep. Cynthia Thielen
- Attempts by Drug Czar McCaffrey to close off imports of hemp products.
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- Bari Vs. FBI: The Last Stall - Spring 1999 - #31
Alicia Littletree
- Update of Judi Bari vs. FBI trial.
- United We Stand! - Spring 1999 - #31
Vicki Oldham
- Short on MEC's position on Bari vs. FBI case.
- Judi Bari vs. The FBI: Countdown To Trial - Summer 2001 - #39
Alicia Littletree
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- My Love/Hate Relationship With The GAP - Summer 2000 - #35
Amanda Warren
- A 10 year old talks about the GAP and their forest practices
- Latest Fed Anti-Hemp Alert - Summer 2000 - #35
Rep. Cynthia Thielen
- Attempts by Drug Czar McCaffrey to close off imports of hemp products.
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- Local currency: Building Bridges - Winter 1999 - #30
Jan Allegretti
- A look at the Ukiah Dollars local currency program soon to start.
- Local Currency: Building Community ...While Making a Living - Spring 1999 - #31
Chris McCormick
- What's wrong with federal currency and why people are turning to local currency.
- Local Currency is Here! - Summer/Fall 1999 - #32
By Dale Glaser
- SEED is in operation on the coast, Ukiah HOURS is coming. How Ukiah HOURS will work when it starts up later this year.
- Local Currencies Build Sustainable Communities - Summer 2000 - #35
- An overview of the value of a local currency in a community
- Local Currency Updates - Summer 2000 - #35
- Updates on the Ukiah HOURS and SEED local currencies.
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- Tony Craver - Spring 1999 - #31
Lynda McClure, Bruce Haldane, and Hans Delyser
- Excerpt of conversation with the new Mendocino County Sheriff.
- COMPLETE Tony Craver Interview - Spring 1999 - #31
Lynda McClure, Bruce Haldance, Hans Delyser
- Conversation with the new Mendocino County Sheriff. This is the complete interview, a portion of which was printed in the MEC newsletter.
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- A time for change - Winter 1999 - #30
- Editorial about Y2K and how we need to focus less on stocking food for the societal breakdown scenario and more on working together in communities to create a sustainable society.
- MEC Programs - Spring 1999 - #31
- Short on potluck, video, discussion programs being put on by the MEC
- The State of the MEC - Spring 1999 - #31
Lynda McClure
- Overview of the MEC, Spring 1999
- Videos, Vittles & Verbosity - Spring 1999 - #31
Jenny Burnstad
- About two of the video & discussion evenings being put on by the MEC
- New MEC Affiliates - Spring 1999 - #31
- New groups being affiliated with the MEC: Alliance for Democracy, Year 2000 Community Preparedness, Nonviolence Trainers and Peacekeepers Collective.
- United We Stand! - Spring 1999 - #31
Vicki Oldham
- Short on MEC's position on Bari vs. FBI case.
- Support Our Sponsors! - Spring 1999 - #31
- A look at the first members of the Business Sponsorship Program, a program where businesses whose products and services are consistent with MEC member's values help suport the MEC.
- Optimism and Openness to Change At The MEC - Summer/Fall 1999 - #32
King Collins
- The fate of the environment and humankind depends on whether optimists or pessimists prevail...
- Special Premium - Summer/Fall 1999 - #32
- Get a 6 mos. subscription to E Magazine with a minimum $40 new membership or renewal
- Business Sponsors - Summer/Fall 1999 - #32
- Local busineseses who have committed to supporting the MEC on a regular basis
- Supporting the MEC - Winter 1999-2000 - #33
- What the MEC needs from its supporters in the way of help, equipment, and equipment.
- Special Premium - Winter 1999-2000 - #33
- Get a free one year subscription to E Magazine with a new membership to the MEC
- State of the MEC - Winter 1999-2000 - #33
Lynda McClure
- What has been happening with and around the MEC since the last issue, and what is planned in the future.
- Artists Wanted - Winter 1999-2000 - #33
- Artists needed to help design note cards
- Volunteers Wanted - Winter 1999-2000 - #33
- Volunteers needed for the MEC
- MEC Affiliates - Winter 1999-2000 - #33
- Short on the groups which use the MEC as a base for their community activities.
- Business Sponsors - Winter 1999-2000 - #33
- Local businesses whose products and services are consistent with MEC values and who support the MEC in various ways.
- State of the MEC - Fall/Winter 1999-2000 - #34
- Thanks for Help with MEC Benefit - Fall/Winter 1999-2000 - #34
- On the Cover - Summer 2000 - #35
- Meaning of the cover art, a statue of Shiva
- State of the MEC - Summer 2000 - #35
Lynda McClure
- The MEC needs your Email address! - Summer 2000 - #35
- The MEC wants to set up a mail list and move toward more electronic dispersal of information.
- MEC Canvass News - Fall 2000 - #36
Greg Bourget
- Your Mendocino Infoshop - Fall 2000 - #36
Greg Bourget
- Time And Money - Fall 2000 - #36
Vicki Oldham
- You can now make donations to the MEC with your credit card! - Fall 2000 - #36
- MEC Board Election Results - Winter 2001 - #37
- State Of The MEC In 2001 - Winter 2001 - #37
Vicki Oldham
- Many Thanks - Winter 2001 - #37
- Bioneers Conference Videos Available - Winter 2001 - #37
- Become A Member - Winter 2001 - #37
- State Of The MEC - Spring 2001 - #38
- One Thousand Members By 2002 - Spring 2001 - #38
Jenny Burnstad
- State Of The MEC - Summer 2001 - #39
- MEC Fiscal Report - Summer 2001 - #39
Jenny Burnstad
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- Bear Lincoln case update - Winter 1999 - #30
By Lincoln-Peters Defense Alliance
- Court hearing regarding Bear Lincoln manslaughter trial reset for April 23.
- Lincoln-Peters Defense Alliance - Spring 1999 - #31
- Short on Bear LIncoln case.
- Lincoln-Peters Defense Alliance - Summer 2000 - #35
- Update on Bear Lincoln
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- "Healing Global Wounds" - Spring 1999 - #31
- Spring Gathering at the Nevada Nuclear Test Site
- Urgent Appeal from Jonah House - Spring 1999 - #31
- Susan is requesting help to keep the government from preventing members of Jonah House community in Baltimore from being able to return to their home after serving jail time, claiming it is "a place of ongoing criminal activity."
- Susan Crane's Social Work in the 90s - Spring 1999 - #31
- A list of the civil disobedience activities of Susan Crane.
- Susan and Her Community - Spring 1999 - #31
King Collins
- A look at the peace and social activist life of Susan Crane
- Nuclear Cooking Utensils - From Bad to Worse - Summer/Fall 1999 - #32
Lynda McClure
- Radioactive metals are being used in the manufacturing of consumer products!
- World Atomic Safety Holiday - Winter 1999-2000 - #33
Compiled By Vicki Oldham
- A look at the potential for nuclear disaster at Y2K and the World Atomic Safety Holiday (WASH) declaration asking for governments to take nuclear weapons off alert over the millenium change.
- Susan Crane Imprisoned - Summer 2000 - #35
- Previous local resident in jail again for nuclear protest
- National Missile Defense: Increasing the Danger - Summer 2000 - #35
John Lewallen
- An in-depth look at the folly of a National Missile Defense system
- Antinuclear Email News - Fall 2000 - #36
- The True Cost Of Nuclear Power - Spring 2001 - #38
Greg Bourget
- Nuclear Waste - No Safe Solution - Spring 2001 - #38
- Stop National Missile Defense - Spring 2001 - #38
by John Lewallen and Carol Wolman
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- New Offshore Oil Drilling Looming - Summer/Fall 1999 - #32
Laurel Paget-Seekins
- The federal Mineral Management Service is about to allow the development of 40 new offshore oil drilling leases off the coast of central California.
- Offshore Oil Drilling: - Summer 2000 - #35
Chris McCormick
- Our Unprotected Coast. The offshore oil moratorium expires in October 2000, and there are still the 40 oil leases that could go ahead anyway. Why do we need more oil?
- Offshore Oil Alert: The Coast At Risk - Spring 2001 - #38
Chris McCormick
- Viewpoint on Energy - Spring 2001 - #38
Vicki Oldham
- Short editorial on the "energy crisis"
- The Case Against Offshore Oil - Spring 2001 - #38
Rainforest Action Network
- Offshore Oil Internet Resources - Spring 2001 - #38
- Visit these sites for information
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- Judy Bari bombing case - Winter 1999 - #30
Redwood Summer Justice Project
- Updating on the FBI lawsuit.
- Bear Lincoln case update - Winter 1999 - #30
By Lincoln-Peters Defense Alliance
- Court hearing regarding Bear Lincoln manslaughter trial reset for April 23.
- Human Rights Monitoring Project - Spring 1999 - #31
- Short update on HRMP activies
- Lincoln-Peters Defense Alliance - Spring 1999 - #31
- Short on Bear LIncoln case.
- Homeless Shelter Held Off - Spring 1999 - #31
Doug Strong
- About the need for a homeless shelter in Ukiah, and how one was prevented by neighbors.
- Bari Vs. FBI: The Last Stall - Spring 1999 - #31
Alicia Littletree
- Update of Judi Bari vs. FBI trial.
- Urgent Appeal from Jonah House - Spring 1999 - #31
- Susan is requesting help to keep the government from preventing members of Jonah House community in Baltimore from being able to return to their home after serving jail time, claiming it is "a place of ongoing criminal activity."
- Susan Crane's Social Work in the 90s - Spring 1999 - #31
- A list of the civil disobedience activities of Susan Crane.
- Susan and Her Community - Spring 1999 - #31
King Collins
- A look at the peace and social activist life of Susan Crane
- Tony Craver - Spring 1999 - #31
Lynda McClure, Bruce Haldane, and Hans Delyser
- Excerpt of conversation with the new Mendocino County Sheriff.
- COMPLETE Tony Craver Interview - Spring 1999 - #31
Lynda McClure, Bruce Haldance, Hans Delyser
- Conversation with the new Mendocino County Sheriff. This is the complete interview, a portion of which was printed in the MEC newsletter.
- Leonard Peltier Support Group - Summer/Fall 1999 - #32
- Short on local Peltier support group
- Emergency Shelter Moves Forward - Winter 1999-2000 - #33
Doug Strong
- About a Board of Supervisors policy statement to address homelessness
- Lincoln-Peters Defense Alliance - Fall/Winter 1999-2000 - #33
- The group decides to continue for the purpose of advocating for local Native Americans in the legal system.
- Human Rights Monitoring Project of Mendocino and Lake Counties - Winter 1999-2000 - #33
- Short on HRMP activites.
- Bari Bombing Case - Winter 1999-2000 - #33
- Finally, The Tables Turn... Mahor victory in the civil rights lawsuit against the FBI and the Oakland Police Dept., as the Appeals Court denies OPD motion to be released from the case.
- Desert Terror - Winter 1999-2000 - #33
David Smith-Ferri
- The effects of the American war and bombing on Iraq. A local resident visits hospitals and talks with the people.
- Hospitality For The Homeless - Fall/Winter 1999-2000 - #34
Doug Strong
- Lori Berenson, Political Prisoner in Peru, Declares Hunger Strike - Fall/Winter 1999-2000 - #34
Kristen Gardner
- Critical Time for Lori Berenson - Fall 2000 - #36
- Bari/Cherney Lawsuit Trial Set For October - Winter 2001 - #37
Alicia Littletree
- Lori Berenson Update - Winter 2001 - #37
- Lori Berenson: On Trial In Peru - Spring 2001 - #38
- Judi Bari vs. The FBI: Countdown To Trial - Summer 2001 - #39
Alicia Littletree
- Lori Berenson: Possibility Of Pardon Brings Hope - Summer 2001 - #39
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- Pierce's Disease: Plague or Paranoia? - Summer 2000 - #35
Wendy Blankenheim
- A look at the major disease killing grapes and how taxpayers may be paying for increased use of pesticides to solve what the grape industry could solve with planting buffer zones
- Glassy-winged Sharpshooter - Organizing Against Neighborhood Spraying - Winter 2001 - #37
Wendy Blankenheim
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- Beyond 2000: Sustaining Ourselves - Spring 1999 - #31
Geoff Bugbee
- Summary of the Community Y2K meeting that happened on March 6, and how to get involved in ongoing local Y2K groups.
- Mendocino Land Trust - Spring 1999 - #31
Dana Frownfelter
- A look at how this organization is working to preserve the environment.
- Grading, Ordinances, And Our Backyards - Spring 2001 - #38
Lynda McClure
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- Code Red - Winter 1999 - #30
Al Krauss
- Extinction Looms. Synopsis of an article in Harper's magazine portraying a disasterous major extinction of plant and animal life looming ahead for our biosphere.
- Haldane, Jones for Supervisor - Fall/Winter 1999-2000 - #34
- Candidate Endorsements
- The MEC Endorses Nader For President - Fall 2000 - #36
Lynda McClure
- Right to Choice in the Political Arena
- What you can do now and on election day - Fall 2000 - #36
- Ralph Nader - Fall 2000 - #36
- A Brief Bio of Public Citizen #1
- Nader's Platform - Fall 2000 - #36
- Al Gore's Official Platform - Fall 2000 - #36
- Winona LaDuke: Green Party Candidate for Vice President - Fall 2000 - #36
- The MEC Endorses Medea Benjamin: Green Party Candidate for U.S. Senate - Fall 2000 - #36
- Al Gore And The Democrats - Winter 2001 - #37
Dave Nelson
- Ralph Nader And The Green Party - Winter 2001 - #37
Dan Hamburg
- Politics And Money - Winter 2001 - #37
Vicki Oldham
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- Cold Creek Compost - Winter 1999 - #30
Vicki Oldham
- CCCI continues to violate CEQA. Two lawsuits are in the works.
- War and the Environment - Summer/Fall 1999 - #32
Lynda McClure and Amanda Bellerby
- A look at the poisoning and pollution of Yugoslavia that resulted from the recent war in Kosova.
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- Hope For Hydrogen - Fall/Winter 1999-2000 - #34
Vicki Oldham
- Life Beyond PG&E - Options For Sustainable Energy - Winter 2001 - #37
Jeff Oldham
- Conservation And Renewable Energy - Spring 2001 - #38
Vicki Oldham
- Some Thoughts On Sustainable Transportation - Spring 2001 - #38
Bruce Haldane
- Energy Farming - Summer 2001 - #39
Lynn Osburn
- A Practical Answer To America's Farming, Energy And Environmental Crises
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- Local currency: Building Bridges - Winter 1999 - #30
Jan Allegretti
- A look at the Ukiah Dollars local currency program soon to start.
- I aint gonna work on the corporate farm no more - Winter 1999 - #30
Joel Steed
- A look at a study comparing two farming communities in the Central Valley, one a small-farm community and the other a large corporate farm holding, and how Mendocino County can benefit from the findings.
- Local Currency: Building Community ...While Making a Living - Spring 1999 - #31
Chris McCormick
- What's wrong with federal currency and why people are turning to local currency.
- Local Currency is Here! - Summer/Fall 1999 - #32
By Dale Glaser
- SEED is in operation on the coast, Ukiah HOURS is coming. How Ukiah HOURS will work when it starts up later this year.
- Natural Step - Winter 1999-2000 - #33
- A Model for Sustainability. A set of conditions that can be used by business to contribute toward a sustainable earth.
- Report from Ecuador - Summer 2000 - #35
Freeda Burnstad
- Freeda spent several months in Ecuador studying local agricultural organizations and techniques and promoting cultural and economic sustainability. This is a followup article from her issue #34 on-site report. This time she reflects on her trip
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- Nuclear Cooking Utensils - From Bad to Worse - Summer/Fall 1999 - #32
Lynda McClure
- Radioactive metals are being used in the manufacturing of consumer products!
- Dangers of Dioxin - Summer/Fall 1999 - #32
Greg Bourget
- Organochlorines, that includes dioxin, DDT, and PCBs, are the most studied chemicals in world history.
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- A Song of the River - Winter 1999 - #30
Denny O'Brien
- A look at the impacts of the Eel river diversion through Potter Valley.
- Cold Creek Compost - Winter 1999 - #30
Vicki Oldham
- CCCI continues to violate CEQA. Two lawsuits are in the works.
- Our Bioregion - The North Coastal Basin - Summer/Fall 1999 - #32
Allen Cooperrider
- Who Speaks For The Rivers? - Summer/Fall 1999 - #32
Dennis O'Brien
- What the governmental agencies involved in the Eel River diversion have been doing lately.
- Some Definitions - Summer/Fall 1999 - #32
- Some short definitions for Bioregion, ecoregion, biodiversity, econsystem, indicator species, habitat fragmentation, and watershed.
- Some Poems - Summer/Fall 1999 - #32
- Several poems that surrounded the center fold watershed map of Mendocino County
- Letters to the MEC - Summer/Fall 1999 - #32
- Letters about the Eel River diversion
- Watershed Groups of Mendocino County - Summer/Fall 1999 - #32
- Contact information for the local watershed groups
- MEC To Lead Cleanup of Upper Russian River - Winter 1999-2000 - #33
- Coastal Conservancy funds MEC to organize cleanup of Russian River in Mendocino County.
- Russian River Watershed Council Meeting - Winter 1999-2000 - #33
Denny O'Brien
- What the Watershed Council has been doing.
- Watersheds Can't Vote, It's Up To You! - Winter 1999-2000 - #33
- Attempt by Colorado to re-apportion voting districts by geography rather than population gets nixed by courts. What is left is citizen power to protect nature. Register!
- Russian River Update - Fall/Winter 1999-2000 - #34
Dennis O'Brien
- WATERSHED COUNCIL FUNDED $6 MILLION FOR RESTORATION STUDY
- Changes In Coho Habitat Rules Proposed - Fall/Winter 1999-2000 - #34
- Mendocino Coast Watershed Groups - Summer 2000 - #35
- List of watershed groups
- Coast Watershed Festival Set - Summer 2000 - #35
Ky Carnell
- About event to increase awareness of our watersheds
- Eel River Case To Court Of Appeal - Fall 2000 - #36
Friends of the Eel River
- Russian River Update: Another Sonoma County Power Grab - Fall 2000 - #36
Dennis O'Brien
- River Report: Diversion Debate Continues - Winter 2001 - #37
Dennis O'Brien
- A Damless Diversion? The Debate Begins - Spring 2001 - #38
- River Report - Spring 2001 - #38
Dennis O'Brien
- Eel-Russian Diversion Debate Runs On
- Grading Ordinance Committee: - Summer 2001 - #39
Hillary Adams
- Environmental Protections Face Fight
- Should The Russian River Run Dry? - Summer 2001 - #39
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- Youth Theater Troupe Performs Art With A Message - Summer 2001 - #39
Kristin Frith
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