[HCCN] Fwd: URGENT ACTION, Maine groundwater

[Judy Robbins]

Begin forwarded message:

> From: "Heather \"Betsy\" Garrold" <hgarrold at gwi.net>
>
>
> LD 1269
> http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/bills_124th/billtexts/ 
> HP088801.a
> sp
>
> Andy Fisk from the DEP has proposed an 8-page amendment to LD 1269  
> before
> the Natural Resrouce Committee.  It removes municiple authority over
> groundwater extraction unless DEP designates the authority to the said
> municipality.  It also creates a prescribed ordinance and rules/reg  
> for
> those communities once the authority has been granted by DEP.
>
> This would essentially eliminate the process that happened in
> Newfield/Shapleigh...remove Home Rule Authority over groundwater  
> and further
> the corporate-state.  This is exactly what happened in Pennsylvania
> regarding CAFOs.  They waited to the end of the public hearing  
> process so
> that we have all already taken off time from work and are feeling  
> tired from
> this.  Much of the language is similar to Sarty (Denmark  
> representative)
> bill originally proposed LD 645.  Nestle is hiding behind the  
> beauracracy.
>
> The kicker is that this came in as an ammendment during a work  
> session, and
> would completely change the essence of the bill.  Therefore, there  
> is no
> option for public comment.  Big government and big business strike  
> again.
>
> Committees have to have all of their bills worked and to the floor  
> by next
> Friday.  It is expected that the Natural Resource Committee will  
> work this
> bill either Thursday or Friday (in two or three days).  We do not  
> have much
> time to work here.
>
> Here is my proposal for action.
>
> 1. EMAIL ALERTS:
> Logan will be sending Gail the cyber copy of the FISK amendment  
> tomorrow
> morning when she receives it.  By tomorrow afternoon/evening Gail  
> will have
> an email that we can begin to circulate amongst folks.  We send an  
> URGENT
> email to as many people as we know urging them to take enough time  
> out of
> their day to call both their representatives about this bill, as  
> well as
> members of the Natural Resource Committee to kill the amendment to  
> 1269.
>
> 2. PHONE CALLS
> we get on the phone with as many consituents as possible.  We need  
> people to
> CALL members of the NRC...flooding them with their opposition to  
> the FISK
> amendment.
>
> 3. LOBBYING
> as many people as possible need to get to Augusta tomorrow and  
> Thursday.  I
> will get myself over there on Thursday.  The NRC needs to see us!   
> Hopefully
> those that are going up to the work session for 1028 can also take  
> a little
> extra time to go and speak with legislators from NRC.  I have to  
> work on
> Friday.....but as many people that we can get in Augusta Thursday
>
> 4.   PRESS
> my personal opinion is that we dont focus as much energy in the  
> press as we
> do with getting constiuents mobilized.  This is a complex topic,  
> and it
> might be challenging to get main stream press to swallow what we  
> have to
> say.  That being said....I am planning on calling some people that  
> I have
> personal relationships with, and I urge everyone else to do the  
> same.  I am
> planning on making a press release based off of the language that  
> Gail puts
> together tomorrow during the day.
>
> 5.  LEGAL
> I am calling Lynne Williams to see if there is any parliamentary  
> violation!
>
> If we have to, I guarantee that we can make a media spectacle if  
> this goes
> to the Floor.  But hopefully we will not have to.
>
> We need to kill this FISK AMENDMENT so that this language does not  
> go to the
> floor!
>
> I am sorry to be sending on this email.  I will be at work  
> tomorrow, but
> will check my phone throughout the day, and plan on working on this  
> all
> evening.
> Feel free to call.
>
> Lets see how organized we really are!
>
> Water for Life
> Emily Posner
> --
> You can cut all the flowers but you cannot keep spring from coming-- 
> Pablo
> Neruda
>
> i read dr. seuss when i was a child
> he taught me well, i stand with the wild!
>
> Defending Water for Life
> 207-930-5232
> info at defendingwaterinmaine.org
> www.defendingwaterinmaine.org
>
> Meg Perry Healthy Soil  Project
> a program of Common Ground Relief
> www.commongroundrelief.org
> 504-913-5635
>
>
>
>
> --
> Jamilla El Shafei
> "To beat organized money you need organized people."
>
>

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