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Monday Mailing

Year 26 • Issue 12 25 November 2019 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Wine Moguls Destroy Land And Pay Small Fines As Cost Of Business, Say Activists (Katie McFall) A Coffee Crisis Is Brewing And It Could Make Your Morning Joe Less Tasty Why The World Is Running Out Of Sand (Katie McFall) Oregon Population Grows By 41,000, Pushing The State’s Total To Over 4.2 Million People (Katie McFall) The U.S. Natural Gas Boom Is Fueling A Global Plastics Boom A Champion Of The Unplugged, Earth-Conscious Life, Wendell Berry Is Still Ahead Of Us These Girl Scouts Are Saving Wild Bees, One ‘Hotel’ At A Time Think Small, Start Small: Effective Community Planning Strategies Visualizing Place vs. Non-Place WEBINAR – Perfect City: Lessons, Challenges and Pitfalls of the World’s Greatest Cities

1. Wine Moguls Destroy Land And Pay Small Fines As Cost Of Business, Say Activists

Quote of the Week:

"The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched — they must be felt with the heart." - Helen Keller

Oregon Fast Fact #50

The Seaside Aquarium was the first facility in the world to successfully breed harbor seals in captivity.

After California wine industry mogul Hugh Reimers illegally destroyed at least 140 acres of forest, meadow and stream in part to make way for new vineyards sometime last winter, according to a report from state investigators, state officials ordered the Krasilsa Pacific Farms manager to repair and mitigate the damage where possible. Sonoma County officials also suggested a $131,060 fine. But for environmental activists watching the investigation, fines and restoration attempts aren't going to cut it; they want Reimers — an experienced captain of industry whom they say knew better — to face a criminal prosecution, which could lead to a jail sentence. "We want him to be an example of what you can't do here," says Anna Ransome, founder of a small organization called Friends of Atascadero Wetlands. In August, the group sent a letter to Sonoma County District Attorney Jill Ravich, asking that she prosecute Reimers. "If winemakers can figure into their budget paying fines and doing minimal restoration work, then what's to stop the next guy from doing the same thing?" Ransome says. The D.A.'s office did not return requests for comment. Multiple efforts to reach Reimers for comment were unsuccessful. On Nov. 13, a sign posted outside of an address listed for him that appears to be a residence read "Media Keep Out." To access the full story, click here. Page 1 of 6


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