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Demand It: No Rollback of the Endangered Species Act

January 17, 2017

So it’s already comes to this. Perhaps the only place Republicans and too many complacent Democrats expect to see wildlife these days is in zoos or hunting preserves, but it […]

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The Unraveling of Our Conservation Heritage Begins

January 6, 2017

“Do not let selfish men or greedy interests skin your country of its beauty, its riches or its romance.”  –  Theodore Roosevelt I remember writing about ongoing lawsuits over the […]

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Thanksgiving and the Final Weeks of the Obama Era

November 23, 2016

It’s been quite a year, and we have huge challenges facing us in 2017. They will not be easy, and they will test the bonds of the social contracts, long-standing […]

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We Will Show Them Some Spine

November 10, 2016

As the last eight years have abundantly demonstrated, we have much to be proud of in our party and our principles. While we’ve been dealt a terrible blow at the […]

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Two Years In, Victories Big and Small

September 11, 2016

On the occasion of our club’s second anniversary, no one can say 2016 hasn’t been a busy year for San Diego County Democrats for Environmental Action. In the midst of […]

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Our Support for the Citizens’ Plan for San Diego

August 23, 2016

San Diego County Democrats for Environmental Action members voted overwhelmingly at our July meeting to endorse the Citizens’ Plan for San Diego, and we’re happy to report the Citizens’ Plan […]

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Please Vote “No” and Oppose Measure A on the November Ballot

August 22, 2016

San Diego County Democrats for Environmental Action recently sent a letter to all 160-plus members of the San Diego County Democratic Party central committee to state our club’s case against […]

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Environmental Democrats Vote to Oppose SANDAG Ballot Measure

July 20, 2016

At San Diego County Democrats for Environmental Action we believe in the power of city governments to work together with neighboring municipalities in order to find common ground on shared goals and […]

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San Diego City Council Approves Single-Use Plastic Bag Ban

July 19, 2016

After years of work and heavy lifting by the San Diego County Chapter of the Surfrider Foundation, San Diego Coastkeeper, the Sierra Club and so many other area environmental organizations, […]

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Marking the Centennial of the National Park Service

July 3, 2016

This year’s Independence Day marks the 240th birthday of the United States. Now four decades past, I vividly remember watching the Bicentennial celebration of 1976 on TV with my dad […]

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