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every gill rerelved, lhe laws ol power demand gills
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wuhoul lhougnl or lelurn—lhls is called "eeonorole
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womb and nleans onlllniled lesouree erploll
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and lhe eoneolnilanl uplolhllon ill people
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the weallh oi any area he nor in banks or clncs, bin
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in inose basie resourees, skills, and nalural sylleins
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developed by ill peoples
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ml lflCAL AFFILIATIDNS
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there are nvo ways in ensure lhe polllieal changes
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whiell wlll bring eonlogleal ehanges 1hc lirsr ls ro
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mobilise ground supporl in elery eieeloiale whore a
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candidale oi any pally lakes a stand on good «ology,
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or againsl nuclear and pollunng lnduslry, and lne
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seeond is in lorrn a loral Eeologlcai or Cm l-arrv, ora
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bio-egillnal gloop
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Thls would be all easier lask ll all lnlenlianal gioups
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allllialed, and subserrbed io a eolnoion pulxry; ll ls
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diilieull lor a small group so evolve a (mfl policy in
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isolallon, and a manner. poliry slaloneni sums up «he
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skills oi all groups Coinriloil policy always leaves ionln
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lor local issues, bul gives snong vmm'P'rs lor guidanre
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in lhoae issues As well as a guidrng elhle, the bload
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aims ol surll a parry ale (:5 slag in Plum! Drum, no
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link alzsl, San Francisco, ca 94m. usAl ecological,
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soeialll- egalllarian, grassrools democralir, and
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nun»gxow(h, in Germany and nlher European
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counmes. lle Gm" Pally has increasing supporl and
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ieplesenlarion, wrih 23 lederal and 48 stale seals by
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was no Green l'any's address is on» clunen,
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aundeslag, bonn. Wesl Germany in she use,
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lnlonlallonal cleen Parry, in 29th sr, Newporl Beach,
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Calllornia mas
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:vowwc A NEW POLICY BASE.
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A roinrnan global poliey ean slarl wllh a xmfllll who as
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slaled in lhe beginning 04 lilis bunk; ii (an lhen pmcd
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lo speellir policies, ior lpeeilic rullores, legions, and
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landseapes lo slruenlre such pollnes, we lnusl sealrh
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oul working soluiroloie g, we know lhal Singapore has
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solved niosi housing lun g problems, rhal sorne
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inwns are energy and lood soli-lellanl, and inal lnany
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ploolelns have already been solved in olher oreas or al
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other lirnesi, Thus, lhe slruclure under whieh we
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should galherrolnnlon policy L“
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- mne wnal u 255 mmkmbleln or mogul,
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give weignl lo pi-iol-lllos on a sale lrorn l—lo
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. mm ol poiiey lor your region, wnal ii is
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liuended lo dollhe pnneiples nl lhispolieyl
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a Colleel slrglgg'gg that have been ploven kl work,
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lhis lealiy rneailsa seroleaoe hislories,
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. Elem: a sel oi wlicies based on all surresslul
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suaaegles
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Ovelall, 3d po|icy prionlles |n rough older, weighled
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ior urgency, publlr eosr or loss a! weallh, general or
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global spread or in. problem, Inngrierm elreci, and
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ihieals lo hwi‘ lesouleos or llie sysfflns Do nm, in llle
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fils| piase, uy an llanle poliey on purely local or l-nvial
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510
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models. unless as a ease nlslory applicable lo a broad
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pnnelple
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14 5
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BIOREGIONAL ORGANISATION
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A bluleglonal assoc ll is an «whorl ol llle roll.
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slenls ol a nanlral and idennnable region This legion is
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sonlolinios dellned by a waiershed, somelioles by
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leninanl or causing oioal or language boundaries. al
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nines by lown boundaries, suburban sireels, or
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dlsmni, and al llnles by some rnniblnallon ol ihe
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above laclors Many people ideallly willn lhelr local
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region or neighbourhood and know us boundalies,
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Thole an obvious connior berween lhe need lo live
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in a legion a responsible way lbioreglonal reniralilyi
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and lie need to lnlegrale wllh ollier people in olher
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places lglobal oulroaenl We need nor only lo "think
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globally and nor locally .bul lo ‘da and rhink globally
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and loeally~
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The legion is our home address, lhe plaee whele we
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develop oul eullure, and lake parl ill oiolegional
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nelworks nuough global aseooaiions and ~lalnllies cl
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eoinrnon inlerosl" we eloss nor only ihe legional bur
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also siaic and n - llal boldeis lo sel up lnullieulnilal
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alllanees.
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lusr i< biolegioils need a iedoral oongless periodlr.
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aily, so do thty oerasiooally need global rongresses,
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soelones or famillcs also need global lneenngs lo bleak
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down llie idea oi delendud regional boundaries lo
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hurl-nanny Elhus and principles oi soil—governance,
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inleldepondelice. and volunlaly sll-npiieliy m resins-
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uon nl llunian nulnbels on eanh soil apply at regional
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and ouoeaeh levels lolernlarnage, vis ls, inunlal lrade
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and aid, skrlls earhange, and edueaiional exehanpe
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belween regions ol very dilloreai mllures enrich:
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bolh Thls is she anilrhcsis nl "inlegrallon-
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ibuleauoaoe genoodcl lhai ls promulgaled by nialoniy
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groups who disallow language use and sullural lile aa
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rnlnorilles ln pallieulal, leciprosal educallon va|u5
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bath seis oi knowledge and world ennrepls, and
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iespeeis oinels lilesivles
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Tubal lnaps olren delined blnreglnns rely wdl:
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iolelns and «my (clan groupsi ol lribes niiglu lake.
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as lheir mreinie lnoihers, a particular llee or 1mm
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whien ilsell was lilnlled in dilcrlblnlon by lhe silo. d
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lopographle and dlmihc racinrs Other groups
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oecupled eeolngies ol grasslands, srony desem
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swarnps, or riiounlaln ndges. Tnday, ininol-lly language l
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groups (Saamln basque, Piljalianllard) elailn (n11-
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iones lhal ale aneienl, and spedlir m llieir lilo node
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obviously. r break up lnlo dillerenl, one.
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oeeupanonal or income. disolcrs, each wllh us on
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dulled and eeology, consumplroo speelruln, and
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lnoralrly The arid lusl ol a bloregion is ihal ll 3
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' a. uen by us lnhabilanls
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ideally the legion so donned can be llrniled lo in
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oeeupied by iloin moo lo 10,000 people 0! iheae.
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