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In reply to the discussion: Faced With a Fracking Giant, This Small Town Just Legalized Civil Disobedience [View all]Baobab
(4,667 posts)This seems to be what they do, they create cover stories.
They don't want the general public knowing that their rights to vote for different policy have been taken or are being taken.
For Example:health care
Instead they created a huge fake "debate" now three times, this is the third time.
I mean, imagine them telling the truth,
"your rights to have affordable health care have been given away to corporations by corrupt politicians, now we're pretty sure that we've done it well enough to have it stick- it lasts forever."
The same applies to the local environment and local land use..
Here is some info on fracking and ISDS:
http://www.ciel.org/us-states-ability-to-protect-from-toxic-chemicals-under-attack-on-two-fronts-at-home-and-abroad/
http://www.desmogblog.com/2014/04/02/our-energy-moment-blue-engine-pr-firm-fracked-gas-exports-pr-campaign
https://www.foeeurope.org/no-fracking-way-report-060314
https://www.foeeurope.org/sites/default/files/publications/foee_ttip-isds-fracking-060314.pdf
http://www.ciel.org/news/leaked-ttip-draft-for-chemicals-sector-reveals-a-toxic-partnership/
http://www.ciel.org/news/fast-tracked-trade-deals-rush-us-toward-a-toxic-partnership/
http://www.ciel.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/CIEL_Preempting-Public-Interest_22Sept2015.pdf
http://action.sierraclub.org/site/DocServer/Analysis_of_EU_Energy_Proposal_for_TTIP-Final_-_Sierra_C.pdf