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The Town of Easton US Right to a Sustainable Energy Future and Community Self-Government Ordinance

United States of America
Easton, New Hampshire
Approved in 2012
Local law
Rights Of Nature
Natural communities and ecosystems
All Nature
CELDF and residents
Civil Society, NGO

Summary

In 2012, Easton, New Hampshire voted to adopt a community rights-based ordinance guaranteeing the town’s right to a sustainable energy future and banning land acquisition for the construction or operation of unsustainable energy projects within the town. The ordinance also recognized rights of nature. The town of Plymouth worked with CELDF for several years in order to adopt this ordinance and halt the construction of Northern Pass, a high-tower electrical transition line delivering hydro-power from Canada.

To see the original legal document(s) for this initiative, click the links below:

The Town of Easton's Right to a Sustainable Energy Future and Community Self-Government Ordinance [PDF]

To see other supplementary information related to this initiative, click the links below:

Article - Easton residents create ordinance against fracking
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