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Town of Sugar Hill U.S. Right to a Sustainable Energy Future and Community Self-Government Ordinance

United States of America
Sugar Hill, New Hampshire
Approved in 2012
Local law
Rights Of Nature
Natural communities and ecosystems
All Nature
Nancy Martland and Dolly McPhaul
Civil Society

Summary

In 2012, Sugar Hill, New Hampshire adopted a rights-based ordinance banning corporations from acquiring land necessary for the construction of an unsustainable energy system. The ordinance gives residents the right to local self-government, a healthy environment, a sustainable energy future, and water. The ordinance also recognized rights of nature to exist and flourish and nature’s right to water.

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The Town of Sugar Hill’s Right to a Sustainable Energy Future and Community Self-Government Ordinance [PDF]

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Article - Rebel Towns

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