Green Party of Ohio Newsletter, Vol. I, No. 25, November 10, 2001

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Weekly Newsletter of the Green Party of Ohio
Vol. I, No. 25 -- November 10, 2001
(This newsletter distributed to 2,880)
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F E A T U R E D I N T H I S I S S U E
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1) 31 GREENS REPORTED AS WINNERS ON NOVEMBER 6
2) GREEN PARTY OF THE U.S. GETS FEC RECOGNITION
3) OHIO EPA UNDER INVESTIGATION
4) OHIO WORKERS COST JOBS BY NAFTA AND WTO
5) SHARP RISE IN GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
6) GREEN PARTY FUNDRAISER CELEBRATION
7) CORPORATE PATRIOTISM BY RALPH NADER
8) GREEN MOVEMENT NEWS FROM EUROPE
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1) 31 GREENS REPORTED AS WINNERS ON NOVEMBER 6
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Results to date indicate that 31 Greens won election
on November 6 nationwide: 9 in Pennsylvania; 5 in
California; 3 in Connecticut, Maine and Minnesota;
2 in Colorado, Massachusetts and Washington; and 1
in Michigan and Virginia. There are now 116 current
Green officeholders throughout the country.

For more details on Greens who have won in 2001, see:
http://www.greens.org/elections/

For the first time, Green Party candidates ran for
political offices in Ohio this year. Though no Green
Party candidates were elected, growth in the party
continues and more candidates will be running in future
years. More details on the Nov. 6 elections will be
in the next issue of this newsletter, but results can
be seen now for the entire 2001 year at:
http://www.ohiogreens.org/candidates/candidates2001.html.

On Nov. 6, Democrat Denis Dunn, endorsed by the Green
Party of Cuyahoga County, won a seat on Lakewood City
Council. Paul Wiehl, endorsed by the Green Party of
Southeast Ohio, may yet win a seat on Athens City Council.
After election day, there were 389 provisional ballots to be
counted and Wiehl was behind by only 13 votes (see:
http://www.athensnews.com/issue/article.php3?story_id=5321).

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2) GREEN PARTY OF THE U.S. GETS FEC RECOGNITION
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The Federal Election Commission (FEC) issued an
opinion Thursday recognizing the Green Party of the
United States as the National Committee of the Green
Party. The decision, in response to a request to the
FEC from the Green Party in August, follows the Green
Party's ground-breaking 2000 campaigns including the
national campaigns of Ralph Nader and Winona LaDuke
for President and Vice President. "The decision of
the FEC adds to the enormous momentum the Green Party
now enjoys," said Dean Myerson, Green Party Political
Coordinator. "We are running more candidates, electing
more candidates, gaining more members and support."

During the party's annual meeting in Santa Barbara,
California last July, Green delegates voted to esta-
blish a national party and to apply to the FEC for
national committee status. Delegates also approved
growth plans that include opening an office in
Washington, D.C. and hiring a team of field organi-
zers for the mid-term election season.

"National Committee status is a tremendous accomp-
lishment for the young party, one that acknowledges
its place as the leading and fastest growing political
alternative in the United States," added David Cobb,
General Counsel for the Green Party of the United
States. "It will help increase the numbers of voters
who recognize us as the party of change, a serious
contender on the political landscape."

National Committee status will permit the Green Party
to accept contributions up to $20,000 per year from
individuals, but internal Green Party rules cap such
donations at $10,000 per year. The party and its can-
didates also refuse contributions from corporations.

"The Green Party is the only political party to oppose
the big money that is corrupting politics in America,"
said Steve Schmidt, chair of the party's Platform
Committee. "We're the only party that chooses to regu-
late itself more strictly than the federal government."

The Green Party of the United States is the national
political organization of the Greens, in which 33
states are represented, with other states' memberships
pending. It organized the Green National Convention
in Denver in June, 2000, at which Ralph Nader was
nominated to run for President and is recognized
among Green Parties around the world.

For more information, visit:
http://gpus.org

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3) OHIO EPA UNDER INVESTIGATION
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For 20 months, the U.S. EPA has been reviewing Ohio
EPA's performance at the prompting of four Ohio
organizations: Ohio Citizen Action, Ohio Chapter
Sierra Club, Rivers Unlimited, and Ohio PIRG. On
Sept. 4, the U.S. EPA released a scathing draft
report, and the next step is a public hearing in
Columbus.

WHEN: Tues., Nov. 13, 2001
Two sessions: 1:00 - 4:00 PM
6:30 - 9:30 PM
WHERE: Holiday Inn, 175 Hutchinson Avenue, Worthington
I-270 and the U.S. 23 exit

Each session will start with a 30-minute presentation
from Bert Frey, Deputy Regional Counsel for U.S. EPA's
Region 5, followed by up to one hour of questions and
answers, and then an hour and a half of public comments,
limited to three minutes for each person.

The U.S. EPA report confirms what Ohioans have known for
years - that the agency we rely on to enforce environ-
mental laws and protect public health hasn't done so.
U.S. EPA needs to hear directly from citizens from around
the state about their experiences with Ohio EPA.

For more information or for help in preparing comments,
contact:
Jennifer O'Donnell, 330-374-8976, jodonnell@ohiocitizen.org

The report, background information and directions to
the hearing are available from Ohio Citizen Action's
web site, http://www.ohiocitizen.org. Click on "Ohio EPA
needs a fresh start" from the home page.

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4) OHIO WORKERS COST JOBS BY NAFTA AND WTO
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Trade deals under NAFTA and the WTO have cost Ohio
workers 135,000 jobs between 1994 and 2000, according
to an Economic Policy Institute report released by
Policy Matters Ohio. Ohio's loss was the seventh
largest in the nation, and 99,500 of the jobs elimi-
nated were concentrated in the state's high-wage manu-
facturing sector. Much of the job loss went undetected
because of expansion in other sectors, such as the ser-
vice sector. Nationwide, the study showed 3 million
jobs falling victim to trade policies between 1994
and 2000, when the job loss rate accelerated 6 times
faster than between 1989 and 1994.

For full text of "Fast Track to Lost Jobs," visit:
http://www.policymattersohio.org

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5) SHARP RISE IN GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
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"Heat-trapping carbon dioxide emissions jumped 3.1%
in the U.S. last year, the biggest one-year increase
since the mid-1990s, the Energy Department reported
Friday.

"Carbon dioxide emissions in 2000 were nearly 14%
higher than in 1990, the department's Energy Infor-
mation Administration said. . . .

"The unusually large increase in U.S. carbon dioxide
emissions was the result of strong economic growth
in 2000, more use of fossil fuels due to colder
weather and a drought that impeded hydroelectric
power generation, the agency said."

For the complete AP story, see:
http://www.commondreams.org/headlines01/1111-02.htm

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6) GREEN PARTY FUNDRAISER CELEBRATION
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The Green Party of the United States and the DC
Statehood Green Party will be jointly hosting a fund-
raiser party to celebrate the recognition of the Green
Party by the FEC and electoral successes on November 6.

The party will be in the evening on Sat., Dec. 8, 2001
in Washington, DC, location to be announced. The con-
firmed keynote speaker is Ralph Nader. Tickets are $25,
$50, $100, $500 or $1000. Checks should be made out to
the Green Party and all proceeds will be split equally
between the national Green Party and the DC Statehood
Green Party and will be used to build the true political
alternative in the US. All Greens are invited. A van from
Ohio will be leaving Columbus the morning of Dec. 8 for
anyone in Ohio interested in attending.

If you wish to show your support for this fundraiser,
but cannot attend, you can donate your ticket to another
needy Green. Please help so that field organizers
can be hired and an office opened in DC.

Contributions to the Green Party are not tax deductible
and name and address of employer must be listed for
contributions of $200 and above. Contributions from
nonresidents cannot be accepted. Only contributions
from US citizens and permanent residents is permitted
by law.

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7) CORPORATE PATRIOTISM BY RALPH NADER
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Corporate Patriotism by Ralph Nader
http://www.commondreams.org/views01/1110-07.htm

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8) GREEN MOVEMENT NEWS FROM EUROPE
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Green Movement News from Europe
http://www.gruppom.com/gm/news/news.html

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