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We The People 2.0 Video

We The People 2.0 Video

Q As you watch the We the People 2.0 video, please answer the questions below: 1. Why can't many local communities stop extractive practices, like oil drilling and fracking, even when they do not want them in their community or when those practices pollute the local environment? 2. What are the four doctrines? How do they work against people who are trying to protect the environment? 3. What is a Community Bill of Rights? How can these help communities better exert local control over the use of their resources? 4. What do they mean in the video when they say that the fight isn't a legal one, but rather a political one? How are communities leveraging politics to make positive changes in their community? 5. How has increased "corporate rights" been harmful to the environment and communities? 6. How did a lack of local control of water resources lead to what happened in Flint, Michigan?

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1. Why can't many local communities stop extractive practices, like oil drilling and fracking, even when they do not want them in their community or when those practices pollute the local environment? State preemption. State legislation passed bills stripping local community’s from regulations against the oil and gas companies. Most of these big corporations give big payouts to government officials for permits.