Keljonlahden voimalan fiasko on pyörinyt paikallisessa mediassa jo monen viikon ajan. Virheellisen kattilan valinta voimalaan johti ensin Jyväskylän Energian toimitusjohtajan eroon ja nyt yrityksen hallituksen erottamiseen ja uuden hallituksen nimittämiseen.
Jyväskylän Energia on kokonaan kaupungin omistama liikelaitos, jonka johdon pitäisi olla periaatteessa kaupunkilaisten käsissä. Näin ei kuitenkaan ole ollut. Monet yhtiön päätöksistä ovat pienen piirin, käytännössä muutaman ihmisen tekemiä. Yhtiön hallitus on parhaimmillaan ollut kumileimasimen roolissa hyväksyessään valmiiksi tehtyjä esityksiä.
Kaupunki aikoo tiivistää omistajaohjaustaan Jyväskylän Energian suhteen. Tämä on hyvä, mutta herättää kysymyksen kansalaismielipiteen vaikutuksesta kaupungin omaan toimintaan. Jotta omistajaohjauksen tiivistämisestä on iloa kaupunkilaisille, on kaupungin oman johdon ja yrityksen uuden, luottamushenkilöistä koostuvan, hallituksen kuunneltava herkällä korvalla kaupunkilaisten ääntä.
Viimeinen sana energiantuotannosta, laitosten sijoittamisesta ja tuotantotavoista on aina oltava niillä ihmisillä, joiden elämään nämä päätökset eniten vaikuttavat. Vaihtovirtaverkko toivottaa onnea uudelle hallitukselle työssään ja edellyttää uudelta hallitukselta vastuullista, kauaskantoista näkemystä sekä herkkää korvaa kaupunkilaisten suuntaan.
tiistai 13. huhtikuuta 2010
tiistai 23. maaliskuuta 2010
Draft Universal Declaration of the Rights of Mother Earth to be discussed at World People's Summit on Climate Change and the Rights of Mother Earth
UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF THE RIGHTS OF MOTHER EARTH
[draft February 2010]
Preamble
We, the peoples of Earth:
gratefully acknowledging that Mother Earth gives us life, nourishes and teaches us and provides us with all that we need to live well;
recognizing that Mother Earth is an indivisible community of diverse and interdependent beings with whom we share a common destiny and to whom we must relate in ways that benefit Mother Earth;acknowledging that by attempting to dominate and exploit Mother Earth and other beings, humans have caused severe destruction, degradation and disruption of the life-sustaining communities, processes and balances of Mother Earth which now threatens the wellbeing and existence of many beings;
conscious that this destruction is also harmful to our inner wellbeing and is offensive to the many faiths, wisdom traditions and indigenous cultures for whom Mother Earth is sacred;
acutely conscious of the critical importance and urgency of taking decisive, collective action to prevent humans causing climate change and other impacts on Mother Earth that threaten the wellbeing and survival of humans and other beings;
accepting our responsibility to one another, future generations and Mother Earth to heal the damage caused by humans and to pass on to future generations values, traditions, and institutions that support the flourishing of Mother Earth;
convinced that in order for communities of humans and other beings to flourish we must establish systems for governing human behavior that recognize the inalienable rights of Mother Earth and of all beings that are part of her;
convinced that the fundamental freedoms and rights of Mother Earth and of all beings should be protected by the rule of law, and that the corresponding duties of human beings to respect and defend these rights and freedoms should be enforced by law;
proclaim this Universal Declaration of the Rights of Mother Earth to complement the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and to serve as a common standard by which the conduct of all human beings, organizations, and cultures can be guided and assessed; and
pledge ourselves to cooperate with other human communities, public and private organizations, governments, and the United Nations, to secure the universal and effective recognition and observance of the fundamental freedoms, rights and duties enshrined in this Declaration, among all the peoples, cultures and states of Earth.
Article 1. Fundamental rights, freedoms and duties
(1) Mother Earth is an indivisible, self-regulating community of interrelated beings each of whom is defined by its relationships within this community and with the Universe as a whole. Fundamental aspects of these relationships are expressed in this Declaration as inalienable rights, freedoms and duties.
(2) These fundamental rights, freedoms and duties arise from the same source as existence and are inherent to all beings, consequently they are inalienable, cannot be abolished by law, and are not affected by the political, jurisdictional or international status of the country or territory within which a being exists.
(3) All beings are entitled to all the fundamental rights and freedoms recognized in this Declaration without distinction of any kind, such as may be made between organic, living beings and inorganic, non-living beings, or on the basis of sentience, kind, species, use to humans, or other status.
(4) Just as human beings have human rights, other beings may also have additional rights, freedoms and duties that are specific to their species or kind and appropriate for their role and function within the communities within which they exist.
(5) The rights of each being are limited by the rights of other beings to the extent necessary to maintain the integrity, balance and health of the communities within which it exists.
Article 2. Fundamental rights of Mother Earth
Mother Earth has the right to exist, to persist and to continue the vital cycles, structures, functions and processes that sustain all beings.
Article 3. Fundamental rights and freedoms of all beings
Every being has:
(a) the right to exist;
(b) the right to habitat or a place to be;
(c) the right to participate in accordance with its nature in the ever-renewing processes of Mother Earth;
(d) the right to maintain its identity and integrity as a distinct, self-regulating being;
(e) the right to be free from pollution, genetic contamination and human modifications of its structure or functioning that threaten its integrity or healthy functioning; and
(f) the freedom to relate to other beings and to participate in communities of beings in accordance with its nature.
Article 4. Freedom of animals from torture and cruelty
Every animal has the right to live free from torture, cruel treatment or punishment by human beings.
Article 5. Freedom of animals from confinement and removal from habitat
(1) No human being has the right to confine another animal or to remove it from its habitat unless doing so is justifiable with reference to the respective rights, duties and freedoms of both the human and other animal concerned.
(2) Any human being that confines or keeps another animal must ensure that it is free to express normal patterns of behavior, has adequate nourishment and is protected from injury, disease, suffering and unreasonable fear, pain, distress or discomfort.
Article 6. Fundamental duties of human beings
Human beings have a special responsibility to avoid acting in violation of this Declaration and must urgently establish values, cultures, and legal, political, economic and social systems consistent with this Declaration that:
(a) promote the full recognition, application and enforcement of the freedoms, rights and duties set out in this Declaration;
(b) ensure that the pursuit of human wellbeing contributes to the wellbeing of Mother Earth, now and in the future;
(c) prevent humans from causing harmful disruptions of vital ecological cycles, processes and balances, and from compromising the genetic viability and continued survival of other species;
(d) ensure that the damage caused by human violations of the freedoms, rights and duties in this Declaration is rectified where possible and that those responsible are held accountable for restoring the integrity and healthy functioning of affected communities; and
(e) enable people to defend the rights of Mother Earth and of all beings.
Article 7. Protection of the law
Every being has –
(a) the right to be recognised everywhere as a subject before the law;
(b) the right to the protection of the law and to an effective remedy in respect of human violations or attacks on the rights and freedoms recognized in this Declaration;
(c) the right to equal protection of the law; and
(d) the right to equal protection against any discrimination by humans in violation of this Declaration and against any incitement to such discrimination.
Article 8. Human education
(1) Every human being has the right to be educated about Mother Earth and how to live in accordance with this Declaration.
(2) Human education must develop the full potential of human beings in a way that promotes a love of Mother Earth, compassion, understanding, tolerance and affection among all humans and between humans and other beings, and the observance of the fundamental freedoms, rights and duties in this Declaration.
Article 9. Interpretation
(1) The term “being” refers to natural beings which exist as part of Mother Earth and includes a community of other beings and all human beings regardless of whether or not they act as a corporate body, state or other legal person.
(2) Nothing in this Declaration may be interpreted as implying for any State, group or person any right to engage in any activity or to perform any act aimed at the destruction of any of the rights and freedoms in it.
(3) Nothing in this Declaration may be interpreted as restricting the recognition of other fundamental rights, freedoms or duties of all or specified beings.
Lähde ja lisää luettavaa Boliviasta.
[draft February 2010]
Preamble
We, the peoples of Earth:
gratefully acknowledging that Mother Earth gives us life, nourishes and teaches us and provides us with all that we need to live well;
recognizing that Mother Earth is an indivisible community of diverse and interdependent beings with whom we share a common destiny and to whom we must relate in ways that benefit Mother Earth;acknowledging that by attempting to dominate and exploit Mother Earth and other beings, humans have caused severe destruction, degradation and disruption of the life-sustaining communities, processes and balances of Mother Earth which now threatens the wellbeing and existence of many beings;
conscious that this destruction is also harmful to our inner wellbeing and is offensive to the many faiths, wisdom traditions and indigenous cultures for whom Mother Earth is sacred;
acutely conscious of the critical importance and urgency of taking decisive, collective action to prevent humans causing climate change and other impacts on Mother Earth that threaten the wellbeing and survival of humans and other beings;
accepting our responsibility to one another, future generations and Mother Earth to heal the damage caused by humans and to pass on to future generations values, traditions, and institutions that support the flourishing of Mother Earth;
convinced that in order for communities of humans and other beings to flourish we must establish systems for governing human behavior that recognize the inalienable rights of Mother Earth and of all beings that are part of her;
convinced that the fundamental freedoms and rights of Mother Earth and of all beings should be protected by the rule of law, and that the corresponding duties of human beings to respect and defend these rights and freedoms should be enforced by law;
proclaim this Universal Declaration of the Rights of Mother Earth to complement the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and to serve as a common standard by which the conduct of all human beings, organizations, and cultures can be guided and assessed; and
pledge ourselves to cooperate with other human communities, public and private organizations, governments, and the United Nations, to secure the universal and effective recognition and observance of the fundamental freedoms, rights and duties enshrined in this Declaration, among all the peoples, cultures and states of Earth.
Article 1. Fundamental rights, freedoms and duties
(1) Mother Earth is an indivisible, self-regulating community of interrelated beings each of whom is defined by its relationships within this community and with the Universe as a whole. Fundamental aspects of these relationships are expressed in this Declaration as inalienable rights, freedoms and duties.
(2) These fundamental rights, freedoms and duties arise from the same source as existence and are inherent to all beings, consequently they are inalienable, cannot be abolished by law, and are not affected by the political, jurisdictional or international status of the country or territory within which a being exists.
(3) All beings are entitled to all the fundamental rights and freedoms recognized in this Declaration without distinction of any kind, such as may be made between organic, living beings and inorganic, non-living beings, or on the basis of sentience, kind, species, use to humans, or other status.
(4) Just as human beings have human rights, other beings may also have additional rights, freedoms and duties that are specific to their species or kind and appropriate for their role and function within the communities within which they exist.
(5) The rights of each being are limited by the rights of other beings to the extent necessary to maintain the integrity, balance and health of the communities within which it exists.
Article 2. Fundamental rights of Mother Earth
Mother Earth has the right to exist, to persist and to continue the vital cycles, structures, functions and processes that sustain all beings.
Article 3. Fundamental rights and freedoms of all beings
Every being has:
(a) the right to exist;
(b) the right to habitat or a place to be;
(c) the right to participate in accordance with its nature in the ever-renewing processes of Mother Earth;
(d) the right to maintain its identity and integrity as a distinct, self-regulating being;
(e) the right to be free from pollution, genetic contamination and human modifications of its structure or functioning that threaten its integrity or healthy functioning; and
(f) the freedom to relate to other beings and to participate in communities of beings in accordance with its nature.
Article 4. Freedom of animals from torture and cruelty
Every animal has the right to live free from torture, cruel treatment or punishment by human beings.
Article 5. Freedom of animals from confinement and removal from habitat
(1) No human being has the right to confine another animal or to remove it from its habitat unless doing so is justifiable with reference to the respective rights, duties and freedoms of both the human and other animal concerned.
(2) Any human being that confines or keeps another animal must ensure that it is free to express normal patterns of behavior, has adequate nourishment and is protected from injury, disease, suffering and unreasonable fear, pain, distress or discomfort.
Article 6. Fundamental duties of human beings
Human beings have a special responsibility to avoid acting in violation of this Declaration and must urgently establish values, cultures, and legal, political, economic and social systems consistent with this Declaration that:
(a) promote the full recognition, application and enforcement of the freedoms, rights and duties set out in this Declaration;
(b) ensure that the pursuit of human wellbeing contributes to the wellbeing of Mother Earth, now and in the future;
(c) prevent humans from causing harmful disruptions of vital ecological cycles, processes and balances, and from compromising the genetic viability and continued survival of other species;
(d) ensure that the damage caused by human violations of the freedoms, rights and duties in this Declaration is rectified where possible and that those responsible are held accountable for restoring the integrity and healthy functioning of affected communities; and
(e) enable people to defend the rights of Mother Earth and of all beings.
Article 7. Protection of the law
Every being has –
(a) the right to be recognised everywhere as a subject before the law;
(b) the right to the protection of the law and to an effective remedy in respect of human violations or attacks on the rights and freedoms recognized in this Declaration;
(c) the right to equal protection of the law; and
(d) the right to equal protection against any discrimination by humans in violation of this Declaration and against any incitement to such discrimination.
Article 8. Human education
(1) Every human being has the right to be educated about Mother Earth and how to live in accordance with this Declaration.
(2) Human education must develop the full potential of human beings in a way that promotes a love of Mother Earth, compassion, understanding, tolerance and affection among all humans and between humans and other beings, and the observance of the fundamental freedoms, rights and duties in this Declaration.
Article 9. Interpretation
(1) The term “being” refers to natural beings which exist as part of Mother Earth and includes a community of other beings and all human beings regardless of whether or not they act as a corporate body, state or other legal person.
(2) Nothing in this Declaration may be interpreted as implying for any State, group or person any right to engage in any activity or to perform any act aimed at the destruction of any of the rights and freedoms in it.
(3) Nothing in this Declaration may be interpreted as restricting the recognition of other fundamental rights, freedoms or duties of all or specified beings.
Lähde ja lisää luettavaa Boliviasta.
tiistai 12. tammikuuta 2010
Toimintapäivä 1.2.2010: Äänestetään ydinvoima historiaan!
Suomen eduskunta tekee vuoden 2010 aikana valinnan tulevaisuuden
kestävien energiaratkaisujen ja menneisyyden energiamuotojen välillä.
Kansanedustajat äänestävät siitä, sallitaanko uuden ydinreaktorin
rakentaminen Suomeen vielä Olkiluoto 3 -fiaskon jälkeen. Suomalaisten
selvä enemmistö ei halua lisää ydinvoimaa ja ydinjätettä ja nyt meidän
täytyy saada kansanedustajat äänestämään suomalaisten toiveiden
mukaisesti.
1.2.2010 julkistetaan ympäristöjärjestöjen sitoumuskampanja "Äänestä
ydinvoima historiaan". Kampanjan takana ovat mm. Suomen
luonnonsuojeluliitto, Greenpeace, Maan ystävät ja Luonto-Liitto.
Kampanjassa suomalaiset sitoutuvat äänestämään seuraavissa
eduskuntavaaleissa kansanedustajaa, joka äänestää ydinvoiman
lisärakentamista vastaan. Kaikki sitoumuksen osallistujat saavat juuri
ennen eduskuntavaaleja sähköpostilla, paperilla ja/tai tekstiviestillä
muistutuksen: nimilistan oman vaalipiirinsä kansanedustajista, jotka
äänestivät ydinvoiman lisärakentamisen puolesta. Sitoumuksia kerätään
mm. verkossa, kaduilla ja tekstiviesteillä. Näin lähetetään
kansanedustajille mahdollisimman vahva viesti siitä, että kestävät
energiaratkaisut ovat äänestäjille tärkeä asia, ja kansanedustajien
toiminta muistetaan eduskuntavaaleissa huhtikuussa 2011.
Kampanjan onnistumiseksi tarvitsemme toimintaryhmiä mahdollisimman
monelle paikkakunnalle. Tule mukaan järjestämään toimintapäivää ja
kanavoimaan suomalaisten viestiä kansanedustajille.
Toimintapäivänä nimien keruu aloitetaan samalla kertaa mahdollisimman
monella paikkakunnalla. Toimintapäivän osallistujille toimitetaan
kaikki nimien keruuseen tarvittava materiaali: graafikon
suunnittelemat julisteet, ständit, banderollit, äänestyskaavakkeet ja
äänestyskoppi.
Lisäksi päivänä voi järjestää mielenilmauksen tulevaisuuden
energiaratkaisujen puolesta, ydinvoimaa vastaan. Mielenilmaus voi olla
esim. tekstin "Uusiutuvia, ei ydinjätettä" muodostaminen klapeista tai
puuhakkeesta - tai led-valosarjoista. Ihmisiä voi pyytää päivän aikana
tuomaan klapi tai valosarja, jolloin kuvio rakentuu päivän aikana tai
sitten mielenilmaus voidaan kutsua kokoon tietyllä kellonlyömällä ja
joko pyytää ihmisiä tuomaan rekvisiitta mukanaan tai tarjota se
järjestäjien puolesta.
kestävien energiaratkaisujen ja menneisyyden energiamuotojen välillä.
Kansanedustajat äänestävät siitä, sallitaanko uuden ydinreaktorin
rakentaminen Suomeen vielä Olkiluoto 3 -fiaskon jälkeen. Suomalaisten
selvä enemmistö ei halua lisää ydinvoimaa ja ydinjätettä ja nyt meidän
täytyy saada kansanedustajat äänestämään suomalaisten toiveiden
mukaisesti.
1.2.2010 julkistetaan ympäristöjärjestöjen sitoumuskampanja "Äänestä
ydinvoima historiaan". Kampanjan takana ovat mm. Suomen
luonnonsuojeluliitto, Greenpeace, Maan ystävät ja Luonto-Liitto.
Kampanjassa suomalaiset sitoutuvat äänestämään seuraavissa
eduskuntavaaleissa kansanedustajaa, joka äänestää ydinvoiman
lisärakentamista vastaan. Kaikki sitoumuksen osallistujat saavat juuri
ennen eduskuntavaaleja sähköpostilla, paperilla ja/tai tekstiviestillä
muistutuksen: nimilistan oman vaalipiirinsä kansanedustajista, jotka
äänestivät ydinvoiman lisärakentamisen puolesta. Sitoumuksia kerätään
mm. verkossa, kaduilla ja tekstiviesteillä. Näin lähetetään
kansanedustajille mahdollisimman vahva viesti siitä, että kestävät
energiaratkaisut ovat äänestäjille tärkeä asia, ja kansanedustajien
toiminta muistetaan eduskuntavaaleissa huhtikuussa 2011.
Kampanjan onnistumiseksi tarvitsemme toimintaryhmiä mahdollisimman
monelle paikkakunnalle. Tule mukaan järjestämään toimintapäivää ja
kanavoimaan suomalaisten viestiä kansanedustajille.
Toimintapäivänä nimien keruu aloitetaan samalla kertaa mahdollisimman
monella paikkakunnalla. Toimintapäivän osallistujille toimitetaan
kaikki nimien keruuseen tarvittava materiaali: graafikon
suunnittelemat julisteet, ständit, banderollit, äänestyskaavakkeet ja
äänestyskoppi.
Lisäksi päivänä voi järjestää mielenilmauksen tulevaisuuden
energiaratkaisujen puolesta, ydinvoimaa vastaan. Mielenilmaus voi olla
esim. tekstin "Uusiutuvia, ei ydinjätettä" muodostaminen klapeista tai
puuhakkeesta - tai led-valosarjoista. Ihmisiä voi pyytää päivän aikana
tuomaan klapi tai valosarja, jolloin kuvio rakentuu päivän aikana tai
sitten mielenilmaus voidaan kutsua kokoon tietyllä kellonlyömällä ja
joko pyytää ihmisiä tuomaan rekvisiitta mukanaan tai tarjota se
järjestäjien puolesta.
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