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Immense Possibilities

The True Rights of Communities — Preview

Preview: Season 6 Episode 609 | 54s

Thomas Linzey helps fight industrial hog farms from devastating their communities.

When Thomas Linzey's clients across rural America asked why they couldn't stop industrial hog farms from devastating their communities, he could give them a legal but not a reasonable answer. So he started a legal defense fund to support communities fighting for the rights and authority they had before a century of court decisions gave corporations almost limitless siting power.

06/21/2017 | Rating NR

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Immense Possibilities

The True Rights of Communities — Preview

Preview: Season 6 Episode 609 | 54s

When Thomas Linzey's clients across rural America asked why they couldn't stop industrial hog farms from devastating their communities, he could give them a legal but not a reasonable answer. So he started a legal defense fund to support communities fighting for the rights and authority they had before a century of court decisions gave corporations almost limitless siting power.

06/21/2017 | Rating NR

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Immense Possibilities

Host Jeff Golden and other social inventors share a clear set of beliefs, values, and goals with guests whose social creations are building vibrant communities. They’re solving challenges that the old systems can’t. They’re infusing others with realistic hope and inviting them to come alive.

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