The Green Amendment
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The Green Amendment

The People's Fight for a Clean, Safe, and Healthy Environment

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eBook - ePub

The Green Amendment

The People's Fight for a Clean, Safe, and Healthy Environment

About this book

A veteran environmentalist shares her roadmap to a healthier world—one that uses the law to empower activists and provide hope for communities everywhere.

We have reached a critical tipping point in our fight for the environment: Corporations profit off climate change, natural disasters devastate homes, and the most vulnerable suffer the health effects of pollution. Yet our laws are designed to accommodate this destruction rather than prevent it. Without government support, it's no wonder people feel powerless. But there is a solution.

In The Green Amendment, veteran environmentalist Maya K. van Rossum presents her radically simple plan for a green future: bypass local laws and turn to the ultimate authority—our state and federal constitutions—to ensure we have the right to a healthy environment.

Through compelling interviews with activists on the ground, clear evidence from experts, and heartbreaking stories from those hit hardest by environmental ruin, The Green Amendment lights the path forward. In this updated edition of her trailblazing 2017 book, van Rossum invites readers to join the movement by sharing:

  • Why Green Amendments work where other movements have failed
  • How to position Green Amendments and what specific language offers the strongest legal protections
  • How to argue in favor of environmental rights, and the economic and health benefits that will help activists make the case
  • How Green Amendments address the crucial intersection of environmentalism and anti-racism
  • What everyone—from artists and students to scientists and lawyer—can do to further the cause

With the power of The Green Amendment, we can claim our environmental rights, ensuring a clean, safe Earth for generations to come.

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Yes, you can access The Green Amendment by Maya K. van Rossum,Mark Ruffalo,Kerri Evelyn Harris in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Law & Environmental Law. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Year
2022
eBook ISBN
9781633310650
Topic
Law
Index
Law

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Dedication
  5. Contents
  6. Acknowledgments
  7. Foreword by Mark Ruffalo
  8. Foreword by Kerri Evelyn Harris
  9. 1. My Green Amendment Epiphany
  10. 2. Living in the Sacrifice Zone
  11. 3. The Right to a Healthy Environment
  12. 4. Fracking Away Our Future
  13. 5. Wasted
  14. 6. The Paving of America
  15. 7. Confronting the Climate Crisis
  16. 8. Ending Environmental Racism
  17. 9. You’re Not Expendable!
  18. 10. Can We Afford a Green Amendment?
  19. 11. Fighting for a Green Amendment
  20. Notes
  21. About the Author