The Watermelon Way: Anticapitalism and Environmentalism in the American Rights of Nature Movement by Camylle Lanteigne Published by CELDF Jul 20, 2020 Camylle has a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy (Honours) from McGill University. She will be starting a Master’s degree in Public Policy and Public Administration at Concordia University in the Fall of 2020, [...]
We're excited to announce that ZNet ran Paul's recent essay on a post-coronavirus world: More than 30 million people in the US are out of work, a similar percentage as in the Great Depression, and for many of them that also means they’ve lost their employer-linked health insurance overnight. More than 30% of all US renters couldn’t [...]
For 50 years, environmentalists have celebrated the illusion that the law is on their side. This article by Markie Miller and Crystal Jankowski was published in Common Dreams on April 22nd, 2020. Let’s abolish Earth Day. Here’s why: The protection offered by the environmental regulatory system is an illusion. In 2014, our Toledo, Ohio municipal [...]
This letter was published on the Atlantic Chapter of the Sierra Club's website in the winter of 2010. This morning, the Pittsburgh City Council became the first municipality in the United States to ban natural gas extraction within its boundaries. The ordinance isn’t just a ban – it consists of a new Bill of Rights [...]
A disruption—such as a global pandemic—can provide a window of opportunity to change our habits and make positive change. This article by Mari Margil was published in Common Dreams on April 1st, 2020. I first traveled to Nepal in 2012 to meet with members of the Constituent Assembly drafting the country’s new constitution. The central [...]
After a seven-year battle, Grant Township fought off a permit for an injection well. “Fights like ours should mushroom all around Pennsylvania,” says town supervisor This article by Justin Noble appeared in Rolling Stone magazine on April 1st, 2020. An unlikely crew of environmentalists who took on the powerful Pennsylvania fracking industry in a David vs. Goliath [...]
This crisis calls for us to challenge the government system that is failing us. Now is an opportunity for radical collective action. This article by Simon Davis-Cohen and Tish O'Dell was published in Common Dreams on March 31st, 2020. Since a national emergency was called in response to the Covid-19 pandemic, the governor of Kentucky [...]
A Letter to Lake Erie from Lake Erie Bill of Rights Petitioner Markie Miller This letter was published on the Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund's website on February 26, 2020. Dear Lake Erie, As I write this, you are dying. I am searching for the right words – of comfort, inspiration, even acceptance – because [...]
This article by Karen Coulter was posted by the Program on Corporations Law and Democracy on March, 2020. Why Rights for Nature? The Rights for Nature concept would create an ethical and legal system, which is necessary to counter capitalist or corporate exploitation of Nature. The aim of converting Nature into commodities without reference to [...]
This article by Greg Coleridge was published in Cleveland.com on February 19th, 2020. The 2020 elections are over, but a revolting takeaway wasn’t who was elected -- depending on your political persuasion. Rather, once again, a flood of money poured into the federal elections, much of it “dark money” from unknown sources and a majority [...]
