Missouri Considers Ban on Rights of Nature
Missouri Representative Adam Schnelting is sponsoring HB 54, a bill to ban legal rights or court standing to any non-human aspect of nature. See the full text HERE.
Video-Protecting the Salish Sea in the Time of Covid-19
A virtual round-table discussion October 13, 2020 Presented by Community Rights San Juan Islands On October 13, the Community Rights San Juan Islands (CRSJI) local group in Washington State hosted a virtual round-table discussion on "Protecting the Salish Sea in the Time of Covid-19". Check out the presentation by Community Rights attorney Lindsey Schromen-Wawrin, discussing the work to change laws so [...]
Film “The Condor and The Eagle” Explores Climate Justice
Lots of upcoming chances to watch the award-winning film About the film from IMBD: Four Indigenous leaders embark on an extraordinary trans-continental adventure from the Canadian plains to deep into the heart of the Amazonian jungle to unite the peoples of North and South America and deepen the meaning of "Climate Justice". Their path through [...]
Big Oil loses out on Election Day and other climate crisis wins, explained
Climate, environment, and energy issues were on the ballot as referenda in states nationwide—and corporations suffered losses in unexpected places, including Louisiana and Florida. by Steve Horn November 9, 2020 in theREALnews Network Welcome back to the Climate Crisis News Roundup, elections postmortem edition. Election Day has come and gone. At the presidential level, after [...]
A Timeline of Rights of Nature
CELDF recently updated their timeline of important moments in the movement for Rights of Nature. Advancing Legal Rights of Nature: Timeline From the first entry: In 1972, the Southern California Law Review published law professor Christopher Stone’s seminal article, “Should trees have standing – toward legal rights for natural objects.” Stone described how under the [...]
Several Free Screenings of New Rights of Nature Film
Invisible Hand, the rights of nature film released September 2020, will be screening several times in the coming weeks, including today! A note from Public Herald, those behind the documentary: INVISIBLE HAND received attention at the end of Sen. Bernie Sanders' climate crisis town hall [two days ago] as over one hundred thousand viewers tuned [...]
‘Dramatic’ Global Rise in Laws Defending Rights of Nature
At least 14 countries have passed such measures in the past dozen years by Carey L. Biron | @clbtea | Thomson Reuters Foundation Thursday, 1 October 2020 08:00 GMT WASHINGTON, Oct 1 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - From Bolivia to New Zealand, rivers and ecosystems in at least 14 countries have won the legal right to [...]
The Myth of Community Rights: Self-Governance has a Corporate Ceiling
With fracking part of the debate between presidential candidates, you might enjoy this article from the archives, published by In These Times August 20, 2015 But before you dive in, a little update on how Americans are feeling about fracking--according to a recent national YouGov survey, more Americans oppose fracking than support it (44% against, [...]
Indigenous Women Leaders Urge Banks, Asset Managers, and Insurers to Divest from Tar Sands
Indigenous women leaders sent an open letter to 70 major financial institutions calling on them to respect Indigenous rights & stop financial support to the #TarSands industry. October 19, 2020, over 40 Indigenous women from communities impacted by tar sands sent an open letter to 70 major banks, insurers, and asset managers, calling on them [...]
Ecocide law in Brussels
Published by The Ecologist October 6, 2020 Belgium pledges diplomatic action to halt ecocide crime. The coalition government in Brussels has at last reached its final form, following long deliberations - 493 days - since last year's elections. The new government has set out its programme for the next four years. Significant among their pledges is a strong move towards recognising a [...]