CELDF releases a Model Bill of Rights Elections Ordinance
January 17, 2012 – Mercersburg, PA: With the two year anniversary of the Citizens United decision upon us, today the Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund (CELDF) released a statement examining the activism that’s emerged in the wake of the U.S....
Earth Jurisprudence – Peter Burdon and Mari Margil interview with Phillip Adams on ABC’s LateNightLive
Phillip Adams interviews Peter Burdon and Mari Margil on ABC’s LateNightLive. The discussion on Earth Jurisprudence was triggered by the recent Rights of Nature case awarding damages to the Vilcabamba River. Mari Margil talks about how earlier this year, a...
The Rights of Nature at Bioneers
Bioneers has scheduled 4 presentations on Rights for Nature for their 2011 Conference. The Rights of Nature: An Idea Whose Time Has Come Natalia Greene, The Global Alliance for Rights of Nature, Fundacion Pachamama, CEDENMA – Saturday Morning 9am –...
Vision: How to Change Our Laws So That Corporations Don’t Trump Communities
AlterNet / By Shannon Biggs and Mari Margil Our environmental laws and regulations, rather than put in place protections for the environment, instead seem to be written to exploit it. Here’s what can we do about it. Excerpts from The...