{"product_id":"the-green-amendment-the-peoples-fight-for-a-clean-safe-and-healthy-environment-paperback","title":"The Green Amendment: The People's Fight for a Clean, Safe, and Healthy Environment - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMaya K. Van Rossum\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMark Ruffalo\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by), \u003cb\u003eKerri Evelyn Harris\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA veteran environmentalist shares her roadmap to a healthier world--one that uses the law to empower activists and provide hope for communities everywhere.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut there is a solution. In \u003ci\u003eThe Green Amendment\u003c\/i\u003e, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough compelling interviews with activists on the ground, clear evidence from experts, and heartbreaking stories from those hit hardest by environmental ruin, \u003ci\u003eThe Green Amendment\u003c\/i\u003e lights the path forward. In this updated edition of her trailblazing 2017 book, van Rossum invites readers to join the movement by sharing: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy Green Amendments work where other movements have failed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to position Green Amendments and what specific language offers the strongest legal protections\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to argue in favor of environmental rights, and the economic and health benefits that will help activists make the case\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow Green Amendments address the crucial intersection of environmentalism and anti-racism\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat everyone--from artists and students to scientists and lawyer--can do to further the cause\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith the power of \u003ci\u003eThe Green Amendment\u003c\/i\u003e, we can claim our environmental rights, ensuring a clean, safe Earth for generations to come.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e Maya K. van Rossum is the founder of Green Amendments For the Generations, a grassroots non-profit inspiring constitutional recognition and protection of environmental rights in every state and ultimately at the federal level. van Rossum is also the Delaware Riverkeeper, leading the 4 state, watershed-based advocacy organization, the Delaware Riverkeeper Network, for 30 years. She co-hosts Green Genes, an environmental podcast with her daughter. Since launching her Green Amendment movement, New York passed a Green Amendment in 2021, proposals are advancing in 12 additional states, and there is increasing use of amendments in Pennsylvania and Montana. She lives in Delaware County Pennsylvania with her family.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 365\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.88 x 8.98 x 6.08 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 01, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51979059396909,"sku":"9781633310643","price":20.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/WDBBSUlJWU0veXJJZEU3OWgvTFhXQT09.webp?v=1775818733","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/the-green-amendment-the-peoples-fight-for-a-clean-safe-and-healthy-environment-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}