Is Planet Earth on Death Row?
Donald Trump’s America Inc.' is fueling Climate Change at a fast and furious pace. There is no such thing as 'Enough' until there really is nosuch thing as enough.
Twinty-one plaintiffs, ages 9 to 20, in Juliana v. United States, filed their case in Eugene in 2015 on the grounds that the federal government has knowingly endangered them by promoting the burning of fossil fuels. “If climate change threatens their future, they reason, the government has violated their constitutional right to due process. There are roughly the same number of defendants as plaintiffs in the case, including the Environmental Protection Agency, the Office of the President and the president himself. Until January 20, that was Barack Obama. Now it’s Donald Trump. “ - (The Atlantic Feb. 9th 2017)
But the young cadre does have allies, Our Children's Trust and the Colorado-based non-profit, Earth Guardians share their long legal road.
In San Francisco, on December 11, 2017. the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has decided to hear oral arguments over whether the Trump Administration can evade trial.
And on February 5, 2018... the trial begins.
Join us Wednesday, November 29th , 10 am for a conversation with Philip Gregory, co-counsel for the plaintiffs...and a Very Special Guest perhaps.