Post by walknbob on Feb 25, 2018 8:14:12 GMT -8
This from Tom.
We invite you to watch this newly released video in our Bedrock Lectures on Human Rights and Climate Change series by Julia Olson. Julia is the founder, executive director, and chief legal counsel of Our Children?s Trust. In her lecture, she discusses her work as co-lead counsel for Juliana v. The United States, an unprecedented lawsuit that involves 21 youth plaintiffs suing the federal government for its affirmative actions that have contributed to climate change. Julia details how the federal government actively promoted, subsidized, and bolstered a fossil-fuel-based energy system in the United States for more than 50 years while knowing about the pressing need for a broad-scale renewable energy transition. She describes why this case was brought against the federal government, what aspects of the U.S. Constitution have framed the claims of the case, and how the plaintiffs seek a unique remedy.
youtu.be/lmJm_W2rH8w
We invite you to watch this newly released video in our Bedrock Lectures on Human Rights and Climate Change series by Julia Olson. Julia is the founder, executive director, and chief legal counsel of Our Children?s Trust. In her lecture, she discusses her work as co-lead counsel for Juliana v. The United States, an unprecedented lawsuit that involves 21 youth plaintiffs suing the federal government for its affirmative actions that have contributed to climate change. Julia details how the federal government actively promoted, subsidized, and bolstered a fossil-fuel-based energy system in the United States for more than 50 years while knowing about the pressing need for a broad-scale renewable energy transition. She describes why this case was brought against the federal government, what aspects of the U.S. Constitution have framed the claims of the case, and how the plaintiffs seek a unique remedy.
youtu.be/lmJm_W2rH8w