179: Green Amendments for a Sustainable Future with Maya van Rossum
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In this episode, we talk to Maya van Rossum. She is the founder of Green Amendments For the Generations, a grassroots non-profit organization dedicated to securing constitutional recognition and protection of environmental rights. She has been a passionate advocate for the health of the Delaware River and its tributaries for over 30 years as the Delaware Riverkeeper. She was a lead petitioner in the landmark Robinson Township case and has testified multiple times before US Congressional Committees. She is also the author of The Green Amendment, Securing Our Right to a Healthy Environment, which won the 2018 Living Now Evergreen Awards GOLD in the Nature Conservation category. During this episode we looked at what green amendments are and how we can secure our right to an environmental future and what it takes to be the voice of a river.  Links from the episodes: Robin Wall Kimmerer, Braiding Sweetgrass Sharma vs Minister for Environment case in Australia. The Green Amendment book Silent Spring by Rachel Carson Where can people find Maya? Facebook Instagram LinkedIn Twitter Website KEY TAKE AWAY“The laws, fundamentally fail us.”
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