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Can a River Have Rights?
On this episode of Demand Utopia: A Solarpunk Podcast from Solarpunk Magazine, host Justine Norton-Kertson discusses local, national, and international efforts to grant legal rights to nature.
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SOURCES AND LINKS
Lane County Watersheds Bill of Rights
Full ballot measure language: https://www.protectlanecountywatersheds.org/read_ordinance
The ballot measure explained: https://oregonvotes.gov/voters-guide-military/Measure20-373Explanatory.html
Arguments in favor: https://oregonvotes.gov/voters-guide-military/Measure20-373ArgInFavor.html
Arguments opposed: https://oregonvotes.gov/voters-guide-military/Measure20-373ArgOppose.html
General Rights of Nature Sources
"Should Trees Have Standing" by Christopher D. Stone: https://southerncalifornialawreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Christopher-D.-Stone-Should-Trees-Have-Standing_%E2%80%94Toward-Legal-Rights-for-Natural-Objects-45-S.-CAL.-L.-REV.-450-1972..pdf
Global Alliance for the Rights of Nature: https://www.garn.org/rights-of-nature
Case Studies
Tamaqua, Pennsylvania: https://celdf.org/2015/08/tamaqua-borough
Toledo, Ohio: https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2020/03/06/lake-erie-bill-rights-federal-court-unconstitutional
Orange County, Florida: https://aldf.org/article/legal-rights-recognized-for-rivers-in-florida-and-quebec
Grant Township, Pennsylvania: https://insideclimatenews.org/news/13062023/pennsylvania-fracking-wastewater-injection-wells
https://celdf.org/2023/05/unrepentant-and-vindicated-proposed-frack-waste-injection-well-in-grant-township-to-be-plugged-and-abandoned
New Zealand: https://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2017/7/en/latest/#DLM6831462
Columbia: https://apnews.com/article/atrato-guardians-illegal-mining-contamination-threats-choco-977ad1e171715b8f7fb20a8ac6b9e149
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On this episode of Demand Utopia: A Solarpunk Podcast from Solarpunk Magazine, host Justine Norton-Kertson discusses local, national, and international efforts to grant legal rights to nature.
Our Website: https://solarpunkmagazine.com
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/solarpunkmag
Our Social Media
Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/solarpunklitmag.bsky.social
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/solarpunklitmag
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@solarpunklitmag
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/solarpunklitmag
SOURCES AND LINKS
Lane County Watersheds Bill of Rights
Full ballot measure language: https://www.protectlanecountywatersheds.org/read_ordinance
The ballot measure explained: https://oregonvotes.gov/voters-guide-military/Measure20-373Explanatory.html
Arguments in favor: https://oregonvotes.gov/voters-guide-military/Measure20-373ArgInFavor.html
Arguments opposed: https://oregonvotes.gov/voters-guide-military/Measure20-373ArgOppose.html
General Rights of Nature Sources
"Should Trees Have Standing" by Christopher D. Stone: https://southerncalifornialawreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Christopher-D.-Stone-Should-Trees-Have-Standing_%E2%80%94Toward-Legal-Rights-for-Natural-Objects-45-S.-CAL.-L.-REV.-450-1972..pdf
Global Alliance for the Rights of Nature: https://www.garn.org/rights-of-nature
Case Studies
Tamaqua, Pennsylvania: https://celdf.org/2015/08/tamaqua-borough
Toledo, Ohio: https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2020/03/06/lake-erie-bill-rights-federal-court-unconstitutional
Orange County, Florida: https://aldf.org/article/legal-rights-recognized-for-rivers-in-florida-and-quebec
Grant Township, Pennsylvania: https://insideclimatenews.org/news/13062023/pennsylvania-fracking-wastewater-injection-wells
https://celdf.org/2023/05/unrepentant-and-vindicated-proposed-frack-waste-injection-well-in-grant-township-to-be-plugged-and-abandoned
New Zealand: https://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2017/7/en/latest/#DLM6831462
Columbia: https://apnews.com/article/atrato-guardians-illegal-mining-contamination-threats-choco-977ad1e171715b8f7fb20a8ac6b9e149
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.