Thank you New Jersey Student Sustainability Coalition for creating this social media week of action on the #NJGreenAmendment !
The #GreenAmendment is an amendment to the Bill of Rights of a state constitution that protects the rights of all people, including future generations, to pure water, clean air, a stable climate, and healthy environment. Green Amendments put environmental rights on par with other fundamental rights such as freedom of speech, press and religion, property rights, and the right to bear arms. Protect environmental rights for the people of New Jersey, & help make #NJGreenAmendment a reality!
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Still haven't had the chance to watch the powerful video delivery of Maya van Rossum's letter, "Racial Justice Demands Green Amendments" featuring 24 diverse leaders and activists from across the nation?
Watch now to learn more about the intersection of environmental rights and environmental racism, and how passing a constitutional environmental rights amendment (a Green Amendment) in every state across the nation can serve as an invaluable tool for communities facing disproportionate environmental burdens.
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Golden introduced Senate Joint Resolution 5 because he says his generation has over the past decades “hammered the environment really hard.” He adds, “In almost every aspect of environmental health, we are handing the next generation ecosystems that are more degraded and less sustainable than when we got them.”
To reverse this trend, he says, “We’ve got to give our rights to a clean environment parity with other rights. Personal property rights, corporate rights, some of our civil rights, those tend not to be eroded when they’re well protected,” he says.
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How Green Is Your Constitution?
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On Feb. 10, the U.S. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals declined to re-hear Juliana vs. U.S., a case that argues that the federal government is complicit in climate change through its policies and ...