Oct 19, 2017 | Analysis, Essays
This piece was originally published by the San Diego Free Press. In the war for social and environmental justice, even the best lawyers rarely serve as anything more than battlefield medics. They do what they can to stop the bleeding for the people, places, and...
Sep 26, 2017 | Analysis, Essays
Note: The first Rights of Nature lawsuit in the US was filed on September 25, 2017, in Denver, Colorado. The full text of the complaint can be found here. On Tuesday, September 26, the Colorado River will sue the State of Colorado in a first-in-the-nation lawsuit...
Sep 26, 2017 | Essays, New Park City Witness
Author’s Note: A member of Park City’s city government recently asked me why I write about Park City when Park City is doing so much for the environment, compared to other communities. Her question, essentially, was: Why do you criticize Park City? I hope my respect...
Sep 12, 2017 | Essays, New Park City Witness, Park City
Before murdering millions during the Holocaust, the Nazis referred to Jews as rats. After murdering 17 people and lobotomizing some of his victims in an attempt to preserve them, alive but in a catatonic state, serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer explained, “…I tried to...
Sep 12, 2017 | Essays, New Park City Witness, Park City
In Park City, the task is clear: Stop climate change, or the snow stops. Snowpack is the region’s freshwater supply and water is life. So, stop climate change or the community will lose life. This is not news to most Parkites. And, thankfully, many Parkites have...
