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54th Earth Day: A Wake Up Call to the Planet on the Important Role of Lawyers and Bar Associations in Addressing the Earth’s Most Pressing Environmental Challenges

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Posted on May 1, 2023 by Amy Edwards As we celebrate the 54 th anniversary of Earth Day, it is hard to imagine where we will be 54 years from now. In 2019, after the United States had withdrawn from the Paris Agreement, the American Bar Association (ABA) House of Delegates adopted a climate change resolution (No.

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Labor and the Environment

Legal Planet

According to a 2019 study , “the US green economy is estimated to represent $1.3 million workers; both of which have grown by over 20% between 2012/13 and 2015/16.” In short, Labor Day and Earth Day don’t have to be at odds. There is no doubt, however, that green jobs are now a significant part of the economy.

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Jobs and Environmental Regulation

Legal Planet

According to a 2019 study , “the US green economy is estimated to represent $1.3 million workers; both of which have grown by over 20% between 2012/13 and 2015/16.” In short, Labor Day and Earth Day don’t have to be at odds. There is no doubt, however, that green jobs are now a significant part of the economy.

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Shell’s reckless divestment from Niger Delta

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Shell faces lawsuit from climate change activists over fossil fuels Reuters | April 5, 2019 Environmentalist and human rights groups said on Friday they had started a lawsuit against Royal Dutch Shell in the Netherlands to force the energy firm to cut its reliance on fossil fuels.

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Viewpoint: Forty-three years of the environmental movement?

A Greener Life

In 1968 one of the most iconic moments of the modern environmental movement occurred when the crew of the Apollo 8 spacecraft took the first photograph of the Earth from space. In 1970 the world’s first Earth Day was held in the US, but we had to wait until 1990 before the movement went global.

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Address Impact Of Operations In Niger Delta Before Selling SPDC – CSOs Tell Shell

Corp Watch

Shell faces lawsuit from climate change activists over fossil fuels Reuters | April 5, 2019 Environmentalist and human rights groups said on Friday they had started a lawsuit against Royal Dutch Shell in the Netherlands to force the energy firm to cut its reliance on fossil fuels.

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New Shell documents could aid climate cases, attorneys say

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Shell faces lawsuit from climate change activists over fossil fuels Reuters | April 5, 2019 Environmentalist and human rights groups said on Friday they had started a lawsuit against Royal Dutch Shell in the Netherlands to force the energy firm to cut its reliance on fossil fuels.