Alec Loorz (@alecjloorz), youth activist, founder of Kids vs. Global Warming and organizer of iMatterMarch.org began his activism at the age of 12. Now five years later, he is suing the government over global warming. He talks to Sam about his lawsuit Alec L. v. Lisa Jackson, which is based on the Public Trust Doctrine and his open letter to President Obama. Click thru to see Alec make his case on video, lots of other links and updates. Use this post as today’s thread.
Read leading climate scientist Dr. James Hansen’s, criticism of the Obama Administration’s failure to protect the climate in Rolling Stone.
Link to David Swanson’s website, War is a Crime
Link to our April 4th interview with Bruce Afran, one of the lead attorneys for the plaintiffs in the NDAA case against the government.
Check out Nick Hanauer’s TED speech they didn’t want you to hear.