Author Archives: 100 Grannies

Tom Linzey at MUM in Fairfield (23 Apr 2014)

Tom Linzey, Community Environmental Defense Fund, on making Sustainability Legal. At the Shwartz-Guich Sustainable Living Center, Sustainable Living Department, Maharishi University of Management. Tom was a consultant to Ecuador when they drafted a new constitution inclusive of the rigths of … Continue reading

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Paul Cienfuegos – Local Communities Dismantling Corporate Rule (12 Feb 2014)

‘Community Rights US’ Program Director & Lead Trainer Paul Cienfuegos explains how “We The People” are exercising the authority to govern ourselves and dismantle corporate rule. When small farmers in rural Pennsylvania wanted to say “no” to a corporate factory … Continue reading

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Give up plastic bags for Lent

Give up plastic bags for Lent (Shorter bulletin versions below) Plastic Pollution The Earth is one interconnected, living, breathing organism. What’s healthy for you is healthy for the environment and this includes reducing single-use plastics. Have you noticed how more … Continue reading

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Just 90 companies caused two-thirds of man-made global warming emissions (20 Nov 2013)

(Photo/Above) Oil, coal and gas companies are contributing to most carbon emissions, causing climate change and some are also funding denial campaigns. Photograph: David Gray/Reuters The climate crisis of the 21st century has been caused largely by just 90 companies, … Continue reading

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The Rights of Nature – Making Sustainability Legal (18 Sep 2013)

Thomas Linzey, speaking at MUM, Fairfield, Iowa on Wednesday 9/18/2013 Thomas Linzey, Executive Director of the Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund, will present a new paradigm to protect nature — a paradigm based on rights. Today, communities across the country … Continue reading

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Ban the Bag Event on the Ped Mall (9 Sep 2012)

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