{"product_id":"they-knew-the-us-federal-governments-fifty-year-role-in-causing-the-climate-crisis-paperback","title":"They Knew: The Us Federal Government's Fifty-Year Role in Causing the Climate Crisis - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJames Gustave Speth\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJulia Olson\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by), \u003cb\u003ePhilip Gregory\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA devastating, compelling account of the federal government's leading role in bringing about today's climate crisis.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 2015, a group of twenty-one young people sued the federal government in \u003ci\u003eJuliana v. United States\u003c\/i\u003e for violating their constitutional rights by promoting climate catastrophe and thereby depriving them of life, liberty, and property without due process and equal protection of law. \u003ci\u003eThey Knew\u003c\/i\u003e offers evidence supporting the children's claims, presenting a devastating and compelling account of the federal government's role in bringing about today's climate crisis. James Gustave Speth, tapped by the plaintiffs as one of twenty-one preeminent experts in their climate case, analyzes how administrations from Carter to Trump--despite having information about the impending climate crisis and the connection to fossil fuels--continued aggressive support of a fossil fuel based energy system. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat did the federal government know and when did it know it? Speth asks, echoing another famous cover-up. What did the federal government actively do and what did it fail to do? \u003ci\u003eThey Knew\u003c\/i\u003e (an updated version of the Expert Report Speth prepared for the lawsuit) presents the most definitive indictment yet of the US government's role in the climate crisis. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSince \u003ci\u003eJuliana v. United States\u003c\/i\u003e was filed, the federal government has repeatedly taken unprecedented steps to delay the case and force it to the appellate courts' shadow dockets. Yet as the case progresses slowly but certainly, it is inspiring a generation of youthful climate activists. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn Our Children's Trust Book\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJames Gustave Speth served as Chair of the US Council on Environmental Quality during the Carter Administration, and from 1993 to 1999 was Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme. A retired Professor of Law at Vermont Law School, he served for a decade as Dean of the Yale School of the Environment and was cofounder of the World Resources Institute and the Natural Resources Defense Council.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 23, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51765942550816,"sku":"9780262545099","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/f17b897c2e5a6310c1b9acfcf847a502.webp?v=1780283153","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/they-knew-the-us-federal-governments-fifty-year-role-in-causing-the-climate-crisis-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}