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Critical Frequency
Law & Order meets the climate crisis as we dig into the stories behind the hundreds of climate cases around the globe.
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Apr 29, 2022 • 43min
S2 | Ep2: Secret Tribunals
The podcast discusses the misuse of international arbitration by corporations and its impact on environmental laws and human rights. It explores examples of corporations challenging environmental regulations and the lack of transparency in the arbitral system. The relationship between international arbitration panels and domestic court systems, as well as the concept of exhaustion of domestic remedies in investment arbitration, is also explored.

Apr 21, 2022 • 29min
S2 | Ep 1: Ecocide
Explore the push to make ecocide a prosecutable crime, the mission of Stop Ecocide International, the significance of recognizing ecocide at the international level, the application of rights of nature and ecocide frameworks to energy transition decisions, and the importance of accountability for driving change in addressing climate issues.

Apr 7, 2022 • 36min
S1 Ep5 | The Backlash
This episode explores the Lake Erie Bill of Rights and the opposition it faced from extractive industries. It also discusses misleading recycling symbols, the benefits of electric vehicles, contrasting views on nature conservation, and the challenges in getting the bill on the ballot. The hosts also share a preview of upcoming episodes and express gratitude for listener support.

Mar 31, 2022 • 16min
Responsibilities Not Rights: A Tūhoe Perspective
Tamati Kruger, Tūhoe negotiator and chairman of the board that oversees Te Urewera, discusses the Tūhoe perspective on responsibilities over rights. They explain the global push for climate action, the significance of Te Urewera's legal personhood, and the importance of people protecting the land and each other.

Mar 24, 2022 • 26min
S1 | Ep 4: Children of the Mist
New Zealand's Tuhoe people won personhood for their ancestral homeland Te Urewera, highlighting the rights of nature movement. The podcast discusses a performance art piece welcoming the White Tanyi Tribunal and the arrival of judges for a ceremony symbolizing colonization. It also covers police raids and arrests during negotiations, the impact of hackers in the fight for co-governance, and the reclaiming of land and communities taking responsibility for the environment.

Mar 17, 2022 • 23min
Unpacking the Landmark Los Cedros Ruling
Melissa Troutman and Joshua Pribanic, directors of Invisible Hand and co-founders of Public Herald, discuss the landmark Los Cedros ruling and its global impact. They explore the significance of the ruling for the environmental movement, the rights of nature, the preservation of biodiversity, and the shift towards a more sustainable way of living.

Mar 10, 2022 • 30min
S1 | Ep 3: The Cloud Forest v The Mine
Ecuador's Constitutional Court tests rights of nature with a major judgement on a biodiverse cloud forest. The podcast explores Ecuador's recognition of rights of nature and its influence globally. It also discusses the political shift in Latin America, a case before the Constitutional Court regarding mining in the cloud forest, a landmark ruling revoking mining permits to uphold rights of nature, and the tension between colonial governments and indigenous nations in rights of nature cases.

Mar 3, 2022 • 23min
Special Bonus: What West Virginia v EPA Means for Acting on Climate Change
Supreme Court case West Virginia v EPA has implications for regulating greenhouse gas emissions, Clean Power Plan discussed, potential impacts on EPA's authority and power sector, exploration of major questions and non-delegation doctrines, debate on whether Congress has delegated power to EPA.

Feb 24, 2022 • 34min
S1 | Ep2: Who Speaks for the Trees?
This podcast explores the origins and implementation of rights of nature in the US, including a tribal court case involving wild rice, the impact of a court decision on dark money in politics, a lawsuit against Disney over a proposed ski resort, the challenge to the concept of nature as property, and the global perspective on rights of nature.

Feb 17, 2022 • 34min
S1 | Ep1: Manoomin v Minnesota
This podcast explores the legal fight and arrests of protesters opposing the Line 3 pipeline in Minnesota. It delves into the concept of rights of nature and the last legal challenge to the pipeline. The significance of wild rice to the Ojibwe people is discussed, including its cultural and spiritual importance, as well as the ongoing struggle to protect it. The podcast also reflects on the idea of nature having rights and features an award-winning documentary on the topic.