A Sustainable Mind

A SUSTAINABLE MIND

A Sustainable Mind is a podcast created for the earth-conscious individual, ecopreneur, environmental activist, sustainability enthusiast, grassroots organizer, minimalist, conscious consumer and the eco-curious. If you are looking to get inspired, motivated and take ACTION to be the change you want to see in the world you are in the right place. Delivered to you each week, Marjorie Alexander brings you environmental changemakers whose campaigns, companies and projects have changed the planet for the better. You can learn more by visting: https://asustainablemind.com/

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Maya K. van Rossum is the Founder of Green Amendments For the Generations, a grassroots non-profit organization inspiring a nationwide movement to secure constitutional recognition and protection of environmental rights in every state and ultimately at the federal level.

Maya is the author of The Green Amendment: Securing Our Right to a Healthy Environment, and the follow up book The Green Amendment: The People’s Fight for a Clean, Safe, and Healthy Environment, which will be released in November 2022. Continue reading Maya’s bio at ASustainableMind.com/100

Today’s Sponsors:

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In this episode, Marjorie and Maya discuss:

Is our environment actually protected under current legislation?
States that are getting environmental protection right and why
The one thing you should always do when speaking to local and state officials about the importance of environmental protections…hint: it involves the Constitution!
Maya’s new book!

Resources mentioned in today’s episode:

Maya’s first book: The Green Amendment: Securing Our Right to a Healthy Environment
Maya’s first ASM appearance: ASustainableMind.com/026
TerraCycle, global leader in recycling hard-to-recycle materials: TerraCycle.com
TerraCycle founder Tom Szaky on ASM: ASustainableMind.com/027
Book: The Last Train to London: A Novel by Meg Waite Clayton, purchase at JewishBookCouncil.org
Book: Ishmael by Daniel Quinn, purchase at Ishmael.org
Last Child In the Woods by Richard Louv, purchase at RichardLouv.com

Connect with Maya and The Green Amendment Team:

Website: ForTheGenerations.org/the-green-amendment/
Website: DelawareRiverkeeper.org
LinkedIn: Linkedin.com/in/maya-van-rossum-21803114/
Twitter: @GreenAmendments
Instagram: @GreenAmendments

Connect with Marjorie Alexander:

Instagram: Instagram.com/asustainablemind/
Twitter: Twitter.com/SustainableMind
Facebook: Facebook.com/asustainablemind/
Website: ASustainableMind.com

Interested in sponsoring or supporting A Sustainable Mind? Visit our sponsorship page at ASustainableMind.com/sponsor!

100: Green Amendment Movement Founder, Maya van Rossum, Talks Climate Progress and The People’s Fight for a Clean, Safe, and Healthy Environment

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100: Green Amendment Movement Founder, Maya van Rossum, Talks Climate Progress and The People’s Fight for a Clean, Safe, and Healthy Environment

Maya K. van Rossum is the Founder of Green Amendments For the Generations, a grassroots non-profit organization inspiring a nationwide movement to secure constitutional recognition [...]

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Marjorie Alexander, Maya K. van Rossum

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