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Silent Seasons: Chasing Sustainability through the Law
Do you care about what happens to life on Earth? Are you concerned that what we are doing is unsustainable? Do you want to practice sustainability, but aren’t clear how?
In Silent Seasons, author Laura Evans demystifies how current sustainability approaches are not working through the lessons she learned as an environmental law firm lawyer, government agency lawyer, consultant, nonprofit staffer, and human surviving a global pandemic.
This book combines thought leadership, personal stories, and legal information to teach of specific environmental laws like the Endangered Species Act, National Environmental Policy Act, and New York’s Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act.How the current U.S. environmental law system is organized and failing us all.How you can benefit from personal sustainability lessons Laura learned along the way.How to create a broader framework for addressing current problems like climate change, water pollution, air pollution, species extinction, and more.How to make chicken noodle soup.The stories and lessons in this book will give you broader perspectives and new ways of thinking about sustainability, which will empower us all to move toward a more healthy and sustainable future together.
In Silent Seasons, author Laura Evans demystifies how current sustainability approaches are not working through the lessons she learned as an environmental law firm lawyer, government agency lawyer, consultant, nonprofit staffer, and human surviving a global pandemic.
This book combines thought leadership, personal stories, and legal information to teach of specific environmental laws like the Endangered Species Act, National Environmental Policy Act, and New York’s Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act.How the current U.S. environmental law system is organized and failing us all.How you can benefit from personal sustainability lessons Laura learned along the way.How to create a broader framework for addressing current problems like climate change, water pollution, air pollution, species extinction, and more.How to make chicken noodle soup.The stories and lessons in this book will give you broader perspectives and new ways of thinking about sustainability, which will empower us all to move toward a more healthy and sustainable future together.
190 pages, Kindle Edition
Published August 28, 2022
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January 13, 2023
I had NO IDEA that I didn’t know how backwards the law is when it comes to protecting the environment. This book gives no answers - just more questions, in the best way possible. How can I live a more sustainable life personally and for the planet? Laura delivers this important message in a digestible way, complete with a recipe for chicken noodle soup.
December 5, 2022
The author, Laura Evans, has worked as an environmental lawyer, and has worked in the private, public and non-profit sectors. This gives her the bona fide to tell the readers that work being done in the environmental sector falls far short of its stated goals of protecting nature and wildlife. Private law finds ways of making square peg projects (that are not always environmentally friendly) fit into the round holes of environmental regulations. Government agencies are similarly handcuffed by the mandates (and minimal budgets) given to them by their legislative bodies. NGOs and not for profit agencies lack the political power to make meaningful change.
This is a personal journey by the author through these phases. The book provides background on specific state and federal environmental legislation. She also gives an Environmental Law 101 chapter to explain what an Environmental Lawyer does. As she says, the public assumption that the Lawyer is there to save the planet is a myth.
Consider this as an introduction to your personal journey towards a sustainable future. The author admits that she does not have all of the answers. And your solution - whether you choose to work through the system or fight for change - is going to be a personal one.
This is a personal journey by the author through these phases. The book provides background on specific state and federal environmental legislation. She also gives an Environmental Law 101 chapter to explain what an Environmental Lawyer does. As she says, the public assumption that the Lawyer is there to save the planet is a myth.
Consider this as an introduction to your personal journey towards a sustainable future. The author admits that she does not have all of the answers. And your solution - whether you choose to work through the system or fight for change - is going to be a personal one.
January 13, 2023
Silent Seasons is a fascinating tapestry woven with threads of intimate stories full of wisdom from Laura Evans’ life alongside scientific research and knowledge of environmental law. She offers a radical, yet grounded shift in how we approach environmental law and sustainability from the richness of her experience as a guardian of nature and environmental lawyer.
Laura Evans makes a very convincing and inspiring case that if we’re going to make any real progress in stopping environmental degradation in the 21st century, “communication, cooperation and collaboration” need to become the foundation of mainstream of modern environmental law and sustainability strategies.
I highly recommend every human being on the planet read this book!
Laura Evans makes a very convincing and inspiring case that if we’re going to make any real progress in stopping environmental degradation in the 21st century, “communication, cooperation and collaboration” need to become the foundation of mainstream of modern environmental law and sustainability strategies.
I highly recommend every human being on the planet read this book!
January 13, 2023
Silent Seasons is a fascinating tapestry woven with threads of intimate stories full of wisdom from Laura Evans’ life alongside scientific research and knowledge of environmental law. She offers a radical, yet grounded shift in how we approach environmental law and sustainability from the richness of her experience as a guardian of nature and environmental lawyer.
Laura Evans makes a very convincing and inspiring case that if we’re going to make any real progress in stopping environmental degradation in the 21st century, “communication, cooperation and collaboration” need to become the foundation of mainstream of modern environmental law and sustainability strategies.
I highly recommend every human being on the planet read this book!
Laura Evans makes a very convincing and inspiring case that if we’re going to make any real progress in stopping environmental degradation in the 21st century, “communication, cooperation and collaboration” need to become the foundation of mainstream of modern environmental law and sustainability strategies.
I highly recommend every human being on the planet read this book!
May 23, 2023
One person's venture through "sustainability" had less to do with the actual implementation of sustainable practices into her life, but rather the author's pursuit of a legal career which was in greater alignment with her priorities. While the story was somewhat relateable, it read like a graduate school paper that the student didn't want to include proper footnotes on.
July 9, 2025
More like NOT chasing sustainability through the existing systems which uphold (and are upheld by) corporate greed!
An intelligent and heartfelt memoir which teaches accessible concepts for everyone.
An intelligent and heartfelt memoir which teaches accessible concepts for everyone.
May 5, 2023
Fantastic personal narrative on her role with sustainability. Inspiring in our fight to save the planet
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