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The Life and Death of a Pioneering Environmental Justice Lawyer

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Bespectacled, tall, and barrel-chested, with blonde hair and a beard punctuated by gray, Cole stood confidently before a classroom of conference attendees at a University of Oregon environmental law symposium in 2008, less than a year before his death. Abascal gave Cole a desk and a phone, and Cole got to work.

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A brief history of money

Low Impact

Davis’s book can also be accessed as a pdf here. Later, the law was changed to allow them to be transferable, and so they circulated through the economy as money, at least for bigger purchases. The bankers’ trick of lending non-existent money had to be enshrined in law, because it came to represent the foundation of European economies.

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Climate Corps Alumni Advisory Board

EDF + Business

Leisure activities: Biking, Board Games, Traveling, Hiking, Brewing(coffee and beers), and Books (science and philosophy). Prior to his current role, Babatunde worked as a consultant at the World Bank Group, researching the effects of import duties and VAT on solar products in West Africa. Alexandra (Aly) Criscuolo.