How Dams Fall - Falk, Will

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Résumé :
Written while Falk was involved in the first-ever American federal lawsuit seeking personhood and rights of nature for a major ecosystem-- the Colorado River--this essay ... explores the American cultural, and his personal, relationship with one of the world's most famous--and most misunderstood--rivers. Responsible for speaking on the Colorado's behalf in court, Falk spent weeks traveling with the river asking her who she is and what she needs--Publisher marketing.

Biographie:
Will Falk is a biophilic essayist, poet, and lawyer. The natural world speaks, but rarely in English. Wind and water, soil and stone, fin, fur, and feather are only a few dialects. Will's work is how he listens. He believes the intensifying destruction of the natural world is the most pressing issue confronting us today and he aims his writing at stopping this destruction. His writing has been published by Earth Island Journal, the?Dark Mountain Project, CounterPunch, Whole Terrain,?and the?San Diego Free Press, among others.