Luke Cole
Luke Winthrop Cole | |
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 Luke Cole in Uganda 2009 | |
| Born | July 15, 1962 |
| Died | June 6, 2009 (aged 46) Uganda |
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| Occupation | Environmental lawyer |
Luke Winthrop Cole (July 15, 1962 - June 6, 2009) was an environmental lawyer and the co-founder of the Center on Race, Poverty & the Environment, in California. He was a pioneer in using legal work for the environmental justice movement.
Education and career
[edit]Luke Winthrop Cole was born on July 15, 1962, in North Adams, Massachusetts, to Herbert Cole and Alexandra Chappell Cole.[1]
Cole graduated with honors from Stanford University in 1984, and cum laude from Harvard Law School in 1989.[2]
Cole served as counsel for the Native Village of Kivalina, Alaska, in its case seeking damages from greenhouse gas emitters from the damage to their town due to global warming.[1][3]
He taught courses in environmental justice at UC Berkeley, UC Hastings and Stanford Law.[3]
Death
[edit]Cole died on June 6, 2009, in a car crash in Uganda.[1][2][3]
Publications
[edit]- Cole, Luke; Foster, Sheila (2001). From the Ground Up: Environmental Racism and the Rise of the Environmental Justice Movement. New York: NYU Press. ISBN 9780814715376..
Awards
[edit]- Environmental Leadership Award (1997) – UC Berkeley's Ecology Law Quarterly.[3]
- Award for Excellence in Environmental, Energy, and Resources Stewardship (2009) – American Bar Association[4][5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Hevesi, Dennis (June 10, 2009). "Luke Cole, Court Advocate for Minorities, Dies at 46". The New York Times.
- ^ a b Taylor, Michael (June 9, 2009). "Luke Cole - environmental justice lawyer - dies". San Francisco Chronicle – via articles.sfgate.com.
- ^ a b c d Carlson, Ann (June 7, 2009). "Luke Cole, Environmental Justice Activist, Killed in Car Crash".
- ^ "Stewarship Award". American Bar Association. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
- ^ "Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources | Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources". Abanet.org. Archived from the original on December 14, 2019. Retrieved May 20, 2013.
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