{"product_id":"they-knew-isbn-9780262545099","title":"They Knew","description":"\u003cb\u003eA devastating, compelling account of the federal government's leading role in bringing about today's climate crisis.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 2015, a group of twenty-one young people sued the federal government in \u003ci\u003eJuliana v. United States\u003c\/i\u003e for violating their constitutional rights by promoting climate catastrophe and thereby depriving them of life, liberty, and property without due process and equal protection of law. \u003ci\u003eThey Knew\u003c\/i\u003e offers evidence supporting the children's claims, presenting a devastating and compelling account of the federal government's role in bringing about today's climate crisis. James Gustave Speth, tapped by the plaintiffs as one of twenty-one preeminent experts in their climate case, analyzes how administrations from Carter to Trump—despite having information about the impending climate crisis and the connection to fossil fuels—continued aggressive support of a fossil fuel based energy system.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eWhat did the federal government know and when did it know it? Speth asks, echoing another famous cover-up. What did the federal government actively do and what did it fail to do? \u003ci\u003eThey Knew\u003c\/i\u003e (an updated version of the Expert Report Speth prepared for the lawsuit) presents the most definitive indictment yet of the US government's role in the climate crisis.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eSince \u003ci\u003eJuliana v. United States\u003c\/i\u003e was filed, the federal government has repeatedly taken unprecedented steps to delay the case and force it to the appellate courts' shadow dockets. Yet as the case progresses slowly but certainly, it is inspiring a generation of youthful climate activists.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eAn Our Children's Trust BookIntroduction ix\u003cbr\u003eJulia Olson and Philip Gregory\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAuthor's Note xxvii\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Speth Expert Report for \u003ci\u003eJuliana V. United States \u003c\/i\u003e1\u003cbr\u003eOverview 3\u003cbr\u003e1 Climate Science Knowledge the Carter Administration Inherited 7\u003cbr\u003e2 The Jimmy Carter Administration (1977-1981) 13\u003cbr\u003e3 The Ronald Reagan Administration (1981-1989) 41\u003cbr\u003e4 The George H. W. Bush Administration (1989-1993) 59\u003cbr\u003e5 The William J. Clinton Administration (1993-2001) 85\u003cbr\u003e6 The George W. Bush Administration (2001-2009) 99\u003cbr\u003e7 The Barack Obama Administration (2009-2017) 115\u003cbr\u003e8 The Donald J. Trump Administration (2017-2020) 133\u003cbr\u003e9 Conclusion 151\u003cbr\u003eAppendix: The Procedural History of \u003ci\u003eJuliana\u003c\/i\u003e 157\u003cbr\u003eJulia Olson and Philip Gregory\u003cbr\u003eQualifications of the Author 167\u003cbr\u003eAbbreviations 169\u003cbr\u003eReader Access to Exhibits 173\u003cbr\u003eNotes 175\u003cbr\u003eReferences 219\u003cbr\u003eIndex 249James Gustave Speth served as Chair of the US Council on Environmental Quality during the Carter Administration, and from 1993 to 1999 was Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme. A retired Professor of Law at Vermont Law School, he served for a decade as Dean of the Yale School of the Environment and was cofounder of the World Resources Institute and the Natural Resources Defense Council.","brand":"The MIT Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46300042461413,"sku":"NP9780262545099","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780262545099.jpg?v=1767742426","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/they-knew-isbn-9780262545099","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}