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March 23, 2018: "On est loin d'être assez terrifiés par ce qui se passe" selon Jacob Lebel - (written) Radio Canada

March 23, 2018: "On est loin d'être assez terrifiés par ce qui se passe" selon Jacob Lebel - Radio Canada

February 5, 2018: Young people suing the Trump administration over climate change won’t stop until they get a trial - Think Progress

December 12, 2017: Your Call: Youth sue the US government for causing climate change - KALW

December 7, 2017 -  Young People Suing Trump Administration Over Climate Change To Get Day In Court - KLCC

November 19, 2017: Gov. Brown, protect our future and stop the pipeline: Guest opinion - The Oregonian

October 23, 2017: Jacob Lebel: “Nuestro sistema legal reconoce que el cambio climático amenaza nuestros derechos”

February 9, 2017: Trump Named Climate Villain Number One in Landmark Youth Suit - Common Dreams

January 16, 2017: Why a Canadian teen joined American youth in suing U.S. over climate change - CBC

November 24, 2016: The Potential Cost of U.S. Climate Inaction - Inter Press Service

August 17, 2015: Jacob Lebel, 18-year-old Federal Youth Plaintiff - The Weather Channel 

Jacob Lebel

Age: 26, Hometown: Roseburg, Oregon

"I am telling my government to stop aiding and turning a blind eye to the corporations who profit off destroying our resources, climate, and environment, and start acting in the interest of its people. Our lives may depend on it."

All his life, Jacob has felt a special connection to the land, in rural Quebec where he was born and in Roseburg, Oregon, where he now lives on a sustainable farm. Having grown up milking cows and gardening, at 16 he ran a small-scale Community Supported Agriculture business providing nearby customers with fresh organic produce, fruit, and meat. This intimate connection to the land reveals just how quickly climate is changing in Oregon: long, dry summers, droughts, and heat waves are increasing, and the supply of water in the irrigation ponds is decreasing. A few years ago, Jacob joined the campaign against the proposed Jordan Cove natural gas pipeline, which would run about two kilometers away from his farm. If built, the plant and pipeline would be the largest source of carbon emissions in Oregon. In 2016, Jacob also travelled to North Dakota to join the movement against the Dakota Access Pipeline near the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation. Jacob is an aspiring citizen journalist, and hopes to create self-sustainable living ecosystems for human communities worldwide.