Jim Olson is a lawyer and writer who lives in the Great Lakes region-heart chakra of North America. For five decades Jim has represented citizens and communities in the courts in the never-ending battle between the blade of civilization and life-sustaining rivers, lakes, soil, wilderness, and havens on which all life and human endeavors depend. He's authored many articles, essays, papers, blogs, and given numerous presentations and lectures on law, the environment, public lands and natural resources. He received the Michigan State Bar's Champion of Justice Award for his work for citizens in their nine-year battle against the food-giant Nestle over water diversion and bottled water operations. In 2010, he founded For Love of Water, a nonprofit law and policy center, to protect public ownership and rights in the waters of the Great Lakes. He is a recipient of a Michigan Council of Arts award for writing, and is the author of Environmental Law, A Citizens Guide (Neahtawanta Press, 1981), The Mound People (Neahtawanta Press, 1984), and a children's book, The Reindeer and the Easter Bunny (new hardbound edition, Mission Point Press, 2022). His filmography includes "FLOW: For Love of Water" (2008), "Blue Gold" (2008), and "Troubled Water" (2019).
