{"content":{"sharePage":{"page":0,"digests":[{"id":"74344475","dateCreated":"1435935122","smartDate":"Jul 3, 2015","userCreated":{"username":"Christian.Sattler","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/Christian.Sattler","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/cs2367-08-su15.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/74344475"},"dateDigested":1532653251,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"Environmental Racism","description":"Environmental justice refers to the impartial treatment of people concerning the enactment of environmental laws. The campaign for environmental justice, commonly referred to as environmental racism, has remained at the forefront of minority rights groups since its emergence during the civil rights movement. Contemporary information, regarding the poor living environments of minorities and certain socio-economic groups has shed new light on the extent and impact of these inequities.
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\nhttp:\/\/www.rawstory.com\/2015\/06\/california-oil-train-risks-worse-in-minority-areas-report\/<\/a>
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\nCurrently, in California, there is an increasing concern as to the hazardous environments surrounding the railroads used by oil trains. The article notes that individuals living within the mile long evacuation zone along the tracks, dubbed the blast zone, are at significant risk due to a possible derailment, fire, or already existing environmental contamination. Recent analysis examining inhabitants, of the blast zone has come to show that of these inhabitants only 22% are white. However, the percentage of white people living outside of this mile long radius is 43%, nearly a two-fold increase. The civil rights group that founded the investigation into the racial disparity of those inhabiting blast zones are arguing that this is a prime example of environmental racism. This article illustrates indirect racial violence, possibly perpetrated by the enduring neoliberalistic power structure. A report detailing the study of ethnic imbalances within blast zone was recently presented to state regulators in an attempt to ban oil imports via train into California. Though these claims seem to be substantiated, will state governments implement a plan for risk-reduction?","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[],"more":0}]},{"id":"74331167","dateCreated":"1435777012","smartDate":"Jul 1, 2015","userCreated":{"username":"AleksandrP","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/AleksandrP","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/cs2367-08-su15.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/74331167"},"dateDigested":1532653252,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"Environmental Racism","description":" I have never thought before about terms as Environmental Racism or Discrimination by Pollution. I found an article "Environmental Racism" that bases on the video about black communities that face more health risks. We understand that pollution is everywhere, but there are places with less pollution and more pollution. This article gives many examples about pollution sources. All people are different: white and black, rich and poor, men and women. The biggest difference between them that they all have a choice. Unfortunately, some people has more choices and some has less. The more money you have, more choices you can make. Poor people have limited number of choices. Just because they making not enough money to get a better house or healthier food. As we see from the video and article, if person has less choices the more choices has people that around them. No one can build chemicals or waste plant close to Beverly Hills, but it is possible to build one close to Harlem. This is because rich people can stand for themselves by using their connections or by saying: "...that is not what I paid for..". What poor people can do? The only way to make people pay attention to environmental racism is expressing an opinion on TV. Even though, we can see it those problem everywhere and public knows about this, I believe that very little work will be done. No one wants to pay to resolve someone problems.
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\nhttp:\/\/www.foodispower.org\/environmental-racism\/<\/a>
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\nWhy we try to fix it instead of preventing the problem?","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[],"more":0}]},{"id":"74331045","dateCreated":"1435776152","smartDate":"Jul 1, 2015","userCreated":{"username":"JasonHess","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/JasonHess","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/cs2367-08-su15.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/74331045"},"dateDigested":1532653252,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"Environmental Racism and Public Health","description":"This article was published in the American Journal of Public Health, and highlights the many factors that need to be further investigated in the topic of pollution influencing public health. It also connects with our discussions, because it demonstrates the difficult nature of the idea of Environmental Racism. The article summarizes that even though there is strong correlations between ethnicity and public health that, due to its many factors, it is hard to prove which is directly responsible for the correlation. The article later contends that racial segregation and societal issues are most likely a major underlying factor in relation to public health. The authors uses multiple resources and reports that make the case that their is a disproportionate amount of health hazards to less wealthy localities then to their more affluent counter parts. The question that I developed by reading this article is that of are these companies purposely placing these facilities in these disadvantaged areas? If so how do you go about proving this hypothesis? Also I question is there a possibility that these companies have simply just placed these facilities in their localities, because there might be a stronger work force there than in other areas?
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\nA special term that is important is that of residential segregation. Residential segregation is the sorting of different ethnicity's or culture into different neighborhoods.
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\nhttp:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC1381040\/?page=1<\/a>","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[],"more":0}]},{"id":"74331043","dateCreated":"1435776145","smartDate":"Jul 1, 2015","userCreated":{"username":"grantbuehrer","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/grantbuehrer","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/cs2367-08-su15.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/74331043"},"dateDigested":1532653252,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"Environmental Justice","description":"Following the lines of environmental justice in the modern world, I thought it would be interesting to examine how these movements carry themselves out within an economy of high growth. Recently Panama has been expanding its economy at a tepid pace, one that is comparable to that of China's growth over the past decade. Along with the growth has came an expanded risk to the natural world that surrounds the capital city of Panama. In many cases the the lush wetlands of the Panama City region have been bulldozed and steamrolled over to make way for office parks and residential living areas. To further complicate the issue at hand, the reason for these atrocious acts against the environment is not because Panama doesn't have any environmental protection laws, but that these laws are not enforced by the current administration of Panama. In many ways, just like in past readings, we are witnessing the continual abuse of power by those in power who bend the rules in whatever way they see fit to maintain a profit. Promulgating the idea that trampling on the rule of law that has already been established is alright as long as some one is profiting in the short term.
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\nhttp:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/parallels\/2015\/07\/01\/418964649\/as-panamas-economy-booms-so-do-concerns-over-debt-and-the-environment<\/a>
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\nImportant Terms
\nMonetary Institution- Financial institutions which together form the money issuing sector of the euro area. These include the European Central Bank, the national central banks of the euro area countries, and credit institutions and money market funds located in the euro area.
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\nQuestion: In the case of Panama, all it took was the president suspending the law to allow for these environmentally destructive practices to take place, how can the people of Panama fight against this form of power to allow the enforcement of the law?","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[],"more":0}]},{"id":"74330853","dateCreated":"1435774251","smartDate":"Jul 1, 2015","userCreated":{"username":"JakeCline23","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/JakeCline23","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/cs2367-08-su15.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/74330853"},"dateDigested":1532653252,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"Environmental Justice","description":"When deciding what to research along the lines of environmental justice, one thing that immediately came to mind was what tools are governments using to identify these populations of environmental injustice. After some research I came across an article in which the EPA released on June 10th. As of that day the EPA unveiled their newest environmental justice screening and mapping tool, EJSCREEN. This mapping tool allows the EPA and also the public to explore data, maps, and bar charts regarding environmentally burdened populations around the world. I believe EJSCREEN will be vital in pointing out many communities that are currently affected by negative environmental exposer such as, pollution. In the article the author quotes EPA Administrator, Gina McCarthy who said,"EJSCREEN has been a valuable resource for EPA to advance our commitment to protect Americans most vulnerable to pollution. I\u2019m excited to share this tool with the public to broaden its impact, build transparency, and foster collaboration with partners working to achieve environmental justice." I think that she explains the goal of EJSCREEN perfectly; It will be a monumental tool that I hope will be used for many years to come. Although this article does not have to do with the import current issue of environmental racism, I believe it is almost as important to be aware of and also talked about.
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\nhttp:\/\/yosemite.epa.gov\/opa\/admpress.nsf\/0\/48CB3866AB8ED5E485257E60004C8B93<\/a>
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\nBiomimicry- is an approach to innovation that seeks sustainable solutions to human challenges by emulating nature's time-tested patterns and strategies.
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\nEnvironmental justice- the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people, regardless of race or income with respect to the development, implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, and policies.","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[],"more":0}]},{"id":"74330565","dateCreated":"1435772073","smartDate":"Jul 1, 2015","userCreated":{"username":"kheonziafranklin","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/kheonziafranklin","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/cs2367-08-su15.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/74330565"},"dateDigested":1532653252,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"Environmental Racism","description":"I pick the \u201cDumping in Dixie: Race, class, and environmental quality\u201d form the website http:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/227582649<\/a> , based on the video Environmental Racism: Black communities face more health risks from industrial pollution; which both compare how the population issues have an effect on race and the poor\/ middle class in a negative way. Both articles how environmental inequities are all throughout the United States and this problem just haven\u2019t happen, it\u2019s been a problem for many years. Most harmful plants like sewer, oil, and other harmful plants are usually no more than 30 miles near a poor community or somewhere close where it can affect a person health. Which most of the time these plants are near black communities and low income communities. Like in the video she mentions how from the air pollution from these plant has a huge impact on the health of blacks and in the article it basically says the same thing how it affect people health in the community. Another major thing that the article point out was how Environmental Racism was being done, which means \u201cThe intentional or unintentional racial discrimination in the enforcement of environmental rules and regulations, which leads to the singling-out of minority and low-income communities for the siting of noxious facilities.\u201d This makes me wonder are these planets put there on purpose, and how do they regulate where these plants are ?","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[],"more":0}]},{"id":"74330151","dateCreated":"1435770271","smartDate":"Jul 1, 2015","userCreated":{"username":"SelamavitD","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/SelamavitD","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/cs2367-08-su15.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/74330151"},"dateDigested":1532653252,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"Environmental Justice","description":"Environmental injustice is the disproportionate distribution of the burdens of pollution and other environmental costs between groups in a society. Capitalism and the boom in industrial and manufacturing endeavors have benefited the economy of USA as a whole. In the process of production in which inputs are changed to consumer products there are associated wastes and harmful bi-products. Environmental justice tries to address the reality that the benefits of economic activities of the nation no longer comes at the cost of those who have little in regards of choice. In the United States the prevalence of pollution related disease is concentrated in African American and other minority communities. While the best response is to stay out of the way of these harmful substances and minimize the use of products that are correlated with causing disease, these segments of the population lack the resources that would make choices available to them. The article discusses how environmental justice and its relationship to other social issues can be brought to light to the general public by initiatives such as the Ali center film that will dedicate resources to educate people. It discusses the main topic that while living in each other\u2019s vicinity because of poverty and lack of resources minorities and under-privileged members of society are excluded from having a quality of life by a set of structural and institutional system that have no regard for them.
\nHow do we define Quality of life?
\nIn an ever growing racial and social tension how does the term \u201cenvironmental racism\u201d contribute to the discussion ?
\nArticle referenced: http:\/\/www.courier-journal.com\/story\/entertainment\/movies\/2015\/07\/01\/ali-center-film-series-tackles-climate-change\/29565105\/<\/a>","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[],"more":0}]},{"id":"74328485","dateCreated":"1435759365","smartDate":"Jul 1, 2015","userCreated":{"username":"ColinZeng","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/ColinZeng","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/cs2367-08-su15.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/74328485"},"dateDigested":1532653252,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"Environmental Racism","description":"After watching the videos on wikispaces.com, I was prompted to do more research in Environmental racism, which is a controversy topic in the 21st centuries. One article drew my attention as I was searching for articles on the website. This article is published by Shaila Dewan on The New York Times in 2009 and is called, \u201cClash in Alabama Over Tennessee Coal Ash.\u201d
\nThis little town called Uniontown, in Alabama, is a convenient place for coal ash because it is very close to the train. About 70% African Americans live in the Arrowgead Landfill in Perry County. About 350 miles away from Perry County, 8,500 tons of coal ash is pulled by the train and cover about 300 acres of land and waterways next to this little town every day. Interestingly enough, environmentalists claims that the ash should go somewhere like Arrowhead. In other words, they argue that Arrowhead is the perfect place to dump coal ash. Despite of the amount of coal ash, the Perry County leaders said that the ash is perfectly safe and that criticism has been fostered by outsiders. On the other hands, many people in Perry County said that they did not believe the assertions by local officials that the ash was perfectly safe because the test results showed dangerous levels of arsenic. In addition, Mr. Cureton, the new commissioners who is a black high school teacher states that the community does not know what is good for them. Then, he claimes that the coal ash is going to the Perry County opportunity to fund schools, to build roads, to create some things that will improve the lives of each individuals.
\nAfter this article, I do not know which side I want to stand for. I do see the truth. In other words, I do know if Arrowhead is the perfect place to store coal ash or not. And, I do not what benefits the people of the Perry County will will get for 8,500 tons of coal ash.
\nHere is the link of the article: http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2009\/08\/30\/us\/30ash.html<\/a>
\nThere are some terms that I think are important for class to define and get familiar to before class discussion. These words are sacrifice zones, environmental racism, and environmental justice.
\n One of the main questions that I have for class discussion is about race. What are people\u2019s views on race? This question is important for us to know our roommates\u2019 views and perspectives before we get into our discussion in the next level.","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[],"more":0}]},{"id":"74326577","dateCreated":"1435737342","smartDate":"Jul 1, 2015","userCreated":{"username":"MarvinR1","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/MarvinR1","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/cs2367-08-su15.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/74326577"},"dateDigested":1532653253,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"Environmental Justice Campaign","description":"My article, EPA 'environmental justice' map highlights California's pollution ills (LA Times author Tony Barboza)) can be found here; http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/local\/lanow\/la-me-ln-environmental-justice-map-20150609-story.html<\/a>
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\nI selected my article based on the term Peggy Shepard used in here speech from the YouTube video. (https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=3WMgNlU_vxQ<\/a>) That term was "sacrifice zones". This strong term had me thinking of ancient worship\/beliefs immediately. I thought to myself, wow this is still happening but on a much large scale and to hundreds and thousands of the earth\u2019s population at one time. And as Peggy stated, to mostly satisfy the consumer needs\/wants. Another reason I selected the article I did, was as I was researching an article to present. I noticed the quote in the article, "You thick of California as one the richest states and yet, there are still communities that are suffering as if they were in the poorest states in the nation" by Cesar Campos, who is the director of the Central California Environmental Justice Network. That stood out to me, I said to myself. Two things; How does a Director of anything not know how to talk properly or how does the editor of the article mistype that quote! lol But naw, on a serious note, the article makes you think about what we all often forget. (cause of Hollywood) Even one of the most famous, wealthiest, and climate loved place has a dark side.
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\nPollution is Cali's most environmental injustice. The article says, "The EPA analysis of more than 217,000 census block groups -- small communities that average about 1,400 residents -- found that many communities in California, especially in southeast Los Angeles County, the Inland Empire and the San Joaquin Valley, are among the most at-risk in the nation."(LA times http:\/\/twitter.com\/tonybarboza<\/a>) You would think with all the economic power and intelligent people just in California, that state could figure a way to brighten the darkness. Seems to me that have enough analysis, graph, and data! So instead of making more, I think people like Manuel Pastor, (Director of the Program for Environmental and Regional Equity at USC) should start working on the issue itself. Because pollution effects every race, sex, age of our society. Even if it is stronger on the West coast, it effects the world.
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\nWe see the environmental injustice in the world and some are battling it, but why do you think, our efforts as a globe society falls short of finding a more effective and timelier solution(s)?
\nAre our nation\u2019s leaders and top power corporations responsible for most, if not all of the Environmental issue that kills and harms humans daily and in the future?
\nCan we as a people\/humans ever find the justice in our environment?","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[],"more":0}]},{"id":"74326275","dateCreated":"1435728343","smartDate":"Jun 30, 2015","userCreated":{"username":"NateBulman","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/NateBulman","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/cs2367-08-su15.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/74326275"},"dateDigested":1532653253,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"July 1 Discussion","description":"http:\/\/www.ngrguardiannews.com\/2015\/06\/mosop-wants-government-commitment-on-environmental-justice\/<\/a>
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\nThis article is about a minority indigenous people in Nigeria, the Ogoni, who feel that their survival is being jeopardized due to the inactivity of the Nigerian government in dealing with harmful pollution in their lands. Apparently their standards of living are falling, food is no longer secure, and they feel their \u201cinalienable right to life\u201d is being seriously threatened. The Federal Government of Nigeria has already promised to resolve the issues of the area that have already been set out by the UNEP, but no action has been taken. On the contrary, all that has happened is talk of resorting to an older, dying, greatly unpopular project. Similar to the videos and other articles we have seen, it is a case of a minority people in a country being put in a situation where they are faced with harmful pollution, which in this case has been around for many years. Despite a laid out plan from the United Nations, still nothing has happened, painting this region to seem like another \u201csacrifice zone.\u201d
\nUNEP-United Nations Environment Programme
\nOgoni-Indigenous minority in Nigeria, came to prominence after public protest against massive pollution of their lands from Shell Oil
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\nHow many cases around the world could there be that are being ignored? What would it take to actually raise enough awareness for widespread change to happen? To expand, what would it take to definitively change the way the media covers these events, change how companies pollute areas, and change how governments react when an incident is brought to light?","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[],"more":0}]}],"more":true},"comments":[]},"http":{"code":200,"status":"OK"},"redirectUrl":null,"javascript":null,"notices":{"warning":[],"error":[],"info":[],"success":[]}}