Category Archives: environmental justice

Building Inclusive Approaches to Facing Climate Change

Posted on May 13, 2013 by

Climate Access hosted an online conversation on May 13 about how United States environmental communicators can build relationships with low-income and minority communities. Insights from Detroit, Mississippi, Alabama, New York, New Orleans, and southeastern coastal states enriched the conversation. “The folks … Continue reading →

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Lead and Crime: A Poisonous Link

Posted on January 14, 2013 by

This month, Mother Jones published the results of a surprising investigation into the foul effects of lead in the United States. The article claims leaded gasoline caused a wave of crime in the last century. Crime rates dropped once the lead was removed. The … Continue reading →

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How Nonprofits Can Earn News Coverage Using Data Visualization

Posted on December 1, 2012 by

The Boston Foundation launched a new resource for community organizations and media on November 27 – the Boston Indicators Project website. The site now contains data visualization tools, thanks to a collaboration with the Institute for Visualization and Perception Research … Continue reading →

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Fish Advisory Messaging Flops in Communities of Color

Posted on September 22, 2012 by

Like a wet catfish on a dock, the messaging provided by fishing advisories about toxic chemicals flops, flails and fails when it reaches communities of color in some parts of the United States. That’s the implicit conclusion of an article … Continue reading →

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Metal, Class Diversity and Science Writing

Posted on July 22, 2012 by

Earlier this month, Dorie Clark threw down the gauntlet at Harvard Business Review by writing a post called Come Out of the Closet at Work, Whether You’re Gay or Not. I’ve decided to take on the challenge of blogging about … Continue reading →

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Like Biodiversity, Cultural Diversity Creates a Healthy Environmental Movement

Posted on June 26, 2012 by

Orion Magazine hosted an online meeting, “Bringing Cultural Diversity to the Environmental Movement,” on June 19. The speakers set the stage for the conversation by talking about alienation. They’ve noticed a culture of subtle silencing, unintentional exclusion, and institutionalized discrimination … Continue reading →

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How Online Collaboration Can Help Environmental Justice Groups Succeed

Posted on May 30, 2012 by

Environmental justice organizations in the United States often have limited resources. An article in AlterNet critiqued the environmental movement’s tendency to fund large organizations at the expense of supporting grassroots groups; this may be part of the reason that environmental … Continue reading →

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Lessons Remain to Be Learned 100 Years after the Triangle Fire

Posted on May 1, 2012 by

The article below is an edited reprint of a story about worker safety which I wrote last year. I’m posting it in honor of May Day.  On Saturday, March 25, 1911, 146 garment industry workers – mostly young Jewish and … Continue reading →

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Oxfam Says Environmental Protection Can Alleviate Poverty

Posted on March 4, 2012 by

Does environmental protection reduce the well-being of low-income people? A new discussion paper from Oxfam says it’s possible to improve the health and income of people living in poverty worldwide while still making environmentally sustainable choices. However, individual environmental policies … Continue reading →

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Where Gonzo Journalism Meets Web 2.0

Posted on March 1, 2012 by

In journalism, there’s a relatively new movement called Hacks/Hackers. I call it a movement because it appears to be more than a trend or isolated group. Journalists who are part of Hacks/Hackers seek to mix tech smarts with journalism savvy. … Continue reading →

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