Tag Archives: Environmental justice
BP oil disaster, one year later
TweetIt’s been a year since the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, and as such, seems a fitting time to check out the incredible Naomi Klein talking about the larger implications. Klein is working on a book related to this topic. Can. Not. Wait. And for more for what it’s been like for [...]
Guest post: consciously clothed
TweetThis guest post on fashion, among other things, comes to us from Jessi Arrington, a designer, creative philanthropist, and as our mutual friend Chris described her, an “outfit scientist.” Her full bio is after the jump. Raise your hand if you think what you wear matters! I’d like to make the case that it does, [...]
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Chevron ordered to pay $17 billion in damages for pollution in Ecuadorian Amazon
TweetAn Ecuadorian court has ordered Chevron to pay $17 billion in damages as restitution for heinous pollution in the Ecuadorian Amazon over the last thirty years. Chevron, unsurprisingly, has already stated it will not pay. Amy Goodman and Democracy Now have the full story. You can see a transcript here. Tweet
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Do It Anyway
TweetI’m usually a bit reticent about seeming too self-promotional, but in this case, I’m confident that everyone in the Feministing community deserves to know about the work of the activists in my new book, just released today, called Do It Anyway: The New Generation of Activists. In it, I profile eight diverse people 35 and [...]
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Those scary, reproducing brown billions: a primer on population boom alarmism