Environmental Justice: Women's Voices and the Fight Against Environmental Racism, Exercises of Biology

Download Environmental Justice: Women's Voices and the Fight Against Environmental Racism and more Exercises Biology in PDF only on Docsity! 1. Why is it important that the vignettes in this chapter be in the words of the women themselves? Why don’t the authors just write about these women? 2. The author’s say that women represent the “heart and soul” of the modern environmental justice movement. Why do you think this is? 3. What was CATE and why was it formed? 4. What was CATE’s main goal? Did they achieve it? Why was this a “first”? 5. Why is grassroots organization so important in the e.j. movement? 6. What is “cancer alley”? 7. Why is cancer alley given its name? 8. Why do you think so many petrochemical plants locate here? 9. Why did the town of Convent not want the Shintech plant? 10. Why would the governor criticize the St. James Citizens for Jobs and the Environment? 11. Why was the Shintech/Convent case a litmus test for Executive Order 12898? 12. What was the controversial ruling made by the Louisiana Supreme Court in 1998? Why would they make such a ruling? 13. Why would Austin create a city plan with East Austin actually designated as a place for hazardous dumping? 14. Why is there a reference to the color purple? 15. Do you think the same situation that exists in East Austin exists in Denver? 16. Who leased the land of the Northern Cheyenne Tribe to a strip mining company? 17. Why is it so difficult for tribes to protect their own lands? 18. One woman writes on page 77 that, “…most Americans would rather fight for a rain forest five thousand miles away than join the battle being waged by native peoples right here in their own backyards.” Do you think this is true? Why or why not? 19. What did Monsanto do that was a crystal clear example of environmental racism? 20. Why does this author feel that she shouldn’t have settled? 21. What are some of the hazards that the citizens of Norco face? 22. Why does this author talk about the United Nations? 23. Questions / comments / concerns Docsity.com