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In America environmental justice is one of the hardest things to try to give to people . Brenton Minton a  New Orléans local  talks about how the white house promise for more environmental justice may help to service some justice. President Obama’s recent cabinet choices is a way to help end environmental justice . Bill Clinton also has tried the discrimantion of where companies build there factories . The early realization of this problem also help get the public involved . After Clinton signed the reform groups like EPA  environmental Protection agency .This also helped the public to feel more safe in talking about what is really going on in there neighborhoods and how the factories are affecting them .President Obama to choose a profoundly known person to run the Enery and climate in americaalso affected environmental justice . The factories releasing pollution also affects the the air. So they in force environmental justice so keep the air clean.

News article about the EPA by Susan Jones, senior editor

I’m beginning to understand that it’s not only the EPA that is involved in handling environmental problems but also non-profit organizations, state colleges, local colleges, hospitals, and even the government can help out communities with environmental justice concerns.  These organizations are able to lend a hand because the EPA have been providing financial aid, in grants,  out to organizations that met the requirements.  In Fiscal 2010, Susan says that the EPA is encouraging applications that address what it calls the “disproportionate impacts of climate change.” “It wants to fund projects that emphasize climate equity, energy efficiency, renewable energy, local-green economy, and green-jobs capacity building” (Susan).  It looks like the EPA is trying to provide equal opportunities for any unrepresented communities to take part in addressing environmental concerns for the greater good.  Susan also said that the EPA defines “environmental justice” as the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people. regardless or race, color, national origin, or income with respect to development, implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, and polices.  And that is what environmental justice is all about; communities giving their all so that we can live in a healthy environment.

http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/56934

Enviromental Justice

I discovered an article on the New York Times website where  the leaking of radioactive tritium in a Vermont power plant was the topic. The problem is the radioactive levels have exceeded federal regulations. 70,500 picocuries per liter of tritium in ground water was discovered outside the plant. The federal is only 30,000 picocuries per liter, this limit was reached last Sunday. The only thing good coming out of this situation is the fact that the tritium has not penetrated drinking water sources. Yet the question of just how long it will be before this happens arises. The power plant is asking for a 20-year extension of its operating license which ends in 2012. This may not be possible if the leak isn’t found

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/02/business/energy-environment/02nuke.html?ref=energy-environment

Environment Problems

The article I read was the problem of the Arctic ice not growing as fast as usual this winter.  The ice melting is not as much as a problem as that its not growing as much this could mean a massive ice melt next summer. The arctic cover is important because it often is used to cool down our planet like an air conditioner. This could lead to rising sea levels if arctic melting continues. In the article it explains if arctic ice fails to build up during the winter it will melt faster. The ice that is growing back tends to be thin in the winter. The ice that is there is also significantly thinner then before making it easier to melt because it takes less energy. This summer could set humans and animals alike for a world of hurt. The ice is more perishable and is more prone allowing the ice melt during the winter making it melt at faster rates during the summer. With the exception of 1979 satellites have showed the lowest ice level in the last three years.

News Article

From news-record.com, I discovered a article on “Fire damages chemical plant roof”. This article is about chemical plant called Sherwin-Williams Chemical Coating plant, that caught on fire thursday afternoon. The fire was started accidentally by a roofing company using heat guns on the roof. The plant at 113 Stage Coach was having its roof replaced. The fire was prolonged because the firefighters had trouble getting the water from an aerial truck onto the roof because of the high winds at the time. Eventually they contained the fire on the roof. Luckily, the fire did not get inside of the building and it was stated that there were no hazardous chemical release from the building. Also, no injures took place. In that building were seventy employees who make wood coating for kitchen cabinets and furniture. All this was caused by a roofing company was using heating guns on the roof. This small act put many peoples lives in danger.

LA Bucket Brigade

I’ve learned a lot of things about the Bucket Brigade article. First of I didn’t know that people do all these things for people who helps out the community. They have all types of activities that they get involved in for their good deeds of protecting the earth.They get together have a good time and learn more important information about how to save energy and other things. It’s free to all people also. So if your a new member and want to get involved in something like this you can go. It’s an opportunity to learn about something you may want to be interested in one day. Also they serve food and who doesn’t like food. You can learn to be green and enjoy a good meal at the same time. The experience sounds good and makes me want to probably get involved one day. I suggest that everyone should try going green for one day and go to this activity to see all the good that would come out of it.

Pollution Threat in Asia

The article that I read was from The New York Times  about one of the most polluted cities in the world Beijing. Reports state that a combination of smog, soot and toxic chemicals have formed these atmospheric- brown clouds that are dramatically reducing sunlight in many Chinese cities. This decrease in sunlight have effected the efficiency of crop yields. The brownish haze is reported to be over a mile thick and  stretches from the Arabian Peninsula to the Yellow Sea, sometimes the cloud drifts as far east as California. They believe that the haze is the byproduct of heavy industry, coal-burning home heaters and the 3.5 million cars that clog the city’s roads. In fact, the scientists who worked on the report said the blanket of haze might be temporarily offsetting some warming from the simultaneous buildup of greenhouse gases by reflecting solar energy away from the earth. For those who breathe the toxic mix, the impact can be deadly. It is estimated that 340,000 people in China and India die each year from cardiovascular and respiratory diseases that can be traced to the emissions from coal-burning factories, diesel trucks and wood-burning stoves.

News Article

The article that i’ve read about is about global warming at GlobalWarming.com a man explained how Washington Post altered the headline from “Winter offered as proof of warming” to “Harsh winter a sign of disruptive climate change, report says.”  It’s nothing suspect going on here. The envirenmentalist have been doing this for years and that’s why they change it from ”global warming” to “global climate change” so that any change in climate or even just weather can be portrayed as a result of man’s actions and activities in putting greenhouse gases into the air. The report, incidentally, is from the National Wildlife Federation that makes money by promoting global warming in the same way that GM makes money selling trucks stated by Michael Fumento. He explained how the way we see things and the way we interpret the things that we don’t get. And how everybody plays a part in what is going on with global warming.

Enviromental Issue

On April 20, 2009 an articles releases. This article was about how they surveyed SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry faculty whose main focus is environmental issues. The survey asked them what is the worst environmental issue. surprisingly overpopulation ranked number one. Many explained why they chose this to be the top issue.  Dr. Allan P. Drew, a forest ecologist states we are putting more carbon dioxide into the atmosphere which he feels is directly related to overconsumption. Some felt that is the world, which population was recorded at abt 1 billion was cut down to 100 million better yet they said maybe even 10 ,million than all other environmental issue would cease to exist. My question about this whole matter is, is it true.  Do they really believe that will stop or significantly decrease the amount of environmental issues we are facing today. Or will the people of the world just eventually   find other ways to affect our world’s enviroment.

Residents of Poor Community

In Fresno California there has been a number of birth defects and infant deaths.  This was happening for a while in a large latino community in which they had no answer for a while on their strange happenings in the community.  In a 15-month period there were six babies born with defects and three of the babies died.  Later on many community members complained to the Waste Management Inc., government agencies and others about the hazardous toxic that is wasted at least three miles away from the community.  The waste plant wanted to expand, and the county officials granted that expansion.  The expansion was denied by environmental groups.  The issue was so bad that it was presented many ways such as the news and YouTube.  Now the case of the waste plant is being closely looked at by many EPA’s and others.  This community wasn’t the only community that took damage but another did also.  Some people come to say it is not the plants fault and some say the other way around.  Anyway it goes there was toxic that is too close to a community.