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  • CC Radio Ep 25 Race, Pollution, Justice — Brentin Mock, Tyree Daye, Dr. Natasha DeJarnett

    After 10 years of reporting on race, culture, and civil rights, Brentin Mock embraced environmental issues as his new beat. That was in 2008. He has since become a leading voice highlighting environmental racism in America.  He speaks with Citizens Climate Radio host, Peterson Toscano about pollution, segregation, asthma, and mobility. Brentin also speaks candidly about failures of predominately white environmental organizations that attempt to reach out to people of color. He shares why these attempts fail and what climate advocates can do to build a more diverse coalition. Also joining the discussion is Dr. Natasha DeJarnett, environmental health policy analyst from the American Public Health Association. She outlines statistics on historical and contemporary pollution and how air and water pollution pose severe heath risks for everyone, but espeically people of color in the USA. 


    Art House

    Joining us in the Art House today is poet Tyree Daye. As an African-American man living in the  the US South, Tyree weaves together stories and voices from his family. He artistically expresses the collective trauma they have experienced and the deep insights passed down. Rivers, water, and flooding continually come up in his book of poetry called River Hymns. Tyree talks about his poetry and reads pieces from the book and new poetry. 


    Puzzler

    You are on a break with a co-worker, let's call him Murphy. You tell Murphy about a climate change conference you attended hoping to engage him in conversation. Murphy blurts out, "Seriously. I never pegged you as one of those save the whales and the polar bears kinda person. The way I see it, humans are the most adaptable beings on earth. Whatever is coming our way, we will be able to handle it. Sucks for other creatures, but humans will be just fine."


    Murphy has put just you in a certain environmental box. It may or may not be a fit for you. But how can you respond to Murphy to help crack open the conversation?



    Send Peterson your answers. Leave your name, contact info, and where you are from.


    Get back to him by July, 15, 2018. You can email your answers to radio @ citizensclimate.org or better yet leave a voicemail of 3 minutes or less at 570.483.8194. (+1 if calling from outside the USA.)


    Dig Deeper
    • African-Americans faced 54% higher health burden from air pollution (particulate matter) compared to the overall population. Communities of color overall had a 28% higher health burden compared to the overall population (Mikati et al., 2018).

  • Communities of color have higher exposure rates to air pollution than their white, non-Hispanic counterparts. A study monitoring 12 air pollutants showed that whites had the lowest exposures, non-Hispanic blacks had higher exposures than whites to 13 of the 14 pollutants. Hispanics generally had the highest exposures (Bell & Ebisu, 2012). Some of the pollutants studied including particulate matter, nitrate, chlorine, nickel are connected to repertory illnesses, asthma, and cardiovascular issues.

  • From a 2010 CDC report, seven million American children have asthma, about one out of ten. One out of every six black child has
    • 31 min
  • CCU: Extended Q&A with Nathaniel Stinnett, Executive Director, Environmental Voter Project
    Join us for this month’s extended Q&A with Nathaniel Stinnett, the Founder and Executive Director of the Environmental Voter Project.
    Nathaniel was CCL’s June National Speaker and answers questions CCL volunteers submitted about environmental voters as well as sharing additional details about the presentation material covered in this month’s call, the Environmental Voter Project’s next priorities, and how CCL volunteers can help engage in helping build voting habits for environmental voters.
    59 min
  • CCU: Extended Q&A with Nathaniel Stinnett, Executive Director, Environmental Voter Project (Audio)
    Audio Only: Join us for this month’s extended Q&A with Nathaniel Stinnett, the Founder and Executive Director of the Environmental Voter Project.
    Nathaniel was CCL’s June National Speaker and answers questions CCL volunteers submitted about environmental voters as well as sharing additional details about the presentation material covered in this month’s call, the Environmental Voter Project’s next priorities, and how CCL volunteers can help engage in helping build voting habits for environmental voters.
    59 min
  • CCL 2018: Telling Better Climate Stories - Monday Breakout Session
    No story is harder to tell than the one about our changing climate and what it means for each of us. Reciting the facts is not enough to move people to action. How do we break through the collective silence in creative and effective ways? How can we help people become curious about climate change? Discover how to deepen a conversation and a relationship through better storytelling.Peterson ToscanoSpeakerCitizens' Climate RadioHostElizabeth DellSpeakerCitizens' Climate Lobby/Citizens' Climate EducationGreat Lakes Regional Co-CoordinatorTasha Reddy PhDSpeakerCitizens' Climate Lobby/Citizens' Climate EducationCalifornia State Coordinator
    1 hr
  • CCL 2018: State Level Carbon Pricing Monday Break-out Session
    Will 2018 be the year when the United States enacts it's first carbon fee and dividend policy at the state level? Come and hear about the efforts on the verge of success and how you can join the growing movement to pressure congress to act through enacting state-level legislation.Jamie DeMarcoModeratorCitizens' Climate Education/Citizens' Climate LobbyState-Level Carbon Pricing CoordinatorJessica LangermanSpeakerClimate X-Change, MAFounderMichael GreenSpeakerCABA/ClimateXChangeExecutive DirectorCamila ThorndikeSpeakerChesapeake Climate Action NetworkCarbon Pricing Coordinator
    59 min
  • CCL 2018: Ted Halstead & Students for Carbon Dividends
    As Chairman and CEO of the Climate Leadership Council, Ted Halstead has mobilized a surprising group of high-profile supporters behind a carbon dividends plan, including top companies, environmental NGOs, and opinion leaders from across the political spectrum. Joining Ted are two students who are expanding the movement onto college campuses: Students for Carbon Dividends (S4CD) Founder and President Alex Posner, and Harvard College Republican Club President and S4CD Vice President Kiera O’Brien. Learn how they are harnessing the energy of students to pave the way for a bipartisan climate breakthrough.
    45 min

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