Front And Centered

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Here we go again. Doing the same thing and expecting different results. Last year the House and the Senate each proposed massive, multi-year packages that failed to pass and failed even harder at closing the justice deficit in our transportation system. 1 Blacks and Latinos breathe 56/63% more pollution than they create.

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 19, 2022

But all is not equal when it comes to who exactly lives near oil wells — and intentional racial discrimination in federal mortgage policies, reflected in a practice known as “ redlining ,” may have played a role, according to a new study published in the Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology.

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Defend Our Future

JUNE 5, 2020

But a statement decrying the violence is not enough. We need to do more. For the sake of George Floyd — and for all Black lives across this country — we need to take a hard look at the racial injustices happening in our country and take an active role in unraveling the structure that allows them to thrive. It’s older than our country itself.

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Seyi Fabode

JUNE 3, 2020

I shared an email with Varuna ’s investors and advisors a few days ago and the response was positive enough that I realized it was time to share it with a larger group of people. The responses were along the lines of ‘ What can I do because I didn’t know, haven’t used my voice or wasn’t listening before? ’. For that, we say ‘Thank You’.

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 28, 2020

Jasmine Crowe, founder and CEO of Goodr, addressed the persistent problem of food waste and made the case for why every company — no matter its industry — needs to be have a strategy for addressing it. . Warner and Zymergen co-founder and CEO Josh Hoffman chat about their new mission. Stories discussed this week (6:45).

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Planet Pulse

MARCH 19, 2021

I’m really excited about this new role. Each volume features a member of our Planet community and is a valuable opportunity to get to know the person, the whole person, and understand what belonging really means to them. . I had the great privilege to sit down and connect with Patrice Johnson to get to know more about her journey.

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Front And Centered

APRIL 15, 2021

To add insult to injury, the Senate proposes to spend nearly $7B of funds from new sources like a new carbon fee which are technically free from the restrictions applied to the gas tax, on highways. This week, the Senate transportation committee put out their 16-year $17B transportation package. That is how structural racism works.

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