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Obama's green jobs czar has resigned due to controversy about his political past. But going forward, how far back, and for what type of offenses, will American politics punish public servants?
Green Jobs Czar Van Jones Resigns Amid Controversy -
A black woman is running for president of the southern hemisphere's most populous country. As the international debate on climate change heats up, Marina Silva's advocacy for the environment and against the deforestation of Brazil's immense natural rainforests stands out as much as her unusual rise to power.
Marina Silva, Brazil's Black Female (Green) Presidential Candidate -
Green the Block is a movement to regain control of our communities and our economy. For far too long, people of color and low-income communities have lived in the shadow of dirty polluting industries, continuously getting the short end of the environmental and economic sticks....
Hip Hop Caucus and Green For All Launch Major Urban Green Initiative -
For blacks, the green movement has been primarily about bad things dumped in our neighborhoods. But health-based activism isn't enough. Today’s black and green movement must be about jobs and economic sustainability.
Environment Justice, Blacks and the Green Movement -
Green claims that make us see red.
The Four Biggest Enviro-Scams -
For Earth Day, The Root is going deep on the ties between black people and the earth. We dig in to everything from Michelle Obama's potential impact on farming to how to plant gardens on housing project rooftops to creating green jobs in black neighborhoods. Guest writers Majora Carter, Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins and Sen. John Kerry weigh in on the green movement's need to go brown. And we shine a spotlight on 10 community organizers -- The Root's Green Collar Heroes -- who are making a difference at the grassroots, literally. Plus, for those of you who think it's not easy being green, we offer seven easy tips to help you get started.
So plow into our entire Earth Day package. Once you go black and green, you'll never go back!
The Root Goes Green -
From planting gardens on our apartment rooftops to turning our dumpsites into parks, how city dwellers can save their communities and the world.
Greening the Ghetto -
The economy's shrinking. And the threat of climate change is ever present. In this dire moment, America no longer has to choose between creating well-paying jobs and protecting the environment.
Good Jobs, Green Jobs -
What is clean coal?
