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It seems hypocritical to attack the White House for being spineless on Van Jones without attacking the NRDC, Sierra Club, EDF and Greenpeace for being spineless as well. If white progressives either can't or won't oppose racism, then we'll need a new set of white progressive funders and leaders to do something better.
Van Jones's Resignation Highlights Racial Tensions on the Left -
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 -
The White House rolls out its strategy for taking your car farther on a gallon of gas.
White House Unveils Dramatic Increase in Fuel Efficiency Standards by 2016 -
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 -
A conversation with environmental activist Majora Carter about integrating the movement, how to stop dumping on our communities, and why planting trees won't kill hip-hop.
How the Bronx Turned Green -
Are liberal environmental policies hurting poor black communities? Conservatives think so!
It Takes Green to Go Green -
My mother almost ruined a 30-year friendship over politics. At first, her sudden burst of political passion didnt make sense. But that's when I remembered her chasing me around the living room with a green plastic hair brush.
Black Hair, White Mother
