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Green Collar Hero: Karen Monahan
When Karen Monahan became a community organizer for the Environmental Justice Advocates of Minnesota (EJAM) in 2006, the notion of green jobs hadn’t yet made its way to the mainstream imagination. Monahan says working in a green industry in Minnesota, where there wasn’t a real green movement, was still very much a new idea. By…
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Green Collar Hero: Kandi Mossett
Kandi Mossett grew up running wild among the spectacular peaks and valleys of the North Dakota Badlands. She remembers spending most of her childhood days on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation swimming and climbing with friends. “I guess that’s probably why I’ve had this passion for doing something outdoors,” Mossett, 29, says. But among the…
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Getting in on the Green Ground Floor
The opportunity we’ve been waiting for is finally here. African Americans have the chance to get on the ground floor of an economic surge that could give our communities the foundation for long-term health, peace and prosperity. And it looks like something we’ve been doing for a very, very long time—it just hasn’t been recognized.…
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The Four Biggest Enviro-Scams
In greenwashing, as in life, there are seven sins. There’s the sin of the hidden trade-off, for example, the sin of vagueness, and the sin of no proof. So says sinsofgreenwashing.org, which takes on companies that offer seemingly green benefits—often at a hefty price tag—with little results. As the green trend continues, companies in almost…
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Green Collar Hero: Juan Reynosa
As a kid growing up in Hobbs, N.M., 27-year-old Juan Reynosa saw the firsthand effects of heavy industry on his local community. “Just growing up there as a child, I saw the mismanagement of these oil industries.” In Hobbs, the smell of gas always filled the air, as a constant reminder that the small town…
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Green Collar Hero: LaDonna Redmond
When LaDonna Redmond found out, nearly 10 years ago, that her then 1-year-old son had several serious food allergies, she set out to find a healthy diet that would not trigger his allergies. At the time, she knew nothing, and cared nothing, about going green. “It wasn’t that I ignored the environment,” she says. “I…
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Green Collar Hero: Tony Anderson
On Mother’s Day in 2007, Tony Anderson installed a compact fluorescent light bulb (CFL) in his grandmother’s home. The small change was so meaningful, he says, that he and a fellow Morehouse student Marcus Penny decided they should start changing light bulbs all over Atlanta. They began visiting the homes of low-income families, replacing the…
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The Root's Green Guide
It’s Earth Day, and for a lot of black folks, sadly, that doesn’t mean much. But at The Root, we’re trying to do our best by the environment. Don’t worry. It’s easy being green. To get started, here are seven tips to help you put your best green foot forward. 1. Recycle 2. Become a Straphanger 3. Go From Four Wheels to…
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Green Collar Hero: Daniell 'Danni' Washington
Daniell Washington is a self-proclaimed water baby. Born and raised in Miami, she’s loved the ocean since she was 6 years old. Now, at 22, she has made it her mission to persuade school-aged kids to love the ocean the way she does. Through seaside scavenger hunts and boat trips to find sharks, Washington wants…
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Every Shade of Green
For too long, most pundits have talked about the environment as, to borrow a phrase, a “white man’s burden.” Conventional wisdom has portrayed environmental justice as a pet project of beach cleaners, trail hikers, spotted-owl savers and—worst of all—elitists. But here’s the reality: In the fight to save the environment, city dwellers, especially African Americans,…