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Social and Environmental Justice Resource Roundup

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I’ve spent the past few weeks digging into information on social and environmental justice issues, policy reform, and updates on the Black Lives Matter movement. Here are some of the resources and voices that I have been looking at to further my understanding of anti-racism and intersectional environmentalism.

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Why Requesting “No Straw” is F*cking Awesome

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My friend Katherine is passionate about plastic straws – or more truthfully, she f*cking hates them. And this is why.

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Ocean Plastic Pollution with 5 Gyres

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When I left my apartment on June 1st headed for Miami to embark on an expedition to study ocean plastics in the Atlantic Gyre with 5 Gyres I thought I would be spending a week focusing on the massive plastic pollution problem (that is not discounting the fact that, yes, it’s bad… to learn more, scroll to the bottom of this…

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My TED Talk

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Why I Live a Zero Waste Life.

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Democracy Now NYC

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I am lucky. You know why? Because I got to tour the DEMOCRACY NOW! LEED PLATINUM STUDIO!!! Okay, geeking out, Democracy Now!’s host, Amy Goodman, is a major environmental, social, political, and journalistic superhero whom I totally admire. Annnnnddd little ole’ me got to tour her home away from home and learn all about its “birth”, so to speak, from an industrial print bindery into a…

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Construction Waste Reuse in NYC

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In New York City, construction and demolition waste accounts for 50+% of the solid waste stream. OVER 50 PERCENT OF THE SOLID WASTE STREAM!!!!! This is insane. I had absolutely no idea just how much waste construction created until I crossed paths with the Program Director of Build it Green, Justin Green (what a last name!) and visited their reuse center in…

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