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This article explains why energy justice, which provides the philosophical and jurisprudential underpinnings of sustainable development, demands that the developed and high energy world should act to address the condition of the energy oppressed poor.…
View Full ResourceThe purpose of this research is to contrast the marketing of clean coal technology with
the environmental justice issues of coal extraction in Appalachia that a cleaner burning process will not change. This study analyzes and explores the greenwashing connections that result from positioning the use of clean coal technologies as an environmental solution to the problems associated with our dependence on coal as an energy source. The following question is addressed:
Q1: Is “clean coal” possible or is the promotion and marketing of such technologies a form of greenwashing with environmental justice consequences for rural communities?…
View Full ResourceThe U.S. Capitol Complex in Washington, D.C., comprises some of the most historic, symbolic, and heavily used buildings in the nation. Among these are the U.S. Capitol, the Supreme Court, the Library of Congress, the House and Senate office buildings, the U.S. Botanic Gardens, the Capitol Visitors Center, and various support facilities. Within these buildings, public policy is made, legislation is enacted, and priceless artifacts and documents are stored and displayed. They are the workplaces of 535 congressional representatives, the justices of the Supreme Court, their staffs, the staff of the Library of Congress, and others and are the destination …
View Full ResourceThe George W. Bush Administration’s refusal to deal seriously with the problem of global warming, perhaps the greatest environmental problem of our time, requires that the international community think seriously about alternative ways of inducing or even compelling the United States to meet its global responsibilities. One strategy being considered is litigation. There are a variety of forms that global warming litigation could take. Plaintiffs harmed by global warming could bring actions in U.S. federal courts against the American government. Alternatively, such plaintiffs could sue key American corporations whose conduct has a disproportionate impact on global warming inside U.S. or …
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