OCT  Incorporating Environmental Justice Into Local Sustainability PlansBy Pearsall and Pierce Annotated by CSSThis article systematically examines the degree to which US cities conceptualize (via educational materials) and operationalize (via objectives, standards, indicators and benchmarks) environmental justice as part of their broader sustainability agenda. |
SEP Capitalizing on Environmental JusticeBy Daniel Faber Reviewed By CSSThis highly informative book provides a comprehensive analysis of the social, economic and environmental costs and benefits of neoliberal policies. Faber's general thesis is that the benefits of neoliberal policies (or globalization, more generally) have largely been internalized within transnational corporations (TNCs) whereas the costs have been externalized onto vulnerable populations both inside and outside the US through mechanisms of capital restructuring, selective environmental victimization and anti-democratic environmental policymaking. |
AUG The Empathy GapBy J.D. Trout Reviewed by CSSThis book aims high in that it seeks to explain why it is that the United States has failed over the past several decades to improve opportunities for its most vulnerable populations due, in part, to an empathy gap. It delves into the nature of this empathy gap drawing lessons from alternative cultures and recent studies within the fields of psychology and decision science. This book also puts forward a bold path to bridge this gap toward a more inclusive and generous society. |
AUG The Dirty Dozen: Toxic Chemicals and the Earth's FutureBy Bruce E. Johansen Reviewed by CSSIn this book, Johansen examines the history, character and consequences of anthropogenic (i.e., human-generated) pollution via several case studies. He draws information from a variety of sources to construct a social ecological critique of the production, management and disposal of toxic chemicals and compounds. |
AUG Five Past Midnight in BhopalBy Lapierre, D. and J. Moro Reviewed by CSSThis book provides a vivid account of the events leading up to the December 4, 1984 industrial disaster in Bhopal India which claimed the lives of between 16,000 and 30,000 (predominantly poor) people. The lethality of the disaster was due to a combination of factors including the toxicity of the chemicals that were released into the environment, the number and vulnerability of residents proximate to the Union Carbide facility and the lack of knowledge by first responders concerning how to treat exposure victims. These factors combine to make the Bhopal disaster a compelling case study of environmental injustice. |
The most urgent task of the Animal Liberation movement is to persuade as many people as possible to make this commitment so that the boycott will spread and gain attention.
- Peter Singer
