The Paradox Of U.S. Environmentalism

Environmental problems plague poor Americans, so why is the green movement thought to be only for the rich?

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February 14, 2006, 10:00 AM PST

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"Consider this central paradox of U.S. environmentalism: In much of popular and political culture, the movement is dismissed as the pet cause of white, well-off Americans -- people who can afford to buy organic arugula, vacation in Lake Tahoe, and worry about the fate of the Pacific pocket mouse. And yet, the population most affected by environmental problems is the poor...the worst consequences of environmental degradation are visited on the homes, workplaces, families, and bodies of the poor."

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