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Stop Factory Farming For The Sake Of Humanity!, Alexander V. Dimauro
Stop Factory Farming For The Sake Of Humanity!, Alexander V. Dimauro
ENV 434 Environmental Justice
Abstract: The world is being destroyed. We do not care about the mistreatment of animals in factory farms because of our consumeristic taste buds, but this gluttony is even more problematic than we think. It is blinding us from an even larger factor at stake. Our factory farming methods are a leading contributor in the causes of global warming. What this means for us is that our consumption has a direct impact on our destruction. We need to think big, and act. The only way to combat this issue is through taking courses of action that will force people to …
Hydroelectric Dams: The Lao Government's Luxury Trap, M.K. Laurel
Hydroelectric Dams: The Lao Government's Luxury Trap, M.K. Laurel
ENV 434 Environmental Justice
The research of the Lao government, its hydroelectric dams, and its responses to its project was done through an environmental justice lens. It is an interdisciplinary research that explores the political corruption, the role of media, and the environment in order to frame the Lao government and the reasoning behind their unjust activities.
A Case Of Environmental Justice In Los Angeles, California, Cleora Ohar
A Case Of Environmental Justice In Los Angeles, California, Cleora Ohar
ENV 434 Environmental Justice
Abstract: Environmental Racism has been around for a long time. Looking at its history of key movements like the Civil Rights Movement can help provide a framework for why it has become what it is today and could potentially look like in the future. The way in which people have presented it has changed as culture has changed. Not only does environmental racism involve issues of the environment, but it also includes issues of race. Hence, the name of this subcategory of environmental justice. In fact, studies have been conducted showing that those who live in underdeveloped or poor …