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Environmental Civil Rights and Andrew Goodman's Legacy

November 22, 2009

Posted by Frances Beinecke in Health and the Environment

Tags:
civilrights, environmentaljustice, goodman, harlem, pollution, ports

I was humbled recently to learn that I was receiving a Hidden Heroes Award from the Andrew Goodman Foundation. This Sunday, I will be honored to accept the award at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in Harlem....continued

Breast Cancer Risk and the Air We Breathe

May 5, 2009

Posted by Frances Beinecke in Health and the Environment

Tags:
americanlungassociation, asthma, breastcancer, diesel, dieselexhaust, estrogen, PAHs, pollution, simplesteps, smog

Last week, the American Lung Association came out with its annual State of the Air report, and concluded that six out of every ten Americans live in communities with unhealthy air. I read these results not only as the head...continued

With Biofuels, Better Is Better

March 14, 2008

Posted by Frances Beinecke

Tags:
biodiesel, biodieselrefinery, biofuels, globalwarming, greenenergy, pollution

If you have read this blog in the past, you know I firmly believe we can curb global warming with the help of a long list of clean energy technologies. But a recent article in the New York Times about...continued