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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

The Environmental Appointments: Obama Means What He Says

December 11, 2008

Posted by Frances Beinecke in Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming , U.S. Law and Policy

Tags:
browner, cabinetappointment, chu, energyefficiency, globalwarming, globalwarmingsolutions, greentransition, jackson, obama, ports, richardson, sutley

President-elect Obama's choices for top environment posts reveal something very important: they tell us that Obama means what he says. He means it when he says he wants to protect the planet and tackle global warming. Plenty of politicians say...continued