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It's super cool to read a book written by an alum of my high school!!!
I agree with other reviewers who have mentioned that the organization of the book can feel a bit choppy. Some of the discussion questions at the end of each chapter seem targeted toward someone just learning the material. Since the book is marketed as a "how to," I would have enjoyed more interactive, applied exercises.
Still, I took away a ton of useful, new information. I'm excited to refer to the resources guide in the future. Some takeaways:
- People of color have actually adopted plant based lifestyles at higher than average rates. 8% of Black Americans are strict vegans or vegetarians as opposed to 3% of the general population.
- Examples of global environmental racism and the dark side of green energy (wind farms on indigenous land in Oaxaca, lithium mining on indigenous land in the Atacama Desert).
- Regional textile and fabrics, what fibers are indigenous to each region, how can that be incorporated into fashion?
- The mother and father of environmental justice : hazel m Johnson and Dr. Robert Bullard
- More examples of the link between toxic waste locations and race in the US. How the new environmental legislation passed after the first Earth Day in 1970 actually directly diverted toxic waste into black brown and low income communities.
- Still, as of 2019, RACE IS THE NUMBER ONE INDICATOR of where toxic waste facilities are located in the US.
I agree with other reviewers who have mentioned that the organization of the book can feel a bit choppy. Some of the discussion questions at the end of each chapter seem targeted toward someone just learning the material. Since the book is marketed as a "how to," I would have enjoyed more interactive, applied exercises.
Still, I took away a ton of useful, new information. I'm excited to refer to the resources guide in the future. Some takeaways:
- People of color have actually adopted plant based lifestyles at higher than average rates. 8% of Black Americans are strict vegans or vegetarians as opposed to 3% of the general population.
- Examples of global environmental racism and the dark side of green energy (wind farms on indigenous land in Oaxaca, lithium mining on indigenous land in the Atacama Desert).
- Regional textile and fabrics, what fibers are indigenous to each region, how can that be incorporated into fashion?
- The mother and father of environmental justice : hazel m Johnson and Dr. Robert Bullard
- More examples of the link between toxic waste locations and race in the US. How the new environmental legislation passed after the first Earth Day in 1970 actually directly diverted toxic waste into black brown and low income communities.
- Still, as of 2019, RACE IS THE NUMBER ONE INDICATOR of where toxic waste facilities are located in the US.