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Environmental (In)Justice: Sources, Symptoms, and Solutions
11-24 April 2008

ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE   |   CLIMATE JUSTICE

This list represents only a fraction of the quality research and resource repositories in these fields.
Where possible, links to existing collections of materials and links were selected. Many resources
cover both EJ and CJ themes. Recognizing the limits of this list, we invite participants to share
readings, resources, and related links. Non-English resources are particularly appreciated.

ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE

African Americans and Climate Change: An Unequal Burden - Published by the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Inc. (.pdf format)

Agyeman, J and Carmin, J (in preparation) 'Environmental Injustice Beyond Borders: Local Perspectives on Global Inequities'

Agyeman, J (2005) Sustainable Communities and the Challenge of Environmental Justice. NY: New York University Press

Bullard, R (Ed)(2007) Growing Smarter: Achieving Livable Communities, Environmental Justice, and Regional Equity. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press

Bullard, R (2007) The Black Metropolis in the Twenty-First Century: Race, Power, and Politics of Place. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield

Bullard, R (Ed)(2005) The Quest for Environmental Justice: Human Rights and the Politics of Pollution. Sierra Club Books

Bullard, R (2000) Dumping in Dixie: Race, Class and Environmental Quality. Boulder, CO: Westview Press

Community Coalition for Environmental Justice - "CCEJ’s mission is to achieve environmental and economic justice in low-income communities and communities of color. We believe that everyone, regardless of race or income, has the right to a clean and healthy community."

Environmental Justice Database - Bibliographic entries on issues related to EJ, from Michigan State University Extension School

Ella Baker Center for Human Rights - "The Ella Baker Center for Human Rights is a strategy and action center working for justice, opportunity and peace in urban America."

Environmental Justice Resource Center - Clark Atlanta University. Robert Bullard, Director. Resources include books, publications, curriculum guide, feature articles, video archive, and more...

Environmental Justice Timeline - Milestones - Available from the Environmental Justice Resource Center, focusing on the US EJ movement (.pdf format)

Environmental Justice in the 21st Century - by Robert Bullard, EJ Resource Center. Overview and historical background

Green Action for Health and Environmental Justice - "Greenaction is an organization created by community groups in the southwest United States and former Greenpeace staff who have joined together in the struggle for health and environmental justice for all."

Indigenous Environmental Network - "A network of Indigenous Peoples empowering Indigenous Nations and communities towards sustainable livelihoods, demanding environmental justice and maintaining the Sacred Fire of our traditions."

Principles of Environmental Justice - EJnet.org - Web Resources for Environmental Justice Activists

Short-Title List of Selected Works on Environmental Justice - Compiled by Timothy C. Weiskel

Sierra Club Environmental Justice Resources - Scorecard, EPA, Right to Know, EcoNet, BAN, and more

South African Exchange Program on Environmental Justice - "...focuses on the effects of toxics and the deteriorating environment on the health and daily lives of communities in South Africa..."

Working Group on Environmental Justice - Extensive collection of links to online EJ resources, documents, and studies


CLIMATE JUSTICE

Agyeman, J, Bullard, R, Evans, B (eds) (2003) Just Sustainabilities: Development in an Unequal World. London: Earthscan Publications/MIT Press

Bali Principles of Climate Justice - Provided by India Resource Center: Building Global Links for Justice

Bond, P (2008) 'From False to Real Solutions for Climate.' ZNet commentary. Online 18 Jan 08

Bond, P (2007) 'Privatisation of the Air turns Lethal: Carbon Trading as a Non-Solution to Climate Change.' Presentation. Version in Capitalism Nature Socialism, December 2007. Online 18 Jan 08

Climate Change Ethics Bibliography - Part of the Rock Ethics Institute's initiative on the Ethical Dimensions of Climate Change (EDCC)

Climate Ethics Presentation - By Prof. Jim White, University of Colorado, Class: Environmental Issues (.pdf format)

ClimateEthics.org - "Ethical analysis of climate science and policy" (Commentary)

Climate Equity Campaign - "The Climate Equity Campaign is a coalition of groups seeking immediate attention to the global warming crisis and its impacts on peoples around the world."

Climate Ethics and Equity - Working Group Web Page - Michael H. Glantz and Dale Jamieson (Co-Convenors), October 2001

climate justice - Friends of the Earth International - Introduction to climate justice, FOE campaigns,...

Climate Justice Programme: Enforcing Climate Change Law - "A collaboration of lawyers and campaigners around the world encouraging, supporting, and tracking enforcement of the law to combat climate change.

Corpwatch Climate Justice Initiative - A CorpWatch program that worked with communities affected by the oil industry in the U.S. and internationally to address the connections between local pollution and global warming.

Durban Group for Climate Justice - "Representatives from organizations and peoples’ movements from around the globe came together in Durban, South Africa October 4-7, 2004 to discuss realistic avenues for addressing climate change. The group emerged from the meeting with this call for a global grassroots movement against climate change."

Dorsey, M (2007) 'Climate Knowledge and Power: Tales of Skeptic Tanks, Weather Gods and Sagas for Climate (in)Justice.' Capitalism, Nature, Socialism 18:2 (June), pp 7-21

Dorsey, M (2007) Carbon Trading Won't Work. Los Angeles Times. April 1, p M4

Dorsey, M (1998) Guest Commentary: Toward an Idea of International Environmental Justice. In: World Resources, 1998-99: A Guide to the Global Environment, by WRI, UNEP, UNDP, World Bank. New York: Oxford Uni Press, 8-11

EcoEquity - "Climate Justice through a phased transition to a climate treaty that is both adequate and fair."

EJ & Climate Change Initiative - "A diverse, consensus-based group of U.S. environmental justice, climate justice, religious, policy, and advocacy networks working together to promote just and meaningful climate policy."

Forests & the European Union Resource Network - "FERN aims to achieve environmental and social justice, focusing on forests and forest peoples’ rights in the policies and practices of the European Union."

Focus on the Global South - Working toward global justice.

Foundation of the Peoples of the South Pacific International - "The FSPI Network is an independent group of like-minded NGOs who work at the grassroots level in nine Pacific countries."

Global Justice Ecology Project - "The mission of GJEP is to build local, national and international alliances with action to address the common root causes of social injustice, economic domination and environmental destruction."

Indigenous Power: A New Energy Economy - Article in Race, Poverty and the Environment, a journal for social and environmental justice, a project of Urban Habitat

International Environment Forum - "A Baha'i inspired organization addressing the environment and sustainable development."

Rising Tide UK - "Rising Tide UK is a network of groups and individuals dedicated to taking local action and building a movement against climate change."

SinksWatch - "SinksWatch is an initiative of the World Rainforest Movement, hosted by the WRM's Northern Support Office and implemented by FERN."

Sustainable Energy & Economy Network - "The Sustainable Energy & Economy Network works to end World Bank and other government investment in fossil fuels based on their human rights, environmental, and developmental outcomes."

The Climate of Poverty: Facts, Fears and Hopes - A Christian Aid report, May 2006 (.pdf format)

Third World Network - Resources on issues relating to climate change, human rights, biotechnology, development, Third World, North-South issues, and related.

Toward a Just Climate Policy - Article in Race, Poverty and the Environment, a project of Urban Habitat

Carbon Trade Watch - EJ news from Transnational Institute, a "worldwide fellowship of commited scholar-activists"



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