Justice for All

By Alternative Channel’s Youth Contributor Cody Larocque

With global awareness on the rise concerning environmental sustainability and the protection of natural resources, one question remains; how do we ensure the fair and equal distribution of our planets resources to the entire world community? The environmental justice movement, which was born in 1982 in the United States, arose originally to combat the unfair distribution of environmental burdens (pollution, waste and industrial by-products, ect…) in both low income and minority neighbourhoods. The movement also seeks to ensure fair access to environmental goods such as clean air, nutritious food and green space.

The culprit of most environmental injustices is due whole heartedly to the commoditization of land, water, air and every natural resource in-between. Along with these resources becoming sources of capital, the negligent apathy of large corporations hoping to cut costs and grab a quick buck is another leading cause of Environmental Injustice. The overriding philosophy behind Environmental Justice is that the earth is every human’s home and that it is all of our responsibility to protect her from our species destructive habits whether we are wealthy or poor. The movement also seeks to look beyond the face value of many environmental issues , that is to say that the movement looks at both the destruction or danger that is or may be caused to nature, but it takes it a step farther by seeking to reconcile the human victims of wilderness pollution, natural disasters and hoarded resources.

Environmental Justice, an underdog in the large arena of global organizations is due to the fact that it is relatively unknown. The organization does not have an overruling body of government; most of its ideologies are formed in summits or forums, which happen when needed not annually. The movement has come under some backlash due to its slight shift away from general environmentalism towards human rights and the natural world, but this same criticism has been used to commend it as a link between social and environmental issues.

Society today is more concerned with preserving nature than twenty years earlier and those knowledgeable about what they can do to help grow every day. However as populations grow a new sense of global awareness, new problems arise that may not always be as black and white as the classical environmental issues of endangered species, recycling and energy consumption.

For more info please visit: http://www.ejnet.org/ej/ For more information please visit Environmental Justice website.

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