Hey so @Volkswagen knowingly cheated emissions tests on fancy diesel cars. It's bad for the planet. But it's especially bad for poor poc.
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Replying to @aurabogado
See,
@Volkswagen owners are mostly folks in rich white areas. But poor neighborhoods of color absorb the harm of dirty diesel emissions.2 replies 5 retweets 3 likes -
Replying to @aurabogado
@aurabogado What do you mean by this? How are PoCs acutely affected by emissions? I know it's the case for like, waste disposal standards.2 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @KirinDave
Right, I hear that—a lot of this remains invisible to people who don't live with it. Will send you some links to illustrate.
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Replying to @aurabogado
I'll be sending links about LA. Take the City of Commerce, nearly all latino, with incredible pollution: http://grist.org/cities/polluting-industries-took-over-this-california-city-now-residents-are-taking-it-back/ …
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Replying to @aurabogado
@aurabogado I guess I thought your thread was about specifically consumer auto emissions.1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
I think it's connected to auto emissions, too. Most folks can't afford a car where I live, still have to pay the consequences. @KirinDave
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