When we talk about unequal effects on the environment (the local one for the sake of these tweets), we use the term environmental justice.
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The oil industry is the reason we have a climate crisis to begin with. And it's devastated local environments for poor people and poc.
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I'm not a fan of the carbon tax because, for me, it's not about creating a new market. It's about regulation, and making big oil disappear.
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Like, real talk, I'm fine breathing carbon. Lol I'll snort it. It's the particulate matter, the ozone, the NOx that get me.
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But you won't hear experts talking about particulate matter, taxing ozone, taxing NOx, and taxing the things that are killing us.
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Make sense, tho: It's not secret that people who look like me and my neighbors don't get to create climate and environmental policy.
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So, I think we need to move away from oil. And I don't care about the carbon tax.... How do we move forward? Especially in an election year?
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I got the chance to write about what i think we need to be talking about when it comes to environmental justice:http://grist.org/election-2016/justice-bogado/ …
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The brilliant
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And @dinesituation really stressed how important it is to plan for blue-collar in green-collar jobs.
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Wasn't able to quote anyone on carbon tax—it's the sacred cow of climate wonks and no one wants to go against the grain. Except for me lol.
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My mentions and DMs are blowing up rn. Apologies in advance if I don't get back to you right away :)
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Oh! And there are three of us anywhere that cover environmental justice. Please follow
@brentinmock and@yessfun if you want to read more. - 3 more replies
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It's not just incentives, though, it's reducing how much damage they can do by increasing the cost.
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I hear that; have spent years reading up on carbon tax and also have an interest in behavior economics. That said...
@OnerousLetterLi -
Here's how much damage I'd like the oil industry to do to our lungs: none. Zero. Zilch. Nada. Can't put a price on that.
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I 100% agree that a carbon tax isn't a short-term solution for the EJ problem of local air pollution. But to reduce emissions...
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