A ton of mainstream environmentalists RT'd this. And a ton of environmental journalists praised Brown as climate hero. They all ignored poc.https://twitter.com/JerryBrownGov/status/885603411005022208 …
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Thomas grew up in a sacrifice zone; that's still where her office is today. She slices right through what's stake:https://www.kcet.org/shows/earth-focus/she-lost-her-breath-to-asthma-but-found-her-passion-in-environmental-justice …
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Thomas went in on cap-and-trade. She says it ames sense that people with race and class privilege ultimately dismiss environmental justice.
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THIS QUOTE: “It’s not unreasonable to ask for clean air, and it’s not radical to think there shouldn't be a rail yard in our backyard.”
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In case you're curious about cap-and -trade, I provide an objective explanation. It can seem weird and mysterious, but it's not.pic.twitter.com/auRXgT1OWJ
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It's ironic, really, how much the environmental movement bows down to big oil -- consistently putting it first over certain people's lungs.
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It doesn't have to be like this. And I think history will agree that handshakes with big oil should've never been called progress.
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