The Climate
Climate Justice
Environmental Racism
All the -isms
Miscellaneous
Jawn
Jawn
100
What does the climate consist of?
Sun, temperature, humidity, wind, precipitation, etc
100
Who is impacted by the detrimental effects of the climate?
Everyone, especially low-income and marginalized groups
100
What is the most significant predictor of a person living near contaminated air, water or soil?
Race
100
Name 2 "isms" that relates to climate change
Capitalism, colonialism, imperialism
100
What is chiquita the brand of?
Banana
200
Name one industry that contributes to the effects of climate change
Car, meat, food, oil, companies, etc
200
What year was the office of environmental justice founded?
1994
200
What does the EPA stand for?
Environmental Protection Agency
200
How does capitalism play a role in climate justice?
Production is necessary for profit and capital.
200
What was the most common word from our word cloud earlier?
300
Name 2 impacts of the climate crisis
High carbon emissions, global warming, and abnormal weather patterns, etc
300
Why was Guatemala chosen as United Fruit Company's earliest site?
The government was the weakest, most corrupt and most pliable
300
What event brought into popular discourse the framework of “Environmental Racism”?
Toxic dump in Warren County, NC
300
When looking at environmental justice and climate justice, it's important to not overlook ______.
Environmental Racism
300
United Fruit Company controlled right-wing death squads in which country?
Columbia
400
How have corporations negatively contributed to the climate crisis?
100 companies were responsible for 71% of global industrial greenhouse gas emissions since 1988.
400
What is climate change rooted in?
The exploitation of land and labor to generate profit
400
White people made up __ percent of the staffs and 80 percent of the boards of ____ environmental nonprofits.
85% , 2,057
400
Describe a local example of environmental racism at play.
Nicetown, PSD, Refinery
400
Who did the executives of United Fruit Company ask to engineer a coup?
President Eisenhower
500
What are the world's 4 major foods?
Banana, Rice, Wheat and Milk
500
Define climate justice
The discussion around climate change looks at how it affects marginalized and low-income communities and nations in the Global South. It addresses that the climate crisis's origin and motivation are “historic injustices as a result of…colonization and dispossession of lands, territories, and resources.”
500
Explain the connection between environmental justice and environmental racism
The environmental racism framework highlights the inequality within the environmental justice movement, and brings forth the unfair treatment that POC communities face around their livelihoods.
500
Explain how Banana Imperialism connects to climate justice.
The exploitation of banana production impacts the climate and native communities
500
Who is credited as the "father of environmental justice" ?
Professor Robert Bullard