Harvard Envr 130 - Climate Change & Environmental Justice

Front 1

Compared 2 Natural Catastophes

Back 1

California Wildfires
Hurricane Katrina

Front 2

Key attributes of California Wildfires

Back 2

Caused by Santa Anna Winds
In mountainous area
Hot, dry and windy
Lack of rain causes dry timber
Winds push over power lines causing fire

Front 3

Response to California wildfires

Back 3

Before: pre-staged fire trucks
During: reverse 911 system, evacuation plans, stadium set up; government response in minutes
After: Paid billions of dollars to bring citizens back; allowed to rebuild on disaster prone area; fund rebuilding efforts

Front 4

Key attributes of Hurricane Katrina

Back 4

In basin in New Orleans
Broken or insufficient levy system
Highly susceptible to Category 3 hurricane or above
Pre-testing with Hurricane Pam provided warning

Front 5

Responses to Hurricane Katrina

Back 5

Before: Fewpreparations, few warnings or community preparedness
During: Communities not provided for or attended to
After: Reconstruction is slow at vest or not attended to

Front 6

What is the environmental racism associated with California wildfires and Hurricane Katrina

Back 6

Reporter: We know things are bad when they're letting rich people's homes burn
New Orleans shouldn't be rebuilt because it's a poor black city and hurricane will happen again

Front 7

How does Martin Luther King Jr's speech on EJ reflect what's happening today?

Back 7

Racism still exists
Have economic justice issues
Money funding militarism is taking away from protection of the poor

Front 8

How is Environmental Justics 7-fold among people of color?

Back 8

1. Fossil fuel extraction
2. Combustion of fossil fuels
3. Impacts poor south the most
4. Communities of color not planned for
5. People of color don't receive equal services in a disaster
6. Recovery after disaster institutionalizes their disadvantage
7. Must develop without fossil fuels while industrial nations get to keep them