Organizing for the right to breathe (via Earthjustice.org)
Every American should have access to the information that affects their health and well-being. Everyone deserves that kind of respect. I live in a county that has three active coal-fired plants within walking distance to low and moderate-income communities. But I realized that no one in my community was providing everyday people with coal-fired plant information. I decided to become that person—proclaiming myself the people's own personal Green Czar—and I embarked on an independent crusade to create an informed population.
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"Every American should have access to the information that affects their health and well-being. Everyone deserves that kind of respect.
I live in a county that has three active coal-fired plants within walking distance to low and moderate-income communities. But I realized that no one in my community was providing everyday people with coal-fired plant information. I decided to become that person—proclaiming myself the people's own personal Green Czar—and I embarked on an independent crusade to create an informed population."
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