Dr. King as a Blueprint for Activist Ethnography
As a burgeoning anthropologist, I have had to come to terms many times over with the history of the discipline. The use of words like “primitive” or “exotic” used to describe what we see as the “other”— A way in which to remove ourselves from the reality of our shared humanity.
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Where have you been, Ms. Fiorina?
By Jennifer Clary, California Waters Program Manager In an April 7 blog post for Time Magazine, Carly Fiorina, former CEO of Hewlett-Packard and former candidate for California governor, made the wildly inaccurate claim that “overzealous liberal environmentalists” are responsible for California’s
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A Pleasant Surprise in the Field
When my fellow canvassers hear that I’ve been knocking on doors for Clean Water Action for 4 years, they often say, “so nothing catches you by surprise.” That couldn’t be further from the truth. Last night, we were working one of those chilly, drizzly shifts where the materials on your clipboard are
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Top Weed Killer Linked to Cancer
By Mara Silgailis, PhD, Clean Water Action Board Member and Cedar Grove Environmental Commission Chair Last week, glyphosate, the pesticide found in the popular herbicide product Roundup, was declared to be " probably carcinogenic to humans" by an international committee of cancer experts known as
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The Bottomless Drought - There is More We Can Do
By Jennifer Clary, California Water Program Manager (Follow Our California Team on Twitter - @CleanH2OCA) Governor Brown’s announcement Wednesday that we’re in a severe drought was far from a surprise. No spring rains are coming to rescue us this year as we embark on the 4 th year of drought – the
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California's Emergency Oil and Gas Regulations Aren't Enough
By Andrew Grinberg, California Oil and Gas Program Manager - Follow Andrew on Twitter (@AndrewBGrinberg) Yesterday the California Department of Conservation (DOC) and Division of Oil, Gas and Geothermal Resources (DOGGR) issued draft emergency regulations on aquifer exemptions under the Federal Safe
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Talking Mercury at the State House
By Dave Gerraughty, Rhode Island Program Organizer My adrenalin was on overdrive and my nerves were jangling a bit as I was called to testify before the Rhode Island House Environment Committee on our bill to create a Producer Responsibility Program for light bulbs containing mercury. I had spent
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We All Live Downstream - Clean Water Action Podcast
Welcome to We All Live Downstream: a Clean Water Action Podcast available on Spotify, iTunes, Google Play or wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts.
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