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In reply to the discussion: Ed Schultz on MSNBC has lost all credibilty by prostituting himself for the XL pipeline [View all]greatlaurel
(2,020 posts)8. Yeah, he is worried about deaths from rail accidents in the U.S.
but never mentions the deaths of First Nations peoples or the additional deaths to the people living in cancer alley on the Gulf, who are predominantly African Americans and poor white people. Yeah, I am going there. Environmental justice is about recognizing that the people most impacted by these toxic industries are people of color or poor whites. Rich people make sure where they live are zoned to keep out the bad polluters. The rich are ignorant too as they also do not realize that air pollution may get diluted but it still travels to where they live and breath. Pollution also accumulates up the food chain no matter how rich you are you are still getting the pollution.
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Ed Schultz on MSNBC has lost all credibilty by prostituting himself for the XL pipeline [View all]
greatlaurel
Feb 2014
OP
he is from North Dakota, which will benefit from the pipeline. fill in the blanks nt
msongs
Feb 2014
#20
This is the same guy that was very anti-OWS, until the stream of very intelligent
bullwinkle428
Feb 2014
#38
I don't watch him because he sits in a Non Union shop claiming to be pro Union.
Bluenorthwest
Feb 2014
#40