Tuesday, July 28, 2009

IJJ Fellowship Links

IJJ’s Current Fellowships

http://www.justicejournalism.org/fellowships/index.html

American Prospect

http://www.prospect.org

Bay State Banner

http://www.baystatebanner.com

ColorLines

http://www.colorlines.com

The Grio

http://www.thegrio.com

KMEX-34/Los Angeles

http://www.univision.com/content/channel.jhtml?chid=9450&schid=9451

Metro San Juan

http://www.metrosanjuan.com

Michael Eric Dyson Show

http://dysonshow.org

New Orleans Data Weekly

http://www.ladatanews.com/welcome.php

NPR West

http://www.npr.org

Sho-Ban News

http://www.shobannews.com

Yale Forum on Climate Change & the Media (Chicago workshop)

http://www.yaleclimatemediaforum.org/2009/05/meteorologists-weathercasters-weigh-climate-science-chicago

CNT's Housing + Transit Affordability Index
http://www.cnt.org/repository/H+T%20Index%20Chicago%20Fact%20Sheet2.pdf

PPIC's "How much do California's low-income households spend on transportation?"
http://www.ppic.org/content/pubs/rb/RB_704LRRB.pdf

TCDP: Climate Change and Low-Income Communities
http://www.tcdailyplanet.net/blog/2009/06/25/climate-change-and-low-income-communities.html

U.S. News & World Report: Cleanest & Most Polluted U.S. Cities
http://health.usnews.com/articles/health/2009/04/29/health-buzz-cleanest-and-most-polluted-us-cities-and-other-health-news.html

Chicago Magazine: How do we compare? The myth of green space
http://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/June-2007/How-We-Compare-Green-Space

LA Times: California's poor neighborhoods push for parks
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/greenspace/urban_parks

Justice in the Air: Toxic Pollution in Our Neighborhoods
http://college.usc.edu/geography/ESPE/documents/justice_air_web.pdf

ALA's Most Polluted Areas
http://www.lungusa.org/site/c.dvLUK9O0E/b.50752/k.D532/Rankings.htm

Environmental Justice in L.A.: A Timeline
http://www.edf.org/article.cfm?ContentID=2816

Saturday, July 11, 2009

Open Source Green Activism

A fascinating idea from Ald. Manny Flores - citizens can get online, post their ideas for building the city's green economy, then watch as others critique, improve and advocate for them. Visit http://www.greeneconomychicago.com - there are already some great ideas posted.