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The Green Solution for People of Color

A deep divide presently characterizes two key progressive movements: environmental groups and civil rights advocates. The rapidly-growing
“green industry” – or business that contributes to an equitable and ecologically sustainable economy – could change all this.

Historically, mainstream environmental organizations have ignored the unique issues facing low-income and minority communities. While
well-intentioned environmentalists might sometimes try to recruit low-income and minority communities to their cause, rarely do they reciprocate by acknowledging the daily issues faced by minority communities like housing, crime, poverty, and low educational attainment.

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