There’s a stereotype of environmentalists as white and wealthy, but it’s a dangerous idea that perpetuates low participation in well-known environmental organizations by people of color. The stereotype is also linked to an ongoing history of ignoring the involvement of those people of color who do work for the environment. A recent Yale survey of racial attitudes about climate change […]
The stereotypical environmentalist is white and wealthy, but it’s a dangerous and self-perpetuating idea. The best-known environmental organizations may have low participation by people of color, but people of all races care about the environment. In fact, a recent survey by Yale University found that Latinos take climate change more seriously than any other ethnic group. And they aren’t waiting […]
People can’t take action against climate change if they don’t understand what it is, why it matters, or what they can do about it. Considering what’s at stake, the failure to integrate climate education into science curricula across the country begins to seem like criminal negligence at best. Even where academic science standards call for climate literacy, classroom teachers rarely […]