What are the benefits and burdens of environmental decisions? by Rebekkah Scharf https://padlet.com/scharfrebekkah/ze9bm1u2oahmb00n Type or record your answers. en-us 2020-12-18 18:51:23 UTC 2021-10-09 22:19:14 UTC hello@padlet.com scharfrebekkah https://padlet.com/scharfrebekkah/ze9bm1u2oahmb00n/wish/1658774189 2021-07-23 00:29:48 UTC https://padlet.com/scharfrebekkah/ze9bm1u2oahmb00n/wish/1658774189 Inspired to see the student's response to these problems. In my ENVS degree, I typically heard about EJ issues, but not activism. https://padlet.com/scharfrebekkah/ze9bm1u2oahmb00n/wish/1804623194 2021-10-09 22:10:59 UTC https://padlet.com/scharfrebekkah/ze9bm1u2oahmb00n/wish/1804623194 The young man's passion and persistence made me feel hope. The impact on the community made me angry. https://padlet.com/scharfrebekkah/ze9bm1u2oahmb00n/wish/1804623201 2021-10-09 22:11:00 UTC https://padlet.com/scharfrebekkah/ze9bm1u2oahmb00n/wish/1804623201 https://padlet.com/scharfrebekkah/ze9bm1u2oahmb00n/wish/1804623227 It made me feel good to see people actively addressing issues and trying to offer solutions to help the community]]> 2021-10-09 22:11:02 UTC https://padlet.com/scharfrebekkah/ze9bm1u2oahmb00n/wish/1804623227 https://padlet.com/scharfrebekkah/ze9bm1u2oahmb00n/wish/1804623328 Watching this video made me feel hopeful, it's always great to see people standing up for their rights and making their voices heard]]> 2021-10-09 22:11:10 UTC https://padlet.com/scharfrebekkah/ze9bm1u2oahmb00n/wish/1804623328 https://padlet.com/scharfrebekkah/ze9bm1u2oahmb00n/wish/1804623528 Wilmington was chosen as the location for oil drilling etc, but I'm not sure if the people who live there were part of making this decision]]> 2021-10-09 22:11:25 UTC https://padlet.com/scharfrebekkah/ze9bm1u2oahmb00n/wish/1804623528 The government allowed a concentration of polluting industries in the community. https://padlet.com/scharfrebekkah/ze9bm1u2oahmb00n/wish/1804623737 2021-10-09 22:11:41 UTC https://padlet.com/scharfrebekkah/ze9bm1u2oahmb00n/wish/1804623737 https://padlet.com/scharfrebekkah/ze9bm1u2oahmb00n/wish/1804624102 The residents are burdened because they must live and go about their day-to-day lives so close to oil refineries, and having to deal with illnesses such as asthma as a result]]> 2021-10-09 22:12:10 UTC https://padlet.com/scharfrebekkah/ze9bm1u2oahmb00n/wish/1804624102 https://padlet.com/scharfrebekkah/ze9bm1u2oahmb00n/wish/1804624221 The people who live in the neighborhood are burdened, while companies profit]]> 2021-10-09 22:12:20 UTC https://padlet.com/scharfrebekkah/ze9bm1u2oahmb00n/wish/1804624221 https://padlet.com/scharfrebekkah/ze9bm1u2oahmb00n/wish/1804624267 The decision to allow drilling so near residential areas was made by the government]]> 2021-10-09 22:12:23 UTC https://padlet.com/scharfrebekkah/ze9bm1u2oahmb00n/wish/1804624267 Building corridors, doing drilling, building refineries in the low income neighborhood with a high Latinx pop. https://padlet.com/scharfrebekkah/ze9bm1u2oahmb00n/wish/1804624716 2021-10-09 22:12:53 UTC https://padlet.com/scharfrebekkah/ze9bm1u2oahmb00n/wish/1804624716 https://padlet.com/scharfrebekkah/ze9bm1u2oahmb00n/wish/1804624948 Oils extraction occurs within residential neighborhoods, even though legally they are supposed to be farther away]]> 2021-10-09 22:13:11 UTC https://padlet.com/scharfrebekkah/ze9bm1u2oahmb00n/wish/1804624948 Low income people of color who live near the pollution sources are burdened. Companies and richer white people who live far away benefit https://padlet.com/scharfrebekkah/ze9bm1u2oahmb00n/wish/1804625003 2021-10-09 22:13:15 UTC https://padlet.com/scharfrebekkah/ze9bm1u2oahmb00n/wish/1804625003 The people living there are burdened. The businesses benefit as they make money by using the community. The government benefits by concentrating polluting industries in an immigrant and low income community (so less push-back from the powerful). https://padlet.com/scharfrebekkah/ze9bm1u2oahmb00n/wish/1804625139 2021-10-09 22:13:24 UTC https://padlet.com/scharfrebekkah/ze9bm1u2oahmb00n/wish/1804625139 https://padlet.com/scharfrebekkah/ze9bm1u2oahmb00n/wish/1804625285 The decision to have oil drilling in neighborhoods where they should not be.]]> 2021-10-09 22:13:36 UTC https://padlet.com/scharfrebekkah/ze9bm1u2oahmb00n/wish/1804625285 https://padlet.com/scharfrebekkah/ze9bm1u2oahmb00n/wish/1804625444 Inspired by the desire for activism, but angry that the citizens of this neighborhood need to fight so hard just for basic human rights]]> 2021-10-09 22:13:49 UTC https://padlet.com/scharfrebekkah/ze9bm1u2oahmb00n/wish/1804625444 Yes, they could have built the things elsewhere or used cleaner energy https://padlet.com/scharfrebekkah/ze9bm1u2oahmb00n/wish/1804625720 2021-10-09 22:14:04 UTC https://padlet.com/scharfrebekkah/ze9bm1u2oahmb00n/wish/1804625720 https://padlet.com/scharfrebekkah/ze9bm1u2oahmb00n/wish/1804625767 Oil company ultimately benefits as the employees, the community and its people bear the burden. ]]> 2021-10-09 22:14:08 UTC https://padlet.com/scharfrebekkah/ze9bm1u2oahmb00n/wish/1804625767 https://padlet.com/scharfrebekkah/ze9bm1u2oahmb00n/wish/1804625934 The people that live in the area are burdened by the environmental decisions.]]> 2021-10-09 22:14:21 UTC https://padlet.com/scharfrebekkah/ze9bm1u2oahmb00n/wish/1804625934 https://padlet.com/scharfrebekkah/ze9bm1u2oahmb00n/wish/1804626058 They do not, they live in their community and have to live with the oil fields around them without much of a voice, especially since they fund community organizations.

]]> 2021-10-09 22:14:30 UTC https://padlet.com/scharfrebekkah/ze9bm1u2oahmb00n/wish/1804626058 Hmm.. they have the choice to do activism against the polluting, but they shouldn't have to just to have human rights https://padlet.com/scharfrebekkah/ze9bm1u2oahmb00n/wish/1804626152 2021-10-09 22:14:37 UTC https://padlet.com/scharfrebekkah/ze9bm1u2oahmb00n/wish/1804626152 Yes. They choose where they think there will be the least resistance and where there will be the least amount of pressure to stop polluting. https://padlet.com/scharfrebekkah/ze9bm1u2oahmb00n/wish/1804626503 2021-10-09 22:15:00 UTC https://padlet.com/scharfrebekkah/ze9bm1u2oahmb00n/wish/1804626503 https://padlet.com/scharfrebekkah/ze9bm1u2oahmb00n/wish/1804626654 Yes because of the large-scale extraction and refinery that is taking place]]> 2021-10-09 22:15:12 UTC https://padlet.com/scharfrebekkah/ze9bm1u2oahmb00n/wish/1804626654 They can't necessarily move. They are not responsible for the choices of the companies and the government. They can only fight back as best they can. https://padlet.com/scharfrebekkah/ze9bm1u2oahmb00n/wish/1804627260 2021-10-09 22:16:01 UTC https://padlet.com/scharfrebekkah/ze9bm1u2oahmb00n/wish/1804627260 https://padlet.com/scharfrebekkah/ze9bm1u2oahmb00n/wish/1804627507 People across the larger area benefit, because they use energy from fossil fuels, but it's this one community that has to live near that carries the burden (like the trash can)]]> 2021-10-09 22:16:23 UTC https://padlet.com/scharfrebekkah/ze9bm1u2oahmb00n/wish/1804627507 https://padlet.com/scharfrebekkah/ze9bm1u2oahmb00n/wish/1804627637 Companies don't have a choice if viewed through a financial lense but they clearly have a choice they should make from a moral standpoint.]]> 2021-10-09 22:16:34 UTC https://padlet.com/scharfrebekkah/ze9bm1u2oahmb00n/wish/1804627637 https://padlet.com/scharfrebekkah/ze9bm1u2oahmb00n/wish/1804627738 I am frustrated that these issues seem to be only an issue for the people affected. This should be something that more people want to change. I also feel inspired by that mans desire to change the situation.]]> 2021-10-09 22:16:44 UTC https://padlet.com/scharfrebekkah/ze9bm1u2oahmb00n/wish/1804627738 https://padlet.com/scharfrebekkah/ze9bm1u2oahmb00n/wish/1804628401 Yes, companies are ultimately responsible for their choices and actions]]> 2021-10-09 22:17:39 UTC https://padlet.com/scharfrebekkah/ze9bm1u2oahmb00n/wish/1804628401 https://padlet.com/scharfrebekkah/ze9bm1u2oahmb00n/wish/1804628651 Yes! They absolutely have a choice. They are choosing their profits over the safety of the community of Wilmington.]]> 2021-10-09 22:18:01 UTC https://padlet.com/scharfrebekkah/ze9bm1u2oahmb00n/wish/1804628651 https://padlet.com/scharfrebekkah/ze9bm1u2oahmb00n/wish/1804628962 Wilmington residents don't have a choice if we factor in the financial burden that comes with relocation and being priced out of neigbouring communities]]> 2021-10-09 22:18:23 UTC https://padlet.com/scharfrebekkah/ze9bm1u2oahmb00n/wish/1804628962 https://padlet.com/scharfrebekkah/ze9bm1u2oahmb00n/wish/1804629633 They do not have the choice. It is not easy to get out and find a new place to live.]]> 2021-10-09 22:19:14 UTC https://padlet.com/scharfrebekkah/ze9bm1u2oahmb00n/wish/1804629633