Diamond
A Struggle for Environmental Justice in Louisiana's Chemical Corridor
$52.41
- Paperback
328 pages
- Release Date
17 February 2006
Summary
The story of how a mixed-income minority community in Louisiana’s Chemical Corridor fought Shell Oil and won.For years, the residents of Diamond, Louisiana, lived with an inescapable acrid, metallic smell-the “toxic bouquet” of pollution-and a mysterious chemical fog that seeped into their houses. They looked out on the massive Norco Industrial Complex- a maze of pipelines, stacks topped by flares burning off excess gas, and huge oil tankers moving up the Mississippi. They experienced headach…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262622042 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0262622041 |
| Author: | Steve Lerner, Robert D. Bullard |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 328 |
| Release Date: | 17 February 2006 |
| Weight: | 454g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm x 19mm |
| Series: | Urban and Industrial Environments |
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Critics Review
–Wilma Subra, Subra Company, technical advisor on environmental justice issues
Diamond is an important, ultimately inspiring book.
– Steve Weinberg * The Times-Picayune (New Orleans) *Lerner does an excellent job of explaining concisely both the scientific and the legal issues involved…a compelling story.
* Publishers Weekly *Steve Lerner’s story of Diamond, Louisiana, is one of the most remarkable tales that has ever been told about the environmental justice movement.
– Ruth Rosen * Dissent *About The Author
Steve Lerner
Steve Lerner is the author of Eco-Pioneers- Practical Visionaries Solving Today’s Environmental Problems (1998) and Diamond- A Struggle for Environmental Justice in Louisiana’s Chemical Corridor (2006), both published by the MIT Press.Robert D. Bullard is Ware Professor of Sociology and Director of the Environmental Justice Resource Center at Clark Atlanta University.
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