Diamond A Struggle for Environmental Justice in Louisiana's Chemical Corridor

Name: Diamond A Struggle for Environmental Justice in Louisiana's Chemical Corridor
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ISBN: 9780262622042

ISBN-10: 0262622041

ISBN-13: 9780262622042

Edition: 2006

Authors: Steve Lerner, Robert D. Bullard, Robert Gottlieb

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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 headaches, stinging eyes, allergies, asthma, and other respiratory problems, skin disorders, and cancers that they were convinced were caused by their proximity to heavy industry. Periodic industrial explosions damaged their houses and killed some of their neighbors. Their small, African-American, mixed-income…

Book details

List price: $30.00
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: MIT Press
Publication date: 2/17/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 328
Size: 6.06" wide x 9.00" long x 0.79" tall
Weight: 0.880
Language: English

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.



Foreword



Preface


Acknowledgments


Introduction



Diamond



The Diamond Story



Early Days



Dangerous Neighbor



Air Assault



Grievances Mount



Local Residents Organize



Shell and Its Neighbors



A Brief History of Shell



A Company Town



Tension along the Fenceline



Winds of Change



First Moves



Allies Support the Diamond Relocation Campaign



Supporters Converge



A New Tool Delivers Hard Evidence



Helping Hands



Endgame



The International Arena



Finding Agreement



Looking Ahead



Lessons Learned



Unfinished Business


Conclusion


Notes


Series List


Index