7. Landfills in Region IV
Colorado: 15
Wyoming: 2
Montana: 5
Iowa: 19
Nebraska: 7
Missouri: 29
Kansas: 14
Minnesota: 12
North Dakota: 3
South Dakota: 2
8. Transportation of Waste to Landfills
Ex. The San Luis & Rio Grand Railroad had proposed to develop a radioactive,
hazardous and toxic waste truck to rail transfer facility in Conjeos County,
Colorado within 250 feet of the San Antonio River.
Due to local efforts by residents and community organizations the proposal
was defeated!
10. Incinerators
Only one incinerator in this region in Ames, Iowa!
Arnold Chantland Recovery Plant – first municipality operated waste to
energy facility in the nation built in 1975
(trash comes from residents in Story County, alone)
18. Kansas Oil Refinery—
A History of Environmental Injustice
In Feb, 2013, Coffeyville Resources Refining & Marketing was found guilty
of various environmental violations due to a 2007 flood and oil spill that
discharged 2, 145 barrels of crude oil, fuel and oil water in to the Verdigris
River. They were forced to pay :
•$556,244 for violations against the Clean Water Act
•$ 1,746,256 for reimbursement of federal response costs associated with
cleanup of the River
Refinery was
submerged under
four to six feet of
water due to flood
21. Effects of Fracking
Brainbridge, Ohio: home explosion and contaminated drinking water
Granger Township, Ohio: explosive levels of natural gas in community’s
drinking water (federal level of explosivity is 1% and inside one of the
homes tested was an alarming 20%)
25. Nuclear Waste Facility in Missouri –
Callaway Plant
The Callaway plant supplies about 20% of the electricity sold to 1.2
million customers in Missouri.
The plant’s original 40-year license expires in 2024 and last year they
formally applied for a 20 year extension.
82. Anti-Regulatory InvestmentsCompany Total Spent on Lobbying in
2010
Southern Company $13,220,000
Edison International $13,080,000
American Electric Power $10,313,196
Duke Energy $4,800,000
Dominion $2,050,000
First Energy $1,865,000
Xcel Energy $1,720,000
DTE Energy $1,500,000
83. Fighting Renewable Energy
Southern Company successfully
opposed a plan to create a national
electricity market in 2004 and has
dedicated significant money and
effort to fighting the Renewable
Portfolio Standard (RPS), which
would require utilities to purchase
15% of their power from renewable
sources by 2020.
84. CNN NEWSROOM-Hurricane Issac
MALVEAUX: And Senator, finally, why is it that
Plaquemines Parish did not get that support for a
levee?
LANDRIEU: Because the Corps of Engineers has a
formula that they use to determine where they are
going to build or reinforce the levees, based on
economic impact ….you get less points if there is
less of an economic impact……
85. CEO Compensation for 2010 at
Companies Owning the Top EJ Offenders
Company CEO Name CEO
Compensation
Edison International Theodore F. Craver Jr. $9,536,038
Dominion Thomas F. Farrell II $16,924,385
DTE Energy Gerald M. Anderson $5,601,383
Duke Energy James E. Rogers $8,815,181
Xcel Energy Richard C. Kelly $9,956,433
Southern Company Thomas A. Fanning $6,019,151
First Energy Anthony J. Alexander $11,627,657
[i] AFL-CIO CEO Pay Database, Accessed November 2011 http://www.aflcio.org/corporatewatch/paywatch/ceou/industry_2011.cfm
86. Deepening Disparity
The average CEO compensation for
these companies in 2010 was
$9,782,889 while the average
worker in these companies made
$33,840.
On average the CEOs at these
companies were compensated at
289 times the rate of compensation
for the average worker.
88. Our Overall Economic Plight
While the national rate of unemployment
during February 2012, was 8.3% that rate
is nearly double of African Americans at
14.1%.
A report by the Pew Research Center
revealed that the wealth divide between
whites and people of color hit a record
high in 2009, with the median wealth of
white households 20 times higher than
black households
90. Achieving 75% waste
diversion in
2030 would:
• Create 1.5 million new jobs
• Lower greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions
by 515 million tons
(~72 coal plants or 50 million cars)
• Significantly reduce pollution impacting
human & ecological health
Diverting Waste
91. $600 million
for 1,500 ton-
per-day
incinerator
$8 million for
1,500 ton-
per-day
recycling
center
Slide courtesy Brenda Platt, ILSR
92. Recycling
Recology, San Francisco’s primary
recycling, composting and waste
company, employs more than 1,000
workers who are represented by the
Teamsters.
Over 118 new employees have been
hired in recent years to sort recyclables
and monitor the collection routes in order
to meet San Francisco’s aggressive
recycling goals.
93. Diversion from Landfills=JOBS
In Seattle 2009, nearly 100,000 tons
of organic waste was diverted from
landfills by the city of Seattle’s
program. The city of Seattle’s waste
diversion efforts not only benefit the
environment, but also sustain family-
supporting jobs for the more than
1,000 solid waste and recycling
drivers and transfer station
employees in Seattle and King County
who are represented by the Teamsters
Union.
94. California 115,000 jobs in recycling
Illinois 40,000 jobs in recycling
New York 32,200 jobs in recycling
Minnesota 18,000 jobs in reuse
North Carolina 15,000 jobs in recycling
Massachusetts 13,900 jobs in recycling
San Francisco 1,000 union jobs
95. Promoting Local Ownership
Local ownership programs can
create two to three times as
many jobs per megawatt
produced. And these local jobs
keep over three times as much
money and wealth in a community
compared to big companies.
97. Why Progressive Energy Policies?
ENERGY EFFICIENCY: The less energy we
use, the less we are polluting, the less our
communities are exposed to pollution, and the
less we are advancing climate change, which
also disproportionately harms our
communities.
CLEAN ENERGY: The more clean energy we
use, the less harmful energy we are using
saving our community health, property values,
and the sustainability of our environment.
103. Defining Progressive Energy Policies
Renewable Portfolio Standards —States commit to a
minimum amount of their energy mix that will come from
renewable sources
Should be mandatory
Should be at least 25% by 2025
Energy Efficiency Standards —States commit to reducing
their energy consumption
Should be mandatory
Should be at least 1% annual reduction of previous year retail
electricity sales.
Net Metering– Utility customers who generate their energy
through renewable sources are able to sell excess energy
generated back to the grid for the same purchasing price
utility companies charge for electricity.
104. Progressive Energy Policies in
Region IV
STATE ENERGY
EFFICIENCY
STANDARD
RENEWABLE
ENERGY
STANDARD
NET
METERING
District of
Columbia
NO YES YES
Maryland YES YES YES
STATE ENERGY
EFFICIENCY
STANDARD
RENEWABLE
ENERGY
STANDARD
NET
METERING
Colorado
YES YES YES
Iowa
YES YES YES
Kansas
NO YES YES
Minnesota
YES YES YES
Missouri
NO NO NO
105. Progressive Energy Policies in
Region I cont’d
STATE ENERGY
EFFICIENCY
STANDARD
RENEWABLE
ENERGY
STANDARD
NET
METERING
District of
Columbia
NO YES YES
STATE ENERGY
EFFICIENCY
STANDARD
RENEWABLE
ENERGY
STANDARD
NET
METERING
Montana NO YES YES
Nebraska NO NO YES
North Dakota NO YES YES
South Dakota NO YES NO
Wyoming NO NO YES
122. !! JOIN US !!
Start an Environmental and Climate Justice
Committee
Conduct a Community Assessment and Develop an
Action Plan
Start a Coal Blooded Campaign
Start a Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard
Campaign
Start an Energy Efficiency Standard Campaign
Start a Net Metering Campaign
Initiate a Clean Energy or Energy Efficiency
Demonstration Project
Develop a Disaster Plan
Start an Eco-District in Your Municipality
Launch a Youth and College 10,000 Steps Campaign
123. Our Resources
2010 Climate Justice Toolkit
Coal Blooded: Putting Profits Before People—National
Report
Coal Blooded Action Toolkit
10,000 Steps Youth and College Toolkit
Coming Soon
Just Energy Policies State By State Compendium
ECJ Comprehensive Toolkit
Black Church ECJ Toolkit
Beasts of the Southern Wild Discussion Guide
