Regenerative: April 2008 Archives
Sustainable South Bronx is fighting for "THE PROMISE OF AMERICA" by using the green economy to help people grow out of poverty and the dirty community that results from environmentally degrading industry traditions. Restoring the environment can also restore the people who live there because we are PART of the ecosystem. Unemployment, asthma, crises...they have personal and financial stake in the environment. Their BEST program trains youth for ecological restoration: urban forestry management, green roof installation, brown field restoration, etc.
Watch video clips from the 2008 Aspen Environment Forum
Environmental Justice
through innovative, economically sustainable projects
that are informed by community needs.
VIDEO with Majora Carter, founder
Founded in 2001 by life-long South Bronx resident, Dr. Majora Carter, SSBx also addresses land-use, energy, transportation, water & waste policy, and education to advance the environmental and economic rebirth of the South Bronx, and inspire solutions in areas like it across the nation and around the world.
http://www.aspenenvironment.org/live-from-the-forum
