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Majora Carter
President, The Majora Carter Group
From 2001 to 2008 Majora Carter was Executive Director of the non-profit she founded, Sustainable South Bronx. There she pioneered green-collar job training and placement systems in one of the most environmentally and economically challenged parts of the US. This MacArthur "genius" is now president of her own economic consulting firm, a co-host on Sundance Channel's The Green, and host of a special public radio series called The Promised Land.
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We need to be supportive, not admonishing, Carter says.
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We need to take a stand, Carter says, but not at the athlete’s expense.
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If it can work in the South Bronx, Carter says, it can work anywhere.
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It’s too easy to peg someone just as a tree-planter and park-builder, Carter says.
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The Bloomberg administration gave it a good shot, Carter says.
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According to environmental justice advocate Majora Carter, getting serious about job creation in NYC will mean funneling money toward green manufacturing and clean tech industries, not professional sports.
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It’s as simple as reusing things, Carter says.
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It takes as little as understanding there’s a different way to do things, Carter says.
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In the South Bronx, environmental degradation has led to high rates of asthma, diabetes and learning disabilities, Carter says.
What’s a green collar job? Anything that has a positive impact on the environment, Carter says.
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Since her famous TED talk, Majora Carter has found that many in the business community want to do well by doing good.
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How Majora Carter cleaned up the South Bronx.
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Carter built the first waterfront park her community has had in over sixty years.
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Many in Carter’s community once lived in synch with nature.