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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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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.
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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.