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- Exercise 7.2 Commodity AnalysisChoose something that belongs to you: an article of clothing, a simple device, or a food product. Of what is it assembled? Use internet resources, phone calls, or other detective work to try to trace the origins of at least some of its component elements (the fiber, glue, metals). Where was the object assembled (note that it is very possible that it was assembled in several locations)? Now consider what you paid for the object. How is there a profit in the manufacture and sale of the product? What hidden or externalized environmental costs might allow the object to be made?
Exercise 7.3 Mapping Environmental Justice
Visit EJView, a mapping website of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (http://epamap14.epa.gov/ejmap/entry.html). Experiment with the tool, by entering loca- tions you might find interesting (your home town, your school). At these locations, you can toggle to display sites reporting to the EPA (like monitored Superfund sites), air quality and other emissions. You can also overlay demographics, including percentage of minority population, by census block group or tract. Experiment with these maps, especially examin- ing percentage minority areas and hazardous Superfund sites. Do any patterns emerge that suggest environmental justice issues? If so, how do you think these patterns emerged? What other forms of evidence and analysis might you need to determine the presence or extent of environmental justice problems?
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