Environmental Justice/Biodiversity

[Tom Chao <tchao@mail.arc.nasa.gov>]

  Understanding that 'EJ' theory is a community, labor environmental 'activist' grassroots movement, and that biodiversity is a popular science community 'intellectual property(!)' movement--One could see that the two concepts are equivalent to the First Amendment establishment clause, ie non-discrimination and no support of one over another. Then, perhaps, we can even frame an environmental Constitutional Amendment or an United Nations agreement.  So this would be consistent with the 'activist' slogan, 'Environmentalism means
change, not balance.' [Wasn't the law supposed to be a vehicle for change?] You can see other parts of the Constitution apply such as the Second Amendment with the proposed re-introduction of the grisly bear or timber wolf, and with property rights under the takings clause (ref:  public land trust).

  Consistent with the principles of 'EJ' theory, I would probably
emphasize 'communications' rather than just 'information distribution.  Then, I think the problem becomes obvious in some way.  My understanding is that the federal government has a cooperative agreement with the State of California agencies, reference 'The 'Agreement on Biological Diversity.'  Even though the federal government can easily immediately communicate through the electronics media, and through the internet--There are problems with the difficult 'nestled infra-structures' and  there has to be the concept of 'sovereign immunity' protection.  

  With the free market and the government regulatory agencies, at the federal, state and local levels, and with international corporations and trade with other nations, and
with the indigenous populations--The 'interconnectively' of the 'global' 'ecosystem' is clear.  Then, there are streams of consciousness through the electronics media, newsmaking story event-phenomenon, and some items that are especially compelling or convergent themes.

   Problems with working with the complicated 'nestled infra-structure' such as with compliance with the new EPA mandates on ambient air aerosols & particulates (The Court needs to be modernized to allow for coherency of public mandates.) or with the conflicts between labor and biodiversity or community energy requirements and environmental health require science-based 'EJ'/biodiversity management approaches. 

  As a member of the public, I feel that I just need to periodically keep in contact with the 'activist' grapevine, hear or see the news, and read a newspaper and listen to the people
I'm around.