Experts
Majora Carter
President, The Majora Carter Group
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Should we boycott the China Olympics?
We need to take a stand, Carter says, but not at the athlete's expense. Read More
April 25, 2008 | In Environment, World
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Is it fair to ask developing countries to go green?
We need to be supportive, not admonishing, Carter says. Read More
April 25, 2008 | In Environment
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Does the media give the green movement a fair shake?
It's too easy to peg someone just as a tree-planter and park-builder, Carter says. Read More
April 25, 2008 | In Environment, Media & Internet
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How can environmentalism have greater social reach?
It affects everyone. Read More
April 25, 2008 | In Environment
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Leading a Local Group with a National Profile
If it can work in the South Bronx, Carter says, it can work anywhere. Read More
April 25, 2008 | In Business & Economics, Environment
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Majora Carter leads by happy example. Read More
April 25, 2008 | In Business & Economics, Environment
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How would you rate the Bloomberg administration on environmental issues?
The Bloomberg administration gave it a good shot, Carter says. Read More
April 25, 2008 | In Environment, Politics & Policy
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Will technology help us go green?
Going paperless was a huge help, Carter says. Read More
April 25, 2008 | In Environment, Science & Tech
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Is green inherently anti-luxury?
It takes as little as understanding there's a different way to do things, Carter says. Read More
April 25, 2008 | In Environment
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Majora Carter on Individual Responsibility and the Environment
It's as simple as reusing things, Carter says. Read More
April 25, 2008 | In Environment
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Majora Carter on City Governments and the Environment
Governments need to have real incentives, Carter says. Read More
April 25, 2008 | In Environment, Politics & Policy
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Are corporations becoming more eco-friendly?
Since her famous TED talk, Majora Carter has found that many in the business community want to do well by doing good. Read More
April 25, 2008 | In Business & Economics, Environment
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Majora Carter on "Green Collar Jobs"
What's a green collar job? Anything that has a positive impact on the environment, Carter says. Read More
April 25, 2008 | In Business & Economics, Environment
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The Connection Between Race, Class, Environment and Health
In the South Bronx, environmental degradation has led to high rates of asthma, diabetes and learning disabilities, Carter says. Read More
April 25, 2008 | In Business & Economics, Environment, Health & Medicine, Politics & Policy
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The Human Cost of Environmental Degradation
Many in Carter's community once lived in synch with nature. Read More
April 25, 2008 | In Environment
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What is Sustainable South Bronx?
Carter built the first waterfront park her community has had in over sixty years. Read More
April 25, 2008 | In Environment, Politics & Policy
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Majora Carter on Environmental Justice
How Majora Carter cleaned up the South Bronx. Read More
April 25, 2008 | In Environment, Truth & Justice
From 2001 to 2008 Majora Carter was Executive Director of the non-profit she founded: Sustainable South Bronx - where 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 new special public radio series called, The Promised Land.
