global context
Environmental Racism grew to be a popular issue in the US and that popularity soon globalized as companies saw the advantages of placing power plants and factories overseas. Third world countries were mainly targeted, as they were the countries inhabited mainly by people of color. “Globalization [made] it easier for transnational corporations and capital to flee to areas with the least environmental regulations, best tax incentives, cheapest labor, and highest profit (Bullard, "EJRC-Confronting Environmental Racism in the 21st Century").” Just like in the US, minorities were being taken advantage of all over the world since they really were not aware of the harm the facilities could cause them. Without this awareness it left the people to be easily deceived and taken advantage of. The minorities in other countries had no ways of finding out about the facilities and they did not have the resources to force regulations against the companies that placed the facilities in their proximity.
Corporations surely thrived on the vulnerability of people of color because it was the best way to make more money and expand their economy. The fact that there were no regulations placed upon them made it easier for them to easily place facilities in any location they pleased especially ones inhabited by people of color. Unfortunately, the rise in this deception to expand profits led to an increase in air pollution all over the world and an increase in deaths. “Air pollutants adversely affect the health of 4 to 5 billion people worldwide. A growing world population is burning more fossil fuels, emitting more industrial pollution and driving more automobiles. Over 2.7 million annual global deaths can be attributed to air pollution (Bullard, "POVERTY, POLLUTION AND ENVIRONMENTAL RACISM").”As the globalization of environmental racism increased, so did the globalization of air pollution. Since more and more environmentally hazardous facilities were being developed in low-income communities the overall air quality became worse since there were more power plants and factories emitting pollutants into the air we all breathe.
Corporations surely thrived on the vulnerability of people of color because it was the best way to make more money and expand their economy. The fact that there were no regulations placed upon them made it easier for them to easily place facilities in any location they pleased especially ones inhabited by people of color. Unfortunately, the rise in this deception to expand profits led to an increase in air pollution all over the world and an increase in deaths. “Air pollutants adversely affect the health of 4 to 5 billion people worldwide. A growing world population is burning more fossil fuels, emitting more industrial pollution and driving more automobiles. Over 2.7 million annual global deaths can be attributed to air pollution (Bullard, "POVERTY, POLLUTION AND ENVIRONMENTAL RACISM").”As the globalization of environmental racism increased, so did the globalization of air pollution. Since more and more environmentally hazardous facilities were being developed in low-income communities the overall air quality became worse since there were more power plants and factories emitting pollutants into the air we all breathe.