In the 2005 film “Be Cool”, former movie producer, Chili Palmer, meets actor Martin Weir. Martin asks, “Hey Chili is this your car?”, Chili: “Yeah, it’s an Insight, it’s the Cadillac of Hybrids. Martin then says, “it’s a little tight for a big guy like you”, to which Chili responds, “it’s a small price to pay for the environment, gets 57 miles to the gallon.” Martin then points at an approaching Ferrari and says “but what about speed?” The conversation between Chili and Martin is a microcosm of society’s struggle when balancing wants and needs, and environmental preservation. Chili’s response that “it’s a small price to pay for the environment” is worth exploring, because wealth and status appears to be inextricably linked to environmental degradation and its effects on people. The following considers how environmental abuse affects people of different socioeconomic status and suggest new approaches to aid groups who are more severely affected. (Everything that I have written above is the set up for the paper) I would like you to now consider three things • how does environmental abuse (pollution, deforestation, etc. etc. which results in climate change and other negative things) affect wealthy people/groups …(wealthy people/countries seem to be able to avoid feeling the effects) • how does environmental abuse (pollution, deforestation, etc. etc. which results in climate change and other negative things) affect poor people. If you can, please talk about environmental justice in the US primarily, and other countries.
