ECOLOGY OF COOL Pandemics, like other crises, expose and expand the pre-existing flaws and defects in our society and show which groups in our society it finds important and who it often chooses to ignore.
Ecology of Cool started in the summer of 2020, during Los Angeles’ extreme heat waves, wildfires, air pollution from smoke, protests and the Pandemic. Ecology of Cool is a project on current and historical environmental policies in South and East LA. More…
Ecology of Cool focuses on the devastating consequences and disproportional impact of our current Global Health Crises on People of Color and low-income communities in Los Angeles.
Global Warming is widening the already extremely grim gap between rich and poor. People in low-income neighborhoods, cities, countries and continents have been exposed not only to higher levels of air pollution, soil toxins, polluted water, flood risk and extreme weather but also to higher temperatures in their unprotected streets and residential environments throughout history. More
