David Baker (activist)

David A. Baker is an American activist. A former union organizer, Baker is the founder and director of Community Against Pollution.

David Baker
NationalityAmerican
OccupationActivist

Background

Baker is from Anniston, Alabama.[1] As children, he and his younger brother Terry would play in ditches and cross the water in the ditches that were used for the Monsanto plant run-off.

In 1970 [2] his brother died of brain and lung cancer at the age of 17. Baker believes that this was caused by PCBs in the environment.[3] Since then he has been instrumental in getting lawyers to represent the people who appear to be the victims of PCB poisoning.[4]

In 1995 while he was working for an environmental company, he accidentally discovered that the presence of PCB's had been covered up for 50 years.[5]

Recent & current

He is the founder and Executive Director of the organization Community Against Pollution.[6][7]

He was also active in the organisation of a team of workers going to help in the clean-up of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.[8]

Organization membership
  • Community Against Pollution (Founder / Director)
  • Environmental Working Group (Board of Directors)
  • Coalition of Black Trade Unionists (Member)
  • Calhoun County Chapter of the NAACP (Vice-President)[9]

Video

Awards
  • EPA 1st Assistant Administrator's Environmental Justice Incentive Award 2003
  • CARAT Team Award[12]

References
  1. PBS Transcript: Toxic Communities
  2. Global Ministries A Safe Place by Mary Beth Coudal New World Outlook, March/April 2008 Archived 2010-12-15 at the Wayback Machine
  3. PBS Transcript: Toxic Communities
  4. Beasley Allen Website Aftermath of Anniston, Ala., Pollution Settlement Is Anger Archived 2011-07-07 at the Wayback Machine
  5. People's Voice Weekly "News With An Attitude!" Potential Contamination, Hazards Associated With Proposed Landfill, Central Focus of Meriwether NAACP Meeting
  6. Imdb The World According to Monsanto
  7. http://www.aceforg.org EXECUTIVE TEAM
  8. The Anniston Star Locals head to coast to help clean up mess
  9. http://www.aceforg.org EXECUTIVE TEAM
  10. GM Watch The GMWatch video collection Archived 2011-07-26 at the Wayback Machine
  11. Imdb The World According to Monsanto (TV 2008)
  12. http://www.aceforg.org EXECUTIVE TEAM
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