Bruce Clemens interviewed by Susan Dawson

Creator:

Clemens, Bruce, Dr., Dawson, Susan Elaine, and Smith, Elaine

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Records the views and opinions of Bruce Clemens, an environmental engineer and JMU faculty member. Briefly describes the curriculum of the Environmental Sustainability course he designed and teaches at JMU. Recounts his experience as an environmental engineer in South America for ten years. Compares the landscape environments of JMU and other institutions he has attended. Recalls his personal and political views on environmental activism, such as encouraging JMU students to register to vote in Harrisonburg elections and the subsequent ouster of three incumbents who supported the creation of a controversial golf course. Also recounts an act of civil disobedience, or "guerilla action", in which he and several students planted a dogwood tree, without permission, on the newly completed CISAT campus. Recalls his efforts to have bicycle racks installed on that campus and his promotion of cycling to relieve auto congestion and pollution. Describes his interests in environmental factors affecting JMU and the greater Harrisonburg region, such as campus recycling policies, rainwater runoff management, emissions from the CISAT incinerator, and air quality issues arising from Harrisonburg's feed and poultry industries. Closes with a discussion on the economic and environmental impact of Latino immigration to Harrisonburg and his desire to organize poultry workers in the region.

Names:

Clemens, Bruce, Dr.
Dawson, Susan Elaine
Smith, Elaine

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