David Baker (activist)

David Baker
David Baker
Nationality	American
Occupation	Activist

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

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.^{[citation needed]}

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

The GMWatch video collection ... (Contributor) ^[10]
The World According to Monsanto ... (Himself) ^[11]

Awards

EPA 1st Assistant Administrator's Environmental Justice Incentive Award 2003^{[citation needed]}
CARAT Team Award^[12]

References

^ PBS Transcript: Toxic Communities
^ Global Ministries A Safe Place by Mary Beth Coudal New World Outlook, March/April 2008 Archived 2010-12-15 at the Wayback Machine
^ PBS Transcript: Toxic Communities
^ Beasley Allen Website Aftermath of Anniston, Ala., Pollution Settlement Is Anger Archived 2011-07-07 at the Wayback Machine
^ People's Voice Weekly "News With An Attitude!" Potential Contamination, Hazards Associated With Proposed Landfill, Central Focus of Meriwether NAACP Meeting
^ Imdb The World According to Monsanto
^ http://www.aceforg.org Archived 2009-07-02 at the Wayback Machine EXECUTIVE TEAM Archived 2010-02-22 at the Wayback Machine
^ The Anniston Star Locals head to coast to help clean up mess Archived 2011-09-28 at the Wayback Machine
^ http://www.aceforg.org Archived 2009-07-02 at the Wayback Machine EXECUTIVE TEAM Archived 2010-02-22 at the Wayback Machine
^ GM Watch The GMWatch video collection Archived 2011-07-26 at the Wayback Machine
^ Imdb The World According to Monsanto (TV 2008)
^ http://www.aceforg.org Archived 2009-07-02 at the Wayback Machine EXECUTIVE TEAM Archived 2010-02-22 at the Wayback Machine

[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] ttp://www.aceforg.org Archived 2009-07-02 at the Wayback Machine EXECUTIVE TEAM Archived 2010-02-22 at the Wayback Machine

[8] The Anniston Star Locals head to coast to help clean up mess Archived 2011-09-28 at the Wayback Machine

[9] ttp://www.aceforg.org Archived 2009-07-02 at the Wayback Machine EXECUTIVE TEAM Archived 2010-02-22 at the Wayback Machine

[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] ttp://www.aceforg.org Archived 2009-07-02 at the Wayback Machine EXECUTIVE TEAM Archived 2010-02-22 at the Wayback Machine

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