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Programs		Projects
Environment	Economics	San Francisco Bay Area: San Francisco Hunters Point Shipyard Hunters Point Waterfront Park Yosemite Slough Treasure Island Presidio Alameda Alameda Naval Air Station FISC Annex East Bay Housing Oakland Chinatown Vallejo Mare Island Naval Shipyard Contra Costa County Concord Naval Weapons Station Suisun Bay Mothball Fleet National: Military & the Environment RABS International: Philippines Okinawa Hidden Casualties of War
Today the United States military produces more hazardous waste annually than the five largest international chemical companies combined. Restoring environmental quality, habitats, wetlands and providing disadvantaged communities & communities of color with toxicological & environmental cleanup technical support is the focus of this Arc Ecology program.	When military bases close, it takes years for the economies of the communities surrounding these facilities to recover. Arc Ecology work economics program focuses on affordable housing, jobs for disadvantaged communities, investments in community benefits, business ownership opportunities for poor communities, and novel industrial development strategies for Brownfields.
Justice	Education
Although Arc Ecology's campaigns benefit all people, over the last twenty years we've focused on those communities now called Environmental Justice Communities. Through our Environmental & Social Justice programs, Arc Ecology provides political, organizing, scientific and economic resources to empower people in the decision-making impacting their futures.	As governmental decisions become more complex, people need a source of accurate and reliable information to make sound decisions. Arc Ecology's educational programs focus on the US military, public resource management, community development, & making governmental process serve the public. We feel that the Freedom of Information is critical to our society and to public participation.
Democracy & Public Partnership	Socially Responsible Globalism
Arc Ecology helps underserved communities in the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond gain a voice in the governmental decision-making. Arc Ecology provides support to Restoration Advisory Boards (RABs) and other community advisory boards to ensure the public's voice is heard.	As the sole remaining Superpower, the United States should be leading the way to found a new socially responsible form of Globalism. Instead, abandoned toxic contamination from America's overseas military bases threatens the health of people around the world. Arc Ecology works in the Philippines, Okinawa, and other countries to help communities address the impacts of our overseas bases.
War & the Environment	Ask Arc Ecology a Question
War is rapidly becoming one the greatest threats to the quality of the World's environment. Arc Ecology was one of the first NonGovernmental Organizations (NGOs) to address the environmental, human & political impacts of wars. Arc Ecology's first pre-war assessment "Hidden Casualties Volume 1" helped promote a vigorous debate over the potential environmental affects of Operation Desert Storm.	Want to learn more about Arc Ecology? Have a question about fighting for underserved communities, our campaign to promote socially responsible economic development strategies, or our latest exploits in the San Francisco Bay Area? Email Arc Ecology at info@arcecology.org or learn more about Arc Ecology.

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