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On February 28, 2010 legendary Boston raised, Brooklyn based emcee Keith “Guru” Elams, member of the hip hop duo Gangstarr, was rushed to the hospital after suffering from cardiac arrest. For three weeks, Guru laid in a coma with his life in question. Fortunately Hiphopdx.com reported yesterday that Guru is out his coma and has been diagnosed with Anoxia, a breathing disorder that can be caused by severe asthma and carbon monoxide inhalation, which are both directly connected to air pollution. Guru’s publicist noted that Guru’s recent diagnosis with Anoxia may be related to the rapper’s history of severe asthma and lung disorders.

Guru’s respiratory issues that lead to his diagnosis is of no suprise to many in Guru’s hometown of Boston, Massachusetts. In 2007, ABC News 5 in Boston reported that Boston had the third highest level of diesel pollution in the country. Throughout Massachusetts this pollution leads to more than 450 premature deaths, 700 heart attacks and nearly 10,000 asthma attacks each year. (more…)

The Joint Center For Political and Economic Studies recently released an opinion poll on African-American viewpoints on Climate Change and the Mid-Term elections that shows that YES African-Americans really do care about the environment and want our political candidates to also care about the environment. Reverend Lennox Yearwood of the Hip Hop Caucus put his two cents in on the matter and gave the mainstream enviro-world a big fat “I told you so” in an article he posted on the Huffington Post.

Visit the links to the article and opinion poll below and watch the video from the closing press conference of the Clean Energy Now Bus Tour featuring the likes of Biz Markie, Indianapolis Congressman Andre Carson, Rev. Yearwood and more.

Opinion poll:

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Check out this video from the last day of the tour:

http://hiphopcaucus.org/assets/2010/3/9/CC_4-State_Report_WEB_REV.pdf

Rev. Lennox Yearwood: Black Voters Want Green Candidates.