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Wall street millionaire Carl Trudeau purchases an unsuspecting candidate to run for Supreme Court judge when a Mississippi rules agains one of his chemical companies for dumping toxic waste into the towns water supply causing a cancer cluster.
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In the summer of 2004, Canadian health researchers made a startling discovery in the Chippewa birth records for the city of Sarnia, an hour north of Detroit: for the past decade, female babies had been outnumbering male babies at a rate of 2:1. Further investigation revealed large numbers of miscarriages, a cluster of reproductive cancers in young women, and widespread neurological problems among the band's children. The Beloved Community looks at...
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They trace their fortune back to the days of King Louis XVI. They brought their tradition of innovation and enormous influence with them to the New World. They are the du Ponts, and they are one of the most fascinating, powerful and reclusive families in America. While the family name is familiar to almost everyone, the stories of the individual members of this reclusive Delaware clan are not nearly as well known. With privileged insights provided...
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Examines the results of the chemical revolution of the 1940s. Presents interviews with top minds in the fields of science, advocacy, and law. Weaving their testimonies into a compelling narrative, discusses how the chemical revolution brought us to where we are, and where--if we're not vigilant--it may take us.
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