-Caveat Lector- -------- Original Message -------- Subject: PBS airs trade secrets of chemical industry Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2001 22:10:11 -0600 (CST) From: "Mark Graffis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Organization: ? To: undisclosed-recipients:; Thursday, March 15, 2001 On March 26 PBS will air "Trade Secrets," a report on the chemical industry produced by the Peabody Award-winning duo of Bill Moyers and Sherry Jones. A newly formed environmental campaign hopes to use the broadcast to spark national awareness and action on the issue. The documentary is based on internal documents about the chemical industry. It addresses a fundamental question about the industry and environmental safeguards: "In the 50 years of the chemical revolution, more than 75,000 chemicals have been released into the environment. What happens as our body absorbs them, and how can we protect ourselves?" It was the announcement in January of the broadcast of "Trade Secrets" that spurred Montana-based Bryony Schwan of Women's Voices for the Earth to action. She joined forces with other environmental groups to form the Coming Clean Campaign. Through the Internet, the campaign has extended thousands of invitations to individuals to watch the PBS documentary through community-based "viewing events." The Coming Clean Web site offers a toolkit to help people organize viewings in their communities. "Coming Clean is assisting groups across the country to use the opportunity of this prime-time television special to boost their ongoing work to fight toxic pollution in their own communities," says Schwan. Dozens of cities have planned viewing events, rallying everyone from garden club members to major environmental groups. In San Francisco, for example, Mayor Willie Brown will host an event that will be attended by 42 community groups interested in environmental issues. In Washington, D.C., policymakers and congressional representatives will gather at a restaurant to watch the documentary. Several cities in Ontario, Canada, will host events, and Boston will gather scientists for a panel discussion the day after the broadcast. [chemical] Organizers hope Coming Clean will become a resource tool for community action against chemical polluters. Schwan hopes the campaign will become a resource tool for community-based organizations that want to share information on toxic polluters. To that end, Coming Clean is looking for community stories on chemical pollution that will be posted on its Web site. "After people view the documentary and see the kinds of issues that groups are dealing with all over the country, they'll be able to see what the toxic issues are in other states. And if a corporation is polluting in your town and planning to open up in another town, people will have that information," says Schwan. At a time of high-stakes lawsuits against the media by the beef industry and corporations such as Food Lion, some media outlets are stopping short of targeting large corporations that have deep pockets to pursue lawsuits. Schwan is confident that the credibility of veteran journalist Moyers will erase fears of litigation in the wake of "Trade Secrets." "We're hopeful that Moyers will do a thorough job. He isn't known for being superficial, so we're excited." The Coming Clean campaign is a joint project of the Center for Health, Environment and Justice, the Environmental Health Fund, the Environmental Working Group and Women's Voices for the Earth. Copyright 2001, Environmental News Network <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/">www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not soap-boxing—please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds—is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html">Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/">ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
