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Main Title A bitter fog : herbicides and human rights /
Author Van Strum, Carol,
Publisher Jericho Hill Interactive,
Year Published 2014
OCLC Number 899613949
ISBN 9781505444414; 1505444411
Subjects Herbicides--Toxicology--Oregon ; Chlorophenoxyacetic acid--Toxicology--Oregon ; Miscarriage--Oregon ; Agent Orange--Toxicology--Vietnam ; Herbicides--Environmental aspects ; Herbicides--adverse effects ; Herbicides--poisoning ; Environmental Exposure--history ; Environmental Exposure--legislation & jurisprudence ; History, 20th Century ; Human Rights ; Public Policy ; Herbicides--adverse effects--Oregon ; Herbicides--poisoning--Oregon ; Environmental Exposure--Oregon--History ; Environmental Exposure--legislation & jurisprudence--Oregon ; History, 20th Century--Oregon ; Human Rights--Oregon ; Public Policy--Oregon
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ERAM  RA1270.H3V36 2014 Region 9 Library/San Francisco,CA 08/31/2015
Edition Second edition.
Collation xi, 355 pages ; 23 cm
Notes
Foreword to second edition by Mary O'Brien. Previous 1983 edition published by Sierra Club Books and distributed by Random House. Includes bibliographical references.
Contents Notes
"A Bitter Fog is a true story of people living in the forests of Oregon fighting to protect their families and environment from Agent Orange poisons sprayed on them from the air. It puts human faces on those who defied profiteering corporations and indifferent government agencies and fought to protect their homes and families. It is the story of a struggle that spawned a still-vibrant environmental movement. This updated edition adds to the meticulously researched information of the 1983 edition, which exposed deception and outright fraud by chemical manufacturers and government complicity in covering up human health and environmental problems. The story is still relevant as the threats to human health and the environment are still happening, exposing millions to the senseless destruction wrought by pesticides, fracking, genetically modified food, and other assaults on the environment and human rights. A Bitter Fog was awarded the Christopher Award for 1983. The awards salute media that 'affirm the highest values of the human spirit' and 'encourage audiences to see the better side of human nature.'"--Back cover.