Poisoned Nation
Subtitle: Pollution, Greed, and the Rise of Deadly Epidemics
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Published: August 21, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 240
ISBN-13: 9780312327972
Subjects: Diseases - General; Environmental Science; Public Health; Science / Environmental Science; Medical; Consumer Health; Environmental Studies; Environmental aspects; Environmental toxicology; Epidemics; Pollution; United States
Description: An award-winning investigative journalist links the soaring epidemics of cluster illnesses and many other diseases to the chemical contamination of our water, air, food, and everyday products for the profit and power of a reckless few. With irrefutable evidence and moving personal stories of the sick and dying, Loretta Schwartz-Nobel demonstrates that the human equivalent of global warming is already upon us. She shows how governments of both parties operate in tandem with America's most notorious polluters and how they have deceived the public, buried evidence of spreading disease, and suppressed critical scientific data. She traces relationships between organizations whose products cause diseases and those who profit from diagnosing and treating them, as well as their efforts to avoid research into environmental causes and possible cures. Poisoned Nation is an urgent call for action that delineates the problem with such clarity that the truth shines through. The author issues a plea to religious leaders of all faiths to work together for change, to create a movement to defeat greed and guide us toward a safer, healthier future. --Publisher.