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- Silent Spring - Again
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- Judy Lubow
This is a stand-alone segment of the 2 minute Planet Warning series which analyzes pressing environmental, economic and political crises facing the earth and US democracy in the 21st century.
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This is a stand-alone segment of the 2 minute Planet Warning series which analyzes pressing environmental, economic and political crises facing the earth and US democracy in the 21st century.
Broadcast History
The Planet Warning series is aired regularly on two Colorado community radio stations.
Transcript
PW Script for Silent Spring - Again
(With Audio of Airplane Attack or Pearl Harbor announcement)
Planet Warning…This is Not a Drill. The catastrophic air attack on Pearl Harbor catapulted the United States into World War II. Now the entire earth is facing the possibility of catastrophic environmental changes. This is Judy Lubow, for Planet Warning.
(World War II music)
When Rachel Carson published Silent Spring in 1962, the book helped launched the environmental movement. Now, almost 50 years later, the earth is still facing a Silent Spring. The planet is awash in unregulated chemicals. One of the most infamous of these is BPA. It is omnipresent in our manufactured products, such as plastic bottles and metal cans. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control confirms that BPA is detectable in 93% of Americans.
The problem is, BPA is dangerous. According to Professor...
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