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This historical documentation chronicles some of the most public and atrocious, global, environmental disasters of the 20th century. The story begins in 1959 in Minemata, Japan documenting mercury poisoning, then moves through everything from Rachel Carson, nuclear power, man's mission to space, the first Earth Day, Green Peace, Love Canal, the Reagan Administration, Chernobyl, and closes again with Minemata. The overall message that the viewer is left with is that there is one planet Earth to sustain us; our decisions and actions have environmental consequences, many of which have a global impact.
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Endangered Planet: People’s Century
Posted: September 11, 2019 by MAEE Administration
Category: Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
This historical documentation chronicles some of the most public and atrocious, global, environmental disasters of the 20th century. The story begins in 1959 in Minemata, Japan documenting mercury poisoning, then moves through everything from Rachel Carson, nuclear power, man's mission to space, the first Earth Day, Green Peace, Love Canal, the Reagan Administration, Chernobyl, and closes again with Minemata. The overall message that the viewer is left with is that there is one planet Earth to sustain us; our decisions and actions have environmental consequences, many of which have a global impact.