Exposure
Poisoned Water, Corporate Greed, and One Lawyer's Twenty-Year Battle against DuPont
by Robert Bilott · first published 2019
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An unforgettable David and Goliath-style legal drama about malice and manipulation, the failings of environmental regulation, and one lawyer's quest to expose the truth about this previously unknown--and still unregulated--chemical that presents one of the greatest human health crises of the 21st century. --
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Also watch The Devil We Know, which you can watch free at ThoughtMaybe: https://thoughtmaybe.com/the-devil-we-know. The Intercept and New York Times cover the issue well. Robert Bilott's book Exposure https://www.amazon.com/Exposure-Be-Confirmed/dp/1501172816 covers the story of the lawyer who successfully sued DuPont and is continuing that legal pursuit. I also recommend my podcast with Robert Bilott:…
on “Study finds alarming levels of ‘forever chemicals’ in US mothers’ breast milk” ↗…the DuPont cover-up of C8 dumping and how it was discovered. Great narration. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/american-scandal/id143... There is also a less dramatic version in book form, called Exposure by Robert Bilott, the attorney who prosecuted DuPont.
on “It’s raining PFAS: rainwater is unsafe to drink even in Antarctica and Tibet” ↗I find it disconcerting that this has apparently been known since the 1970s. Seems like the Big Tobacco playbook all over again (only with even worse effects). From the book “Exposure” by Robert Bilott, the real-life lawyer portrayed in the “Dark Water” movie: > The internal alarm bells had first been sounded at 3M and DuPont after the publication of a scientific paper by the American…
on “Rainwater everywhere on Earth unsafe to drink due to ‘forever chemicals’” ↗…6. Go back to step 1 with different product Some other examples: 1. Big tobacco 2. Teflon(PFOAs) [1] 3. Generic drugs [2] 4. Regular drugs [3] 5. Leaded gasoline [4] [1] https://www.amazon.com/Exposure-Poisoned-Corporate-Lawyers-T... [2] https://www.amazon.com/Bottle-Lies-Inside-Story-Generic/dp/0... [3]https://dash.harvard.edu/bitstream/handle/1/8963867/Green.ht... [4] https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/leaded-gas-poison-...
on “Toxic Exposure: The True Story Behind the Monsanto Trials” ↗A lot longer than 30 years. I'm reading Exposure by the lawyer who helped blow the case open, Robert Bilott, portrayed in the movie Dark Waters, which I recommend -- the book and movie. What DuPont knowingly did, sacrificing our health for their profit,…
on “EPA Takes Action to Protect Scientific Integrity” ↗…our seeds. Having said that, learning about the author is also important to understand the motivation : [..] Rob Bilott is a partner at the law firm of Taft Stettinius & Hollister, LLP and author of Exposure: Poisoned Water, Corporate Greed, and One Lawyer’s Twenty-Year Battle Against DuPont. His book was the story behind the film, Dark Waters and the documentary, The Devil We Know. Rob is also a 2017 recipient…
on “Chemicals called PFAS and PFOS are in the blood of virtually every person” ↗