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Resource Pointer #394 (Chemicals and War)

 

 

 

 

Resource Pointer #394 (Chemicals and War)

August 24, 2005

 

For copies of the following resources, please contact the appropriate

publishers or organizations directly.

 

*Trespass Against Us: Dow Chemical & The Toxic Century, 2004* Jack

Doyle, Environmental Health Fund. Investigates the environmental and

human health impacts of Dow Chemical products on communities around

the world, and the prospects for justice for affected communities.

Includes a section focusing on Dow's production of chemicals for war,

including Napalm, Agent Orange, and 2,4,5-T. 485 pages. $24.95.

Contact Common Courage Press, Box 702, Monroe, ME 04951; phone (800)

497-3207; fax (207) 525-3068; website http://www.commoncouragepress.com.

 

 

 

*The Dioxin War: Truth and Lies about a Perfect Poison, 2004* Robert

Allen. Examines the far-reaching impacts of Dioxin, a class of

extremely toxic and highly persistent chemicals. Dioxin is also a

component of the herbicide formulation, Agent Orange, extensively

sprayed by U.S. military during the Vietnam War. Reveals the attempts

by the chemical industry, in collusion with U.S. regulatory and health

authorities, to cover up the true impact of dioxin on human health and

how a small group of people brought the truth about dioxin into the

public domain. 201 pages. $19.95. Contact Pluto Press, 345 Archway

Road, London N6 5AA, UK; phone +44 (0) 20 8348 2724; fax +44 (0)20

8348 9133; email pluto; website http://www.plutobooks.com.

 

 

 

*The Friendship Village: A Documentary Film, 2002* Michelle Mason.

Documentary film about an international group of veterans who are

building a village in Vietnam for children with birth abnormalities

related to Agent Orange. Follows the story of the village's founder,

George Mizo, taking us through his experiences of war's horror to the

personal transformation that led to this remarkable village. 51

minutes. $85. Contact Bullfrog Films, PO Box 149, Oley, PA 19547;

phone (800) 543-3764 or (610) 779-8226; fax (610) 370-1978; email

info; website http://www.bullfrogfilms.com.

 

 

 

*Health and Environmental Effects of Herbicide Spray Campaigns in

Colombia, 2002, 2005* Jim Oldham and Rachel Massey. An overview of the

effects of U.S. sponsored herbicide spraying in Colombia on human

health and the environment. Makes the case for a moratorium on

spraying throughout the region. 15 pages. Updated by a fact sheet

entitled, Rethinking Plan Colombia: New Science on Roundup: Threats to

Human Health and Wildlife, published June 2005. 2 pages. Both are

available as a free download at

http://www.laslianas.org/Colombia/publications.html. Contact Las

Lianas Resource Center, 301 East Hadley Road, Amherst, MA 01002; email

laslianas; website http://www.laslianas.org.

 

 

 

*Gulf War Syndrome: Legacy of a Perfect War, 2001* Alison Johnson.

Presents a careful analysis of toxic chemical exposures that may have

contributed to Gulf War syndrome. Provides information on conditions

experienced by those affected and the possible connection to chemical

injury and sensitivity. 240 pages. $14. Contact MCS Information

Exchange, Alison Johnson, 3 Larrabee Farm Road, Brunswick, ME 04011;

phone (207) 725-8570; website http://www.conceptmed.com/Johnson.

 

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