A group of citizens
in West Virginia challenge a powerful corporation to be more environmentally
responsible. 99.7% of everyone in
this world has the chemical C8 in his or her blood. The DuPont Corporation used this chemical in the production
of Teflon products. They knowingly
allowed this chemical to infiltrate the water system with people drinking this
water every day. A farmer downstream
from the plant lost all his animals due to deformities. Fish were dying and babies had birth
defects.
Also, former employees and
residents of the community were getting sick from the C8 chemical. The profits for DuPont were more important
than the lives of the people and the animals? DuPont knew there were risks soon after discovering and
commercializing this product. Many
people died and others suffer every day from surgeries to keep them alive. Teflon was used in cookware, clothing, furniture,
curtains and carpets. Dupont and
3M knew about the dangers of Teflon for decades. They didn’t do anything about it but continued adding it to
more and more products. That
wasn’t enough so they dumped the chemical and byproducts into their local environment through the water. These products were sold across the
globe. DuPont also manipulated the
EPA to keep the danger of these products from the public. This is an amazing story!! 4* (I really liked this movie)
95 min, Doc
directed by Stephanie Soechtig and Jeremy Seifert with Bucky Bailey, Melinda
Bailey, Joe Kiger.
Note: Imdb 7.9 out of 10, 100% critic 88%
audience on Rotten Tomatoes, Leterboxd 3.5* out of 5*, Amazon 5* out of 5* with
26 reviews.
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