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Dirty Water is the riveting story of how Howard Bennett, a Los Angeles schoolteacher with a gift for outrageous rhetoric, fought pollution in Santa Monica Bay–and won. The story begins in 1985, when many scientists considered the bay to be one of the most polluted bodies of water in the world. The insecticide DDT covered portions of the sea floor. Los Angeles discharged partially treated sewage into its waters. Lifeguards came down with mysterious illnesses. And Howard Bennett happily swam in it every morning.
By accident, Bennett learned that Los Angeles had applied for a waiver from the Clean Water Act to continue discharging sewage into the bay. Incensed that he had been swimming in dirty water, Bennett organized oddball coalition to orchestrate stunts such as wrapping brown ribbon around LA’s city hall and issuing Dirty Toilet Awards to chastise the city’s administration. This is the fast-paced story of how this unusual cast of characters created an environmental movement in Los Angeles that continues to this day with the nationally recognized Heal the Bay. Character-driven, compelling, and uplifting,
Dirty Water tells how even the most polluted water can be cleaned up-by ordinary people.
By accident, Bennett learned that Los Angeles had applied for a waiver from the Clean Water Act to continue discharging sewage into the bay. Incensed that he had been swimming in dirty water, Bennett organized oddball coalition to orchestrate stunts such as wrapping brown ribbon around LA’s city hall and issuing Dirty Toilet Awards to chastise the city’s administration. This is the fast-paced story of how this unusual cast of characters created an environmental movement in Los Angeles that continues to this day with the nationally recognized Heal the Bay. Character-driven, compelling, and uplifting,
Dirty Water tells how even the most polluted water can be cleaned up-by ordinary people.
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Table des matières
List of IllustrationsAcknowledgments
Author’s Note
Prologue. Surfer Scientist
1. The Swimmer
2. The Witness
3. The Coalition
4. Squirp
5. The Press Conference
6. City Hall
7. The Activist
8. The Second Hearing
9. The Scientist
10. The Politician
11. The Brown Ribbon
12. Heal the Bay
13. The Dirty Toilet Awards
14. The Decision
15. Friend of the Court
16. Outsiders and Insiders
17. The 50 Percent Job
Epilogue
Resources
Index
A propos de l’auteur
Bill Sharpsteen is a writer and photographer based in Los Angeles. His articles have appeared in the Los Angeles Times Magazine, Los Angeles Magazine, and The Washington Post. He has also worked as an award-winning documentary producer.
Langue Anglais ● Format PDF ● Pages 288 ● ISBN 9780520944756 ● Taille du fichier 2.1 MB ● Maison d’édition University of California Press ● Publié 2010 ● Édition 1 ● Téléchargeable 24 mois ● Devise EUR ● ID 4995813 ● Protection contre la copie Adobe DRM
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