Moyers & Company. A Mother Fights Toxic Trespassers

Description

In this edition of Moyers & Company, biologist, mother, and activist Sandra Steingraber joins Bill to explain why she was willing to go to jail for blocking access to the construction of a storage and transportation facility involved in the controversial process of fracking. Steingraber has become internationally known for building awareness about the "toxic trespassers" she says are contaminating our air, water, and food-and threatening our children's health. With government ensnared by the very industries it's supposed to regulate, Steingraber has lost patience with politicians and corporations but says our kids need to know that "mom is on the job" of preventing destruction to the environment. Also on the show, Bill presents the short documentary Dance of the Honey Bee, narrated by author Bill McKibben, which looks at threats these crucial pollinators face from a rapidly changing landscape.

Runtime

57 min

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Date of Publication

[2013], c2013

Database

Films on Demand

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