Poisoned Nation: Pollution, Greed, and the Rise of Deadly Epidemics

By Loretta Schwartz-Nobel

Book Overview

Deadly Greed An award-winning investigative journalist links the soaring epidemics of cluster illnesses and many other diseases to the chemical contamination of our water, air, food, and everyday products for the profit and power of a reckless few. With irrefutable evidence and moving personal stories of the sick and dying, Loretta Schwartz-Nobel demonstrates that the human equivalent of global warming is already upon us. She shows how governments of both parties operate in tandem with America's most notorious polluters and how they have deceived the public, buried evidence of spreading disease, and suppressed critical scientific data. She traces relationships between organizations whose products cause diseases and those who profit from diagnosing and treating them, as well as their efforts to avoid research into environmental causes and possible cures. "Poisoned Nation" is an urgent call for action that delineates the problem with such clarity that the truth shines through. The author issues a plea to religious leaders of all faiths to work together for change, to create a movement to defeat greed and guide us toward a safer, healthier future.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312327978
• ISBN13: 9780312327972
• Release Date: August 2007
• Publisher: St. Martin's Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.8" x 0.9" x 5.6"