Only weeks after his release from prison, the activist talks with Bill about the necessity of civil disobedience in the fight for environmental justice. Continue reading
Environment
Since the very first Earth Day in 1970, Bill Moyers has covered the environment and the impact of industrial and other forms of pollution on the air we breathe, the water we drink and the food we eat. Eye-opening documentaries and programs below share important truths about the state of the world and the parts we play in its preservation.
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EXPLORE Environment
May 24, 2013 | Moyers & Company
Tim DeChristopher tells why he spent nearly two years in prison in the name of environmental justice, and Gretchen Morgenson discusses how banks are still too big to fail and too big to trust. Continue reading
May 24, 2013
See American national parks, forests and seashores where government agencies have allowed companies to drill for fossil fuels.
May 22, 2013 | Moyers & Company
Tim DeChristopher tells why he spent nearly two years in prison in the name of environmental justice, and Gretchen Morgenson discusses how banks are still too big to fail and too big to trust. Continue reading
May 20, 2013 | Perspectives
Chris Hedges writes that we must either defy the corporate state or accept our extinction as a species. He believes rebellion is the only way to remain fully human.
May 18, 2013 | Q&A
The director of the Center for Science and Democracy says scientific research is a core part of our democracy that is under threat from corporations and sequestration cuts. Dr. Andrew Rosenberg, the Center’s director, explains how industry manipulates and undermines scientific research, and the challenges scientists face in the digital age. Continue reading
May 17, 2013 | News & Notes
Watch the trailer for a new documentary about environmentalist Tim DeChristopher, and see a clip of his conversation with Bill Moyers, airing next week. Continue reading
May 17, 2013
In the 1990s, a prominent research facility associated with Johns Hopkins University conducted an experiment that knowingly exposed children — mostly African American, some as young as a year old — to dangerous levels of lead, as part of a study comparing different forms of lead paint abatement. Continue reading
May 17, 2013 | Moyers Moments
In this 2001 Moyers Moment, Bill gets his blood tested to find out just how pervasive industrial chemicals are.
May 17, 2013 | Moyers Moments
In a 2001 Moyers Moment, two public health historians reveal how the vinyl chloride industry published misleading research to keep employees from knowing they were being poisoned. Continue reading
