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Dangerous cargo comes in all shapes and sizes. Transportation of these potentially deadly loads is one of the most meticulously thought-out procedures in the world of shipping. Special trucks and containers are as vital for the movement of dynamite as they are for the storage of hazardous chemical materials. On the road, this type of cargo is monitored by satellite tracking with a multitude of safety precautions built into the journey.
3) Bananas!*
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On behalf of twelve Nicaraguan banana workers, attorney Juan "Accidentes" Dominguez is battling Dole Food in a ground-breaking legal battle for their use of a banned pesticide that was known by the company to cause sterility. Can he beat the giant, or will the corporation get away with it? This suspenseful documentary sheds new light on the global politics of food, the dynamics of First and Third World nations, and human rights at its simplest through...
10) A civil action
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A cynical lawyer agrees to represent eight families whose children died of leukemia after two corporations leaked toxic chemicals into Woburn, Massachusetts' water supply.
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""Doubt is our product," a cigarette executive once observed, "since it is the best means of competing with the 'body of fact' that exists in the minds of the general public. It is also the means of establishing a controversy."" "In this expose, David Michaels reveals just how prevalent - and how effective - such strategies have become. He argues that to keep the public confused about the hazards posed by global warming, secondhand smoke, asbestos,...
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