Hedrick Smith Productions.
Pub. Date
c2009
Description
"More than three decades after the Clean Water Act, two iconic waterways--the great coastal estuaries of Puget Sound and the Chesapeake Bay--are in perilous condition. With polluted runoff still flowing in from industry, agriculture and massive suburban development, scientists fear contamination to the food chain and drinking water for millions of people. A growing list of endangered species also is threatened in both estuaries. Poisoned Waters examines...
Pub. Date
©2004
Description
Frontline explores the retail giant's influence on the American economy, noting U.S. job losses and soaring Chinese exports. Interviews with retail execs, trade experts, economists and more, some who credit Wal-Mart's focus on low costs with helping contain U.S. inflation, others charge that the company is driving the overseas shift to China of the production of American consumer goods.