Report Card
Solomon, Jeremy
REPORT CARD Jeremy Solomon Touring the Wasteland CUTTING CHEMICAL WASTES: What Twenty-Nine Organic Chemical Plants Are Doing To Reduce Hazardous Wastes by David J. Sarokin, Warren R....
...The report should prove useful to any investigator or activist determined to pierce the veil of secrecy concealing the toxic effluvia of this industry...
...The New Right effort is probably not as monolithic and conspiratorial as this report might lead one to believe, but The New Right Humanitarians is a useful guide to the groups and individuals engaged in this effort, and it traces the connections between them and the U.S...
...Free...
...The chemical industry—producer and purveyor of pipes, adhesives, pesticides, prescription drugs, and phonograph records as well as thousands of other products-creates the architecture and artifacts of the modern consumer society...
...Box 4506, Albuquerque, NM 87196...
...Government...
...Without knowing what the other side has, restricting one's own armament production makes little sense and, conventional wisdom dictates, could actually be dangerous...
...THE NEW RIGHT HUMANITARIANS by Tom Barry, Deb Preusch, and Beth Sims The Resource Center, P.O...
...Such institutions as the Heritage Foundation and Pat Robertson's Christian Broadcasting Network are engaged in a massive effort to crush the Left in Central America, this report states...
...535 pp...
...REPORT CARD Jeremy Solomon Touring the Wasteland CUTTING CHEMICAL WASTES: What Twenty-Nine Organic Chemical Plants Are Doing To Reduce Hazardous Wastes by David J. Sarokin, Warren R. Muir, Catherine G. Miller, and Sebastian R. Sperber INFORM, Inc., 381 Park Avenue South, New York, NY 10016...
...Although the core of this book is devoted to the waste generation and management profiles of the twenty-nine target firms, the supplementary references and explanatory material are of considerable value...
...But in addition to making the solvents and plastics that fill our lives and garbage pails, the industry also spews out substantial quantities of air, ground, and water waste that wreak havoc on the environment...
...In fact, say the INFORM authors, the industry is generally unwilling to reduce waste output without Government regulation or outright threats by consumer groups to hold dumpers liable for the damage and injury they may cause...
...Since World War II," according to this thorough survey, "organic chemical production has increased tenfold, from less than twenty billion to over 220 billion pounds a year...
...Of the twenty-nine plants analyzed in this study, not one acted toward self-regulation without public prodding and not one provided a full accounting of the amount and types of hazardous waste it regularly emitted...
...This pamphlet debunks the myth that verification lies beyond the grasp of the major military powers...
...The standard approach to arms control hinges on verification...
...Business elites generate cash...
...Although the authors issued this informative article and its accompanying tables to announce the start of their detailed study on verification and compliance, most of what they say emphasizes the advanced surveillance apparatus currently available...
...The satellites, seismic stations, radar, and listening posts strung across the globe ensure that the most paranoid commanders can garner full, reliable information on the military arsenals and escapades of their rivals...
...The shared values of the New Right network permit a division of labor according to expertise and spheres of influence," the report suggests...
...Hide and Seek VERIFICATION AND ARMS CONTROL: How Much Is Enough by Betty G. Lall, Rosy Nimroody, and Paul D. Brandes Council on Economic Priorities, 30 Irving Place, New York, NY 10003...
...ideologues push policy...
...6 pp...
...The Federal Environmental Protection Agency has estimated that more than 580 billion pounds of hazardous solid wastes are generated annually—more than one ton for every person in the United States...
...47.50...
...66 pp...
...5.00...
...Despite the deluge, though, the industry is reluctant to tell the public exactly what or how much waste it generates, and even slower to institute safe methods of disposal...
...religious leaders and direct mail specialists stir up popular support...
...Jerry, Pat...
...Chemical waste has surpassed even that enormous figure...
Vol. 50 • August 1986 • No. 8
