ERIN BROCKOVICH

The movie ERIN BROCKOVICH is like a modern day David vs. Goliath. . Directed by Steven Soderbergh and stared Julia Roberts is based on a true story about a large corporation deliberately poisoning an entire town with the chemical Hexavalent Chromium 6. Erin, a single mother of three, does a lot of investigation and finds some very incriminating documents, and almost single-handedly exposes the company. It’s disturbing to think a company worth over 30 billion dollars with all the power and technology at their finger tips, could be so negligent. I don’t know why they think they could have gotten away with it. . There was green dirt found all around the Pacific Gas & Electric compressor station in Hinkley, CA., it was caused by a chemical called Hexavalent Chromium 6, that had contaminated the towns’ water supply. Hexavalent Chromium 6 is a very toxic chemical because it oxidizing potential is high and is easily penetrates biological mem

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That it has caused groundwater contamination, which extends over one mile from the gas and electric company.

The settlement (by arbitration) awarded the citizens of Hinkley was $333 million dollars, the largest in a direct action lawsuit in United States history. He directed in solid no-nonsense almost documentary style, and I really liked how he focuses more on the families involved and not court scenes. The countless hours spent at the water board going through mounds of paper to find the documents she needed to file a Toxic Tort (involves over-exposure of individuals or communities to harmful or deadly chemicals) suit against this corporation. 3% for minors) and the rest was divided by the 637 residents of Hinkley. 05 parts per millions, this green dirt tested at . The majority of electrical power plants use some form of Chromium in the water that cools engines to prevent rust and Order” that the gas corrosion. After three decades of contaminating the water supply, somebody should have spoken up, done something, they had the power and money. The legal limit for Hexavalent Chromium 6 is . Repeated exposure to toxic levels can cause anything from liver, kidney and heart failure, respiratory disease, any type of cancer, bone and organ deterioration, and just as harmful to all the farm animals.

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