:27:07
As the petrochemical
era grew and grew
:27:12
warning signs emerged that
some of these chemicals
:27:17
could pose hazards.
:27:19
The data initially were
trivial anecdotal
:27:24
but gradually a body of data
started accumulating
:27:29
to the extent that we now know
that the synthetic chemicals
:27:33
which have permeated
our workplace
:27:36
our consumer products
:27:38
our air our water
:27:41
produced cancer
and also birth defects
:27:44
and some other
toxic effects.
:28:11
Furthermore industry
has known about this
:28:15
at least most industries
have known about this
:28:17
and have attempted
to trivialize these risks.
:28:26
If I take a gun and shoot
you thatÂ’s criminal.
:28:29
If I expose you
to some chemicals
:28:31
which knowingly are
going to kill you
:28:34
what difference is there?
:28:36
The difference is that it
takes longer to kill you.
:28:40
We are now in the midst
of a major cancer epidemic
:28:44
and I have no doubt
:28:46
and I have documented
the basis for this
:28:49
that industry is
largely responsible
:28:53
for this overwhelming
epidemic of cancer
:28:57
in which one in every two men
get cancer in their lifetimes