In the video, Ken Cook gave a lecture. The purpose of the lecture that we learn at the end of the video is to pass “Kid Safe Chemical Act of 2008” by getting people on board with the Act. It is a law that will protect the most vulnerable and protect all. The goal of the act is to provide safety in chemicals or products by companies.
The 10 Americans that Ken talked about in the beginning I thought that they were adults. Turns out they were babies that were already exposed to 287 chemicals in the womb. I could not believe it! It is crazy to believe too that industrial pollution begins in the womb. These pollutions cause cancers, birth defects, infertility, and neurotoxins, to name a few.
I feel that no one is safe or off limits to toxic chemicals in the world after watching the video. We may want to live cleaner, healthier, more aware of our surroundings, but it is hard for others to get on board if they are not aware of the harms surrounding us. It is hard to get people to care. I do think that a good start is data collection. Maybe if we give people facts and figures, like Ken Cook did in the video, we can spread the word of the toxins around us, to be self-aware.
Thank you for your post, Rudi! What has stuck out to me is your last paragraph, especially around the importance of getting people to care. Not just consumers/product users to care (so that they can be more mindful about what they are exposing themselves to and what companies they are supporting), but the actual people working for the production industries and the regulators- they need to care, too!
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ReplyDeleteThe government definitely needs to be taking more action and preventative measures to protect the people from all these toxins in our environment, but I feel that it won't happen until more and more people become aware and start discussions and petitions for this change! It's really scary to know that the amount of chemicals we're exposed to can be in the triple digits!