Herbicide Trials
Documentary

Herbicide Trials

0.0
49 min
1984
Neal Livingston

In 1983, fifteen Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, landowners went to court to stop the spraying of herbicides by the local subsidiary of a Swedish multinational on forests adjacent to their properties. They found that the testimony of scientists and the support of public opinion, both here and abroad, were not enough to win their case. The film shows their ordeal and the landmark Sydney trial. Concerns raised included potential conflict-of-interest situations where a government must protect citizens' health while supporting certain kinds of industry; the relative value of the political and judicial processes in mediating social problems; and the need for a public forum for debating environmental issues. The film contains outstanding footage from chemical-industry films of the 1950s and recent material about Vietnam veterans affected by Agent Orange.

Top Cast

Similar Movies

You might also like

Koyaanisqatsi
7.9
HD

Koyaanisqatsi

1983N/A
Documentary
Drama

Koyaanisqatsi

1983
Somber Tides
3
HD

Somber Tides

2024N/A
Drama
Documentary

Somber Tides

2024
The Bear Man
0
HD

The Bear Man

0N/A
Documentary

The Bear Man

0
Germany's Mystic Forest
8
HD

Germany's Mystic Forest

2020N/A
Documentary
TV Movie

Germany's Mystic Forest

2020
An Inconvenient Truth
7
HD

An Inconvenient Truth

2006N/A
Documentary

An Inconvenient Truth

2006
The Undamaged
0
HD

The Undamaged

2018N/A
Documentary

The Undamaged

2018
Legacy
8.1
HD

Legacy

2021N/A
Documentary

Legacy

2021
Seaspiracy
7.8
HD

Seaspiracy

2021N/A
Documentary
Crime

Seaspiracy

2021
Javier con i, Íntag
0
HD

Javier con i, Íntag

2018N/A
Documentary

Javier con i, Íntag

2018
Atlantis
6.3
HD

Atlantis

1991N/A
Music
Documentary

Atlantis

1991
Inside Chernobyl with Ben Fogle
7.6
HD

Inside Chernobyl with Ben Fogle

2021N/A
Documentary

Inside Chernobyl with Ben Fogle

2021
Terre Adélie
0
HD

Terre Adélie

1952N/A
Documentary

Terre Adélie

1952
Aptenodytes Forsteri
0
HD

Aptenodytes Forsteri

1954N/A
Documentary

Aptenodytes Forsteri

1954
Images d'un été
0
HD

Images d'un été

1953N/A
Documentary

Images d'un été

1953
Canaries, paradis sous perfusion ?
8
HD

Canaries, paradis sous perfusion ?

2024N/A
Documentary
TV Movie

Canaries, paradis sous perfusion ?

2024
On Thin Ice
7.8
HD

On Thin Ice

2020N/A
Documentary

On Thin Ice

2020
Defend, Conserve, Protect
0
HD

Defend, Conserve, Protect

2019N/A
Documentary

Defend, Conserve, Protect

2019
Le Peuple des airs
7
HD

Le Peuple des airs

2022N/A
Documentary
TV Movie

Le Peuple des airs

2022
Die Odyssee der Großtrappen - Das Comeback der Riesenvögel
8
HD

Die Odyssee der Großtrappen - Das Comeback der Riesenvögel

2021N/A
Documentary
TV Movie

Die Odyssee der Großtrappen - Das Comeback der Riesenvögel

2021
The Congolese Rainforests: Living on Borrowed Time
0
HD

The Congolese Rainforests: Living on Borrowed Time

2010N/A
Documentary

The Congolese Rainforests: Living on Borrowed Time

2010