National Pesticide Forum: Videos
Poisoned Profits:
The Toxic Assault on Our Children, Philip and Alice Shabecoff
Bridge to an Organic Future, the 27th National Pesticide Forum,
April 2009, Carrboro, NC
Part 1: Philip and Alice Shabecoff are authors of the new book Poisoned Profits: The toxic assault on our children. Mr. Shabecoff served as chief environmental correspondent for The New York Times for fourteen years. Mr. Shabecoff also founded Greenwire, an online digest of environmental news and was selected as one of the “Global 500” by the United Nations’ Environmental Program. His previous books include A Fierce Green Fire: A History of the American Environmental Movement. Ms. Shabecoff is a freelance journalist focusing on family and consumer topics. She was executive director of the National Consumers League and Community Information Exchange. Introduced by Andrea Kidd Taylor, professor of public health at Morgan State University and Beyond Pesticides board member.
Part 2: Q&A Discussion