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That's Entertainment!(ISSUES & INSIGHTS)(EDITORIALS)(Editorial)
The Julia Richmond Award is given, Harvard says, to those who "have promoted and achieved high standards for public health conditions."
In this case, as a letter to an outraged alumnus, American Council of Science and Health President Elizabeth Whelan said, it's for Brockovich's efforts "on behalf of all of us, and especially the residents of Hinkley, California, whose health was adversely affected by a toxic substance dumped by a utility company."
Her alleged fight for environmental justice was told in the cleverly titled 2000 movie "Erin Brockovich."
In it, the Brockovich character, played by Julia Roberts, and showing more cleavage than scientific knowledge, is a crusading legal assistant who exposes the alleged poisoning of everything -- from chickens to frogs to people -- by a Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) plant's leaching of a rust inhibitor called chromium-6 into the water supply of nearby Hinkley.
Only problem: It was all false.
No one chemical agent could possibly have caused all the symptoms described in the film, and chromium-6 in the water couldn't have caused any of them.
The fact is that the EPA does list chromium-6 as a carcinogen, but only for 2 types of cancer, that of the nose and of the septum (the cartilage between your nostrils). It only causes cancer when inhaled. And even then, it takes massive doses over many years.
- Erin Brockovich lends support to Senate clean water bill.
- Magazine article from: Trial Loiacono, Kristin May 1, 2001 700+ words
...into the spotlight. You call Erin Brockovich-Ellis and Ed Masry. That...is chronicled in the film Erin Brockovich. The movie, starring Oscar...in the title role, started a public-health dialogue that has made its way...
- Movie power: (Erin Brockovich shows how people can make a positive impact on...
- Magazine article from: For A Change Webb, Robert October 1, 2001 700+ words
...d already seen Erin Brockovich, the movie, and...to dog America. Erin Brockovich documents the power...awareness of the public health threat of toxic chemicals...proved the interest in Erin Brockovich. It was proof...
- Listen to your heart, says activist Erin Brockovich.
- News wire article from: Seattle Times (Seattle, WA) April 11, 2007 700+ words
...Wright Apr. 11--ERIN BROCKOVICH BELIEVES IN PERSEVERANCE...in the 2000 film "Erin Brockovich," she became known...starts to jeopardize public health," she said...seattletimes.com Erin Brockovich When: Noon-1...
- Newstream.com Digest: IBM's Breakthrough to Quadruple Disk Drive Density, Erin...
- Press release article from: Business Wire May 21, 2001 700+ words
...in Mediocrity on Critical Public Health Measure: Seat Belt Use...Erin Brockovich to Speak at Jones International...University's Cyber Graduation Erin Brockovich, subject of the critically...Academy Award-winning film Erin Brockovich, will deliver the commencement...
- Wall Street Journal Accused of Wrongdoing on Erin Brockovich Story Credited as...
- Press release article from: Business Wire December 6, 2006 700+ words
...Dr. Shukun Li, a respected Chinese public health scientist, today demanded that the...settle a California lawsuit known as "Erin Brockovich II" for $295 million in February...featured in the 2000 motion picture "Erin Brockovich". "The Wall Street Journal claim...
- Erin Brockovich and Ed Masry Target Washington Mutual's Planned 'Environmental...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire March 18, 2002 700+ words
WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. -- Erin Brockovich and Ed Masry take on another corporate giant today as they...adequately address air and water pollution as well as an array of public health issues," said Brockovich. "We demand a new, thorough...
- Erin Brockovich updated.(hexavalent chromium water pollution)
- Magazine article from: Multinational Monitor Lazare, Sarah May 1, 2006 700+ words
...stomach cancer was made famous by the Hollywood movie "Erin Brockovich." The movie was based on a lawsuit by residents of Hinckley...chromium, for example. A 2001 report that prompted California public health authorities to revise upward a recommendation for chromium...
- Erin Brockovich DVD Reaches New Benchmark as First Movie With Major Female Star...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire August 21, 2000 700+ words
...Home Video announced today that the Erin Brockovich DVD has reached the coveted mark of...We expect consumer demand for Erin Brockovich to continue well into the fall...Award winner Julia Roberts stars as Erin Brockovich in a Jersey Films production directed...
- Going for gold with Erin Brockovich.
- Newspaper article from: New Straits Times September 10, 2001 700+ words
...no job and no prospects, Erin Brockovich, is a single mother in a...its residents. Based on Erin Brockovich's life, directed by Steven...written by Susannah Grant, Erin Brockovich stars two-time Academy...
- Universal Pictures' and Jersey Films' 'Erin Brockovich' Is First $100 Million...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire April 18, 2000 700+ words
...Universal Pictures' and Jersey Films' "Erin Brockovich," starring Julia Roberts and directed...the box office domestically. When "Erin Brockovich" originally opened on March 17...Pictures added, "The message behind "Erin Brockovich" -- that one person can overcome...