High Plains Films Clip of the Week
The Dust in Libby, Montana, Part IV
As the W.R. Grace Trial grinds in Missoula, High Plains Films shares clips from its documentary, "Libby, Montana."
By Doug Hawes-Davis, 4-24-09
In this scene from our feature documentary, “Libby, Montana,” EPA Emergency On-Scene Coordinator, Paul Peronard, speaks with a geologist about the hazards of Libby vermiculite. Later in the scene, former plant manager, Earl Lovick, answers questions about what WR Grace knew about these hazards and whether or not they had a responsibility to inform mine and mill workers about the health risks. Dru Carr and I documented the interaction with Paul and the geologist at the Libby EPA office in 2001. Earl Lovick’s commentary is from a deposition recorded during a civil case against WR Grace in the 1990s. Lovick died in 1996.
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Editor’s Note: Look for the High Plains Films clip of the week every Friday on our pages. This month, as the W.R. Grace trial grinds on in Missoula (click here for coverage), the clips come from the High Plains feature documentary Libby, Montana, which explores the company’s contamination of the community.
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[End of article]This reminds me of a top spinning out of control for many years while human life pays the price. This game of repeat since the late 60's has finally beginning to slow spin out of control and when the spinning is done and the top crashes into what ever is in it's path, I do hope then, the concern is the health and safety of those we leave behind and the pain and suffering till death will end. The Holocaust of WR Grace and Libby Mt will forever be a reminder of what went wrong/Why/Who,etc in the lives of millions today living and dying from the same thing...Tremolite asbestos exposure.Someone please stop people from moving to Libby Mt and stop the continued lies that Libby is safe.This IS murder...
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