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Under Corporate Skies : A Struggle Between People, Place, and Profit

By Martin Brueckner; Dyann Ross; Erin Brockovich

Book information

Publisher
Fremantle Press
Year
2010
ISBN
9781925161977, 9781921361760
LCC
TD195.A37 -- . B78 2010eb
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
10 MB (10300524 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
317\0
Time added
2023-08-06 20:36:27
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Description

Relating the story of a tiny town pitted against a strong corporation, this account strives to voice the concerns of local communities when they come into conflict with corporate profits. With the help of Erin Brockovich, the small town of Yarloop in Western Australia is fighting its powerful neighbor, Alcoa World Alumina. Their struggle is over social, health, and environmental concerns surrounding Alcoa's Wagerup alumina refinery. The stories told here are shared by communities around the world amidst ongoing industrialization and resultant collisions between social and economic interests. Depicting life under corporate influence, this study explicitly illustrates that profits matter—but not more than people and place.

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