Dodging Pollution: An Underdog Story
Earthjustice - Non-Profit - www.earthjustice.org
Some of the worst air polluters have dodged controls for decades, pumping dirty air that makes playing outside a dangerous game for kids across the U.S. Though 2011 brings unprecedented opportunities to clean up these polluters, only public pressure can counteract the polluter lobby's influence. A humorous video can help: in a dodgeball game between kids and pollution, large men dressed as mercury, soot, and other pollutants hurl dodgeballs labeled with diseases (e.g. asthma ) while kids counter with balls marked "health" and "clean air". The message: join the kids' team to ensure dirty industries don't dodge clean air rules again.
AdminSimon A. Nurse
(Admin, Free Range Studios' Youtopia)
shared this idea
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Pat Townsend
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We need clean air for healthy living for all living things.
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Elizabeth Harried
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On a simple level, this skit make a strong point. Players: Kids - the fighters - vs. Villians - the dangerous air elements! With you on their side, the fighters have a better chance of winning!!
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SURFINRON
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THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO FOR PLANET EARTH AND ALL THE HUMAN BEINGS HERE
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Nikayla Spain
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Thankyou for everything you do! Earthjustice rocks! Please keep up the good work and we all will stand beside you!
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Kathleen Healy
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We owe to present and future adults, children, nature to clear the air of poisons that stunt growth and cause illness. We must call the pollutors to task and monitor those who have dodged in the past the controls of the enviornment.
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Selina Heaton
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Support Earthjustice!
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Sharon Macdonald
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the real shame is that clean air to breathe should be a problem.
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LogicLaw
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Bring on the clean air!
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Ward Peterson
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Earthjustice is leading the way in all environmental concerns.
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Janet Krueger
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I vote for Earthjustice.
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Brad
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There is only one earth! We must take care of it for life to survive.
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Linda Lynch
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We can't live without air.
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Sarajane Hall
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We desperately need clean air. Far too many kids suffer from CPD and other lung diseases brought about by polluted air. Give kids the health and clean air balls so they can play outdoors in good health. GO TEAM KIDS!
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Sarajane Hall
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We desperately need clean air. Far too many kids suffer from CPD and other lung diseases brought about by polluted air. Give kids the health and clean air balls so they can play outdoors in good health. GO TEAM KIDS!
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Rose Ann Kaiser
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Earthjustice is leading the way in all environmental concerns. This one is especially important.
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Rose Ann Kaiser
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Earthjustice is leading the way in all environmental concerns. This one is especially important.
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Anonymous
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Polluters do not seem to get that nobody is immune to the effects of dirty air. we all suffer. to those who still believe that the government really gives a toss about the health and livelihood of the working class, you are sadly mistaken.
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Anonymous
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An important cause. To stay healthy we all need clean air. Industries that pollute our air need to be stopped. Hope Earthjustice wins, Mimi
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Elaine Gremminger
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Dirty air in Milwaukee caused me to have many colds and sinus infections for years when I lived there. I finally need sinus surgery which helped but did not end the infection. Then I moved to Campbellsport, WI and with the clean country air I seldom have any upper respiratory problems. Milwaukee's air needs to be cleaned up now