Encore Edition:Toxic Drywall, Exxon Engineering Algae, and Rain Forests of Peru

August 19th, 2010

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Earthbeat speaks with Jim Thomas of the ETC Group, who describes Exxon Corporation’s funding of the genetic engineering of algae, and the potential dangers of this new technology.  Jim Vallette of the Healthy Building Network explains how imported toxic drywall poses health risks for Gulf Coast residents as they rebuild their homes after Hurricane Katrina. And Christian activist Brother Paul MacAuley takes on big Oil and timber to help save the rain forest in Peru.

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