Denis Hayes - Prosperity without Pollution
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Channel: ShareAmerica · 2014 · Education
Denis Hayes, chairman of Earth Day Network, talks about prosperity and the environment. 00:00:01.875,00:00:05.000 [TEXT: Prosperity Without Pollution] 00:00:05.000,00:00:08.333 Denis Hayes: In the 1960s in the United States, 00:00:08.333,00:00:13.208 [TEXT: Denis Hayes, National Coordinator, 1st 'Earth Day' Chairman, Earth Day Network] we began to see that there was a huge gap between the things that 00:00:13.208,00:00:18.667 were really important to people and the things that we were measuring in the gross domestic product. 00:00:18.667,00:00:23.000 We were becoming more and more prosperous, but less and less healthy, 00:00:23.000,00:00:27.792 and we were seeing the most beautiful parts of the country be destroyed. 00:00:27.792,00:00:32.958 In my youth, I was in the shadow of a paper mill and literally woke up 00:00:32.958,00:00:37.667 every morning for the first 18 years of my life with a sore throat 00:00:37.667,00:00:40.000 due to the air pollution being cranked out. 00:00:40.000,00:00:43.500 Earth Day was basically saying you can make paper without air pollution; 00:00:43.500,00:00:50.458 you can have a kind of prosperity that doesn't require you to sacrifice the environment or people. 00:00:50.458,00:00:55.292 [TEXT: Our Planet Join Share Act #EarthDay #ActOnClimate Produced by the U.S.Department of State] 00:00:56.167,00:00:59.667 [TEXT: Select Photos © AP Images] This channel delivers videos on American life, culture & politics. Produced by the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Global Public Affairs, the videos illustrate values that underlie U.S. policies & explore interests shared by Americans & people around the world. Get updates from @ShareAmerica on social media! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ShareAmerica Twitter: https://twitter.com/ShareAmerica Website: https://share.america.gov/ #SayNoToPollution #GreenSolutions
