An edition of Night Fire (2008)

Night Fire

Big Oil, Poison Air, and Margie Richard's Fight to Save Her Town

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An edition of Night Fire (2008)

Night Fire

Big Oil, Poison Air, and Margie Richard's Fight to Save Her Town

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"The Diamond neighborhood was an all-black enclave in the mostly white town of Norco, Louisiana, aptly named for the New Orleans Refining Co., an industrial processing plant. Margie Eugene Richard was raised in the shadow of a giant chemical plant operated by Shell, and witnessed her neighbors fall ill amid the toxic waste the plant emitted year after year. Her own sister, Naomi, eventually succumbed to a rare lung disease linked to environmental hazards. Determined to see Shell take responsibility for its actions, Margie and her neighbors--largely poor and with few obvious resources--educated themselves not only on the consequences of environmental poison but also on how to fight back. The battle took them from Diamond's four streets all the way to The Hague and beyond. The unexpected results won Margie the prestigious Goldman Environmental Prize and helped clean up a community."--Dust jacket flap.

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English
Pages
288

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Night Fire: Big Oil, Poison Air, and Margie Richard's Fight to Save Her Town
May 6, 2008, Amistad, Amistad/Harper Collins Publishers
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Night Fire: Big Oil, Poison Air, and Margie Richard's Fight to Save Her Town
2008, HarperCollins Publishers
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Night Fire: Big Oil, Poison Air, and Margie Richard's Fight to Save Her Town
2008, HarperCollins Publishers
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2008, HarperCollins
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Library of Congress
HD9568.N67 G74 2008, HD9568.N67G74 2008

The Physical Object

Format
Hardcover
Number of pages
288
Dimensions
9 x 6 x 1 inches

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL9951902M
Internet Archive
isbn_9780061123627
ISBN 10
0061123625
ISBN 13
9780061123627
LCCN
2007042653
OCLC/WorldCat
176648884
LibraryThing
5126983
Goodreads
2751790

Work Identifiers

Work ID
OL9302539W

Work Description

The Diamond neighborhood was an all-black enclave in the mostly white town of Norco, Louisiana, aptly named for the New Orleans Refining Co., an industrial processing plant. Margie Eugene Richard was raised in the shadow of a giant chemical plant operated by Shell, and witnessed her neighbors fall ill amid the toxic waste the plant emitted year after year. Her own sister, Naomi, eventually succumbed to a rare lung disease linked to environmental hazards.Determined to see Shell take responsibility for its actions, Margie and her neighbors—largely poor and with few obvious resources—educated themselves not only on the consequences of environmental poison but also on how to fight back. The battle took them from Diamond's four streets all the way to The Hague and beyond. The unexpected results won Margie the prestigious Goldman Environmental Prize and helped clean up a community. With riveting narrative drive, Night Fire illustrates how determination and grit can move even the most stubborn of corporate giants.

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