05550nam 2201165Ia 450 991082897500332120200520144314.01-282-45347-597866124534720-520-94475-510.1525/9780520944756(CKB)2550000000001976(EBL)477059(OCoLC)586169660(SSID)ssj0000336754(PQKBManifestationID)11241324(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000336754(PQKBWorkID)10282889(PQKB)10584804(MiAaPQ)EBC477059(OCoLC)536309555(MdBmJHUP)muse30377(DE-B1597)518833(DE-B1597)9780520944756(Au-PeEL)EBL477059(CaPaEBR)ebr10355655(CaONFJC)MIL245347(EXLCZ)99255000000000197620090206d2010 ub 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrDirty water[electronic resource] one man's fight to clean up one of the world's most polluted bays /Bill SharpsteenBerkeley University of California Pressc20101 online resource (283 p.)The Stephen Bechtel Fund imprint in ecology and the environmentDescription based upon print version of record.0-520-25660-3 Includes bibliographical references and index.Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Author's Note -- Prologue. Surfer Scientist -- Chapter 1. The Swimmer -- Chapter 2. The Witness -- Chapter 3. The Coalition -- Chapter 4. Squirp -- Chapter 5. The Press Conference -- Chapter 6. City Hall -- Chapter 7. The Activist -- Chapter 8. The Second Hearing -- Chapter 9. The Scientist -- Chapter 10. The Politician -- Chapter 11. The Brown Ribbon -- Chapter 12. Heal the Bay -- Chapter 13. The Dirty Toilet Awards -- Chapter 14. The Decision -- Chapter 15. Friend of the Court -- Chapter 16. Outsiders and Insiders -- Chapter 17. The 50 Percent Job -- Epilogue -- Resources -- IndexDirty Water is the riveting story of how Howard Bennett, a Los Angeles schoolteacher with a gift for outrageous rhetoric, fought pollution in Santa Monica Bay--and won. The story begins in 1985, when many scientists considered the bay to be one of the most polluted bodies of water in the world. The insecticide DDT covered portions of the sea floor. Los Angeles discharged partially treated sewage into its waters. Lifeguards came down with mysterious illnesses. And Howard Bennett happily swam in it every morning. By accident, Bennett learned that Los Angeles had applied for a waiver from the Clean Water Act to continue discharging sewage into the bay. Incensed that he had been swimming in dirty water, Bennett organized oddball coalition to orchestrate stunts such as wrapping brown ribbon around LA's city hall and issuing Dirty Toilet Awards to chastise the city's administration. This is the fast-paced story of how this unusual cast of characters created an environmental movement in Los Angeles that continues to this day with the nationally recognized Heal the Bay. Character-driven, compelling, and uplifting, Dirty Water tells how even the most polluted water can be cleaned up-by ordinary people.Stephen Bechtel Fund imprint in ecology and the environment.Sewage disposal in the oceanEnvironmental aspectsCaliforniaSanta Monica BayMarine pollutionCaliforniaSanta Monica BayPreventionEnvironmental policyCaliforniaSanta Monica Bay RegionEnvironmentalistsUnited StatesBiographyPolitical activistsUnited StatesBiographyHigh school teachersUnited StatesBiographySanta Monica Bay Region (Calif.)Environmental conditions1985.bays and oceans.beach.bodies of water.clean water act.clean water.ddt.dirty water.discussion books.easy to read.ecology.engaging.environment.environmental impact.environmental movement.heal the bay.human impact.insecticide pollution.inspirational.lively.local politics.los angeles.make a difference.nonfiction account.polluted water.raw sewage.santa monica bay.scientists.sea floor.swimming.true story.uplifting.water pollution.Sewage disposal in the oceanEnvironmental aspectsMarine pollutionPrevention.Environmental policyEnvironmentalistsPolitical activistsHigh school teachers363.739/409794AR 12500rvkSharpsteen Bill1954-1632732MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910828975003321Dirty water4049408UNINA