The Children Of Lead - Trailer

Mining and refining are key drivers of Peruvian economy, but it comes at the cost of the most vulnerable, poor young children being contaminated at alarming rates. The area has been called the "Slow Chernobyl" given the devasting environmental impact of the contamination. The Mantaro River, where Doe Run dumps its contaminated water, runs directly into the Amazon. The Amazon makes our oxygen! You can connect the dots! An American Company is responsible for a majority of this contamination. Ira Rennert, the owner of Doe Run Corporation refuses to clean up his copper smelting company in order to save a few dollars. Meanwhile he has built one of the biggest homes in Upper New York, costing over 500 million dollars. Dozens of Bathrooms and over 30 bedrooms. The cost for cleaning up Doe Run and saving children would be equivalent to cutting 6 bathrooms and 12 bedrooms in his mansion, but money is more powerful than humanity in this case. He also owns the company that owns Hummer, no big surprise there. Rennert was called "the biggest polluter in America" by Vanity Fair Magazine and was forced to clean up his act. However, Peru will not hold him to as high a standard because pockets are being lined and the economy counts on the influx of dollars he brings in. He is a shoe in for Mr Burns from the Simpsons, except this time its contaminating children with his foundry, not a Nuclear Power Plant. Evil comes in many forms, Ira Rennert is just another....

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• Michel
• Horvat
• Hummer
• The
• Amazon
• Environment
• Poisoning
• Peru
• Contamination
• Children
• Lead
• Doe
• Run
• Rennert
• La
• Oroya
• OxFam

[feelytouchy67]

Very informative video -- and yes, very sad. Is there a group -- like Oxfam, maybe? -- working in this area that one can contribute to? I would love to help.

[kodiakla]

Yes, Of Course, Thank you for your interest. Oxfam is working as hard as they can to help the situation, so is EarthJustice, both reachable via the web.

[duba3988]

The mother fuckers responsible need to be punished harshly. Ira Rennert is a complete fucking asshole.

[Bluwhodesign]

This is sad, I hate when children are hurt.

[victorenriquemunoz]

I am peruvian living in Miami, FL and I am deeply saddened how multi billionaires can get away with this.

[ricardocp7]

EEUU y China (los paises mas contaminantes del Mundo) son los que pusieron mas trabas y se hicieron de rogar para la firma del compromiso (que luego no se dió) de reducción de emisones en Copenhague. Estos GRINGUITOS que aparecen en este video por que no se van a su pais y primero solucionan ese problema que es más crítico, Los Oroinos estamos cansados de estos LAGARTOS comandados por ONG que nada de bien han hecho por la población....

[12valvepower1]

nuclear power plants are clean. clean. only the waste left over is bad. and if we ever make fusion work right. we will have no waste.

[12valvepower1]

they also send employees

[12valvepower1]

i thought in peru.. they all spoke portugese. i know brazil does

[UJMAYA]

tienes 14 años, si vas a la escuela creo qe no deberias cometer semejantes errores ortograficos...

[Barsimons86]

im peruvian, i dont skeap english. I speak spanish:

"En mi pais nunca se habla de este terrible problema, soy Microbiologo pero nunca se escucho de este problema, ahora conozco a los culpables: mi propio estado y IRA RENNERT, AYUDENNOS X FAVOR

[ChuzzleGirl]

Indignante que la avaricia y la indolencia por el ser humano lleguen a extremos como este.

Es fácil voltear la cara y pretender que nada pasa, que la inversión es inversión sin importar los medios...

"Chernobyl Despacio" le dicen algunos pobladores... Hay que dejarse de estupideces, papá gobierno debe ponerse los pantalones. El TLC con USA nos exige cumplir con estándares de protección al medio ambiente: allí está nuestro argumento, ¡¡¡usémoslo!!!