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Pollution and Politics
2003c87_a_0008374_r01.MP3
Collection StructureCommonwealth Club of California records > Sound recordings of club programs > Pollution and Politics
Item Title Pollution and Politics
Speaker Monagan, Robert T. (Robert Timothy) (1920-)
Date CreatedOctober 31, 1969
Description

Monagan discusses the issue of pollution in popular society. Environmental forces inflame social and economic problems, so the environment should be a frontrunner among the issues addressed by the legislature in 1970. The San Francisco Bay Fill and the Porter-Cologne Water Quality Control Acts are examples of how society has addressed the issue of environmental pollution. He praises the California Bill of Rights, which outlines the rights of its residents to breathe "clean air, drink clear water, relax on clean beaches and enjoy unspoiled wilderness". He goes on to advocate the use of this bill as the touchstone for all future economic development. He also lobbies for a reduction in the use of automobiles to protect society from the pollution cars cause.

The sound quality is terrible at the head due to poor slitting of the tape.

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Place RecordedSan Francisco, California, United States
FormatSound Recording
Medium speeches (documents)
Hoover IDProgram 19691031; 2003c87_a_0008374
Record Number2003C87.375
RightsUsed with permission of the Commonwealth Club of California.This copy is provided for educational and research purposes only. No publication, further reproduction, or reuse of copies, beyond fair use, may be made without the express written permission of the copyright owner.

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