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10 Things They Won't Tell You About the Flint Water Tragedy

But I Will

Michael Moore

Michael Moore, 2016

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In April 2014, Flint, Michigan, became the center of what evolved into a tragic, but entirely avoidable, man-made catastrophe when the town began using highly corrosive water from the Flint River. This change resulted in an unprecedented health crisis, with the town’s population being exposed to high levels of lead. Filmmaker and activist Michael Moore wants you to know 10 important but little-known facts about this unfortunate turn of events. Though Moore’s points are intriguing, they would have made more impact had he provided sources of his information. While always politically neutral, getAbstract recommends this analysis to those wanting insight into the controversy.

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While children in Flint, Michigan, were drinking toxic water, the local General Motors automobile factory was receiving clean water.
Deb Muchmore, the wife of Michigan governor Rick Snyder’s chief of staff, is the spokeswoman for Nestlé – “the largest owner of private water sources in the state of Michigan.”
A $9,000 anticorrosive component added to the water could have avoided the crisis.

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Michael Moore is an author and documentary filmmaker. His film Bowling for Columbine won an Academy Award.

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