In San Francisco, California, a partnership of billionaire investors and government officials are insisting on the replacing of acres of grass parks and athletic fields with a toxic-laden variation of synthetic turf. They repeatedly insist that its many chemicals will cause "no significant harm" to the public or to the environment.
So why are they and their followers illegally destroying records and covering up reports about a cancer connection?
So why are they and their followers illegally destroying records and covering up reports about a cancer connection?
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1- THE "TEAM" & THE DEAL - City Fiel ds F o un da tio n
2- “WE WANT TO BE GOOD N EIG HBORS " - The Turf
3- CREATING THE SPIN- Synthetic Fields Task Force
4- LAYING THE GROUNDWORK - Key P ersonn el
5- GETTING THE MISLEADING WORD OUT - Publi c Relations
6- SNAKE OIL SALESMEN - Public Outreach
7- DECLARE A WAR then DIVIDE AND CONQUER - Divisiveness
8- MEDIA PROPAGANDA JUGGERNAUT - Media
9- ASTROTURFING PUMPS UP THE DRAMA - Astroturfing
10- POLITICAL SHENANIGANS - Political Corruption
11- SEE THE WRITING ON THE WALL - Keeping a Low Profile
12- WHEN IS A GIFT NOT A GIFT? - Environmental Impact Report
13- COLLATERAL DAMAGE - Exploiting Children
14- PILING UP COLLATERAL DAMAGE - Intimidation
15- BURYING HEADS IN THE SAND - Government Apathy
16- STANDING UP TO BULLIES - Citizen Response
17- GAMING THE SYSTEM - Crushing Dissent