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Poisoned: How a Crime-Busting Prosecutor Became an Environmental Champion
Poisoned How a CrimeBusting Prosecutor Became an Environmental Champion Author:Kent Heckenlively, Alan Bell Alan Bell was a prosecutor against the real life “Cocaine Cowboys? as portrayed in the popular 1980s television series Miami Vice. To combat the hardball tactics of their high-priced criminal defense attorneys, Alan would often accompany agents on their raids, to secure incriminating evidence for trial. After eight years fighting crime, Alan t... more »ook a private sector job in Miami?s newest skyscraper, as he planned his eventual run for the United States Senate. Then Alan got seriously ill, diagnosed with “sick building syndrome?, and had to flee his glamorous life in Florida for a remote location in Arizona, to limit his exposure to chemicals. But even in his isolation, Alan fought, creating a Foundation to protect the public against unregulated chemicals.
Eventually, Alan put together a conference at the Biosphere II facility in Arizona to discuss this chemical threat, attended by America?s top environmental scientists, and endorsed by Vice-President, Al Gore. Too ill to attend, Alan?s eight-year-old daughter, Ashlee, scoured the conference, pleading with anybody she could find to do something to help her father. Her efforts paid off, and one of the people she?d contacted led Alan to a new cutting-edge drug, which gave him enough relief to be able to play with his daughter and become an avenger for environmental victims.
In his pursuit of justice, Alan would work with environmental icons like Erin Brockovich and Jan Schlichtmann, as well as some of America?s brightest scientific minds at our most prestigious universities. Co-author Kent Heckenlively, a science teacher and attorney, interviews more than fifty people who have been a part of Alan?s amazing life story, from fellow prosecutors, to defense attorneys, the victims of environmental injury Alan has represented, as well as leading scientists who are concerned about the unprecedented chemical assault on our population. Along the way, readers will learn how to protect themselves and their families from chemicals in the environment and everyday consumer products. This is the story of a remarkable life, a courageous and fearless man, and a problem our society needs to face.« less