Ed: The driving force was initially my family… my kids, my wife’s miscarriages that never
had an obvious cause.
But the further I got into this – the 80,000
chemicals that our corporations, our courts,
and even the government, feel are an acceptable level of risk – the more I realized this issue
was way bigger than protecting just my own
family.
GCM: Randy Hayes of the Rainforest Action
Network said this movie makes it impossible
to hide behind the numbers. It’s true. How
did you find that delicate balance of educating people without overwhelming or scaring
them?
Ed: The numbers are big. It’s a mess that happened slowly. We have to consider that it took
100 years to get into all of this. We can’t use
our “take a magic pill” mentality to get out of
it. So it’s a long-term problem, and I’m giving
people the information so they can make better choices. These changes, over time, will be
the solution.
GCM: From what you learned making this
film, what’s your advice to a parent wondering where to start making changes?
Ed: It basically comes down to three areas:
water, food, and personal care products.
We’re made up of 70% water, and the planet is
mostly water. So drinking pure water matters.
Do a little research. Ask a few questions and
find out the best way to give pure, filtered water to your family. And from an activist standpoint, do what you can to protect ou