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33. How A Devout Hedonist Saved the Environment| Jay Gunkelman, Part 2


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One of the wildest, true stories you’ve never heard — led by Jay Gunkelman. In this eye-opening episode, Jay shares how standing up against toxic waste dumping, refinery emissions, and political coverups led not just to lawsuits and settlements, but to real scientific breakthroughs.

You'll hear how a few passionate citizens forced billion-dollar corporations to install the world's first ultraviolet and infrared laser pollution monitoring systems.

Discover the wild negotiations, bluffing games, and historic wins that reshaped environmental law forever.

If you care about clean air, real activism, and science that changes the world, this video will fire you up.

Chapters

00:00 – Highlight

00:56 – Meet Jay Gunkelman

02:35 – How Jay Became an Environmental Hero

14:23 – The Shocking Story of Toxic Slag Dumped Across the U.S.

20:23 – The Birth of the Good Neighbor Agreement

24:50 – How Jay Helped Build the World’s First UV and Infrared Pollution Detector

34:46 – The Power Plant Story They Tried to Hide

41:55 – The Battle Against Pacific Generation Corp

48:37 – How Jay Became a Devout Hedonist

52:45 – What Is Philosophical Daoism?

1:03:08 – Secrets Inside the Korean EEG Database

1:08:48 – Challenging What You Think You Know

1:17:52 – Why Carbon Capture Might Be the Biggest Scam Yet

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Getting to Know YouBy Cameron Edward Benton