The film industry is best associated with glamour and, especially in Southern California, jobs. But a UCLA study shows that there's a smokier side to Hollywood: pollution. Turns out all the trucks, generators and pyrotechnics used in film production also generate some 140,000 tons of ozone and diesel particulates in the LA basin. Patt talks with guests about this unfortunate side effect of LA's best-known industry.
* Mary Nichols, Professor of Environmental Law and Director of the UCLA Institute of the Environment
* Jack Kyser, Chief Economist, Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation
The film industry is best associated with glamour and, especially in Southern California, jobs. But a UCLA study shows that there's a smokier side to Hollywood: pollution. Turns out all the trucks, generators and pyrotechnics used in film production also generate some 140,000 tons of ozone and diesel particulates in the LA basin. Patt talks with guests about this unfortunate side effect of LA's best-known industry.
* Mary Nichols, Professor of Environmental Law and Director of the UCLA Institute of the Environment
* Jack Kyser, Chief Economist, Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation