| Description |
1 online resource (1 video file (approximately 62 min.)) : sd., col. |
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digital rda |
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video file rda |
| Access |
Digital content provided by hoopla. |
| Credits |
Directed by Dale Bell. |
| Cast |
Dale Bell, Warren Olney. |
| Summary |
This documentary, narrated by veteran journalist Warren Olney, is the one-hour television special that revealed, step-by-step, the covert investigation that led to the bombshell discovery of evidence pointing to the installation of defeat devices in VW diesel cars to deliberately circumvent and avoid California and U.S. vehicle emissions standards on a scale never imagined. In 2008, Volkswagen executives proclaimed they would "dominate the auto industry by 2018, economically and environmentally." Now, those executives are dominating the news with admissions of guilt, and some are already behind bars. Climate change and the health of our planet were superseded by premeditated corporate greed and corruption. |
| Audience |
Not rated. |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Subject |
Volkswagenwerk -- History.
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Volkswagen automobiles -- Motors (Diesel) -- Exhaust gas.
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Automobile industry and trade -- Germany -- History.
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Corporations -- Corrupt practices -- United States.
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Motor vehicles -- Motors (Diesel) -- Exhaust gas -- Environmental aspects.
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Automobiles -- Pollution control devices.
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Consumer protection -- Law and legislation.
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Scandals.
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| Genre |
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Bell, Dale, 1938- film producer.
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Olney, Warren, narrator.
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Wiland, Harry, film producer.
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Santiago, Waleska, screenwriter
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Thiel, Martin B., screenwriter.
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hoopla digital.
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| Added Title |
Backfired : when Volkswagen lied to America |
| Music No. |
MWT12698588 |
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