In the discussion forum I mentioned something about the United Nations inaction and in Chapter VI, I was kinda proven right. Depicting the 1972 conference as a tennis match was an interesting choice. This section was filled with the most dense information and its depiction added to the confusion. After rereading this part I can conclude that nothing was really said in regards to where responsibility falls.

Page 33/34 The fact that this was the first time (in the U.S.) that a company was fined the MAXIMUM penalty in an environmental related case is historic. Which immediately made me question why I never heard about this before?! Especially because I majored in Environmental Studies in college. With continued media coverage well after the court case of 1976, you'd think there would be more global recognition of the harm Chlordecone continued to cause. The Caribbean could have been saved!!!!

Page 38/40/52 Over 13 million dollars in settlement fees is a wild amount but more than half going to VEE gave me some pause. It's likely that the 8 million they got went towards research but like... What did they actually contribute to society? That map detailing the continued use of Chlordecone was a slap in the face! I know nothing about the law but there had to be some way of bringing this case to the United Nations. The original offenders actions still have consequences and folks like André Mangatal deserve to get paid what they're owed, this time by the French.