As the nuclear industry renews its effort to persuade legislators, taxpayers and ratepayers to prop up its uneconomic industry, PSR Iowa is leading a grassroots campaign against an advanced cost recovery bill, a measure which would enable utilities to collect the capital expense for a new nuclear reactor in advance from their customers. A number of environmental, consumer protection and agricultural groups have found common ground in seeking to defeat the bill.
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As 2011 comes to close, Iowa -PSR created billboards with a New Year’s resolution to promote clean and healthy air. The resolution billboards draw attention to the coal issues that contribute to our heavily polluted air and the solution – wind power. They are featured along highways and roads in Muscatine, Cedar Falls and Waterloo.
As 2012 approaches make sure you head into the New Year prepared. Iowa – PSR 2012 calendar is now available. Start your New Year with eco friendly daily tips and inspirational quotes. For $10 this full color calendar will support our educational programs here in Iowa.
Eighteen chapter leaders gathered recently for a dynamic two days of networking, strategizing and learning. Joined by national staff and meeting under the banner “Collaborating for a Stronger PSR,” the leaders focused on improving their recruitment of health professionals, building membership and tapping the talents of others in the network. The group welcomed several new faces, including two executive directors. The meeting took place in downtown Chicago.
Click HereThis project continues Iowa PSR's efforts to develop strategies for retiring coal-fired boilers in Iowa.
More on Getting to Know Coal »Increasingly militarism puts humanity in a situation of danger and vulnerability, especially when considering its role in the degradation of our environment and climate.
More on Militarism on a Sick Planet »Iowa PSR continues to study, coordinate, and advance thinking on strategy and messaging regarding the threats of nuclear proliferation.
More on Nuclear Weapons »A recent stealth move on the part of Iowa’s MidAmerican Energy Co. has moved the issue of clean energy to the front burner.
More on Clean Energy »As the nuclear industry renews its effort to persuade legislators, taxpayers and ratepayers to prop up its uneconomic industry, PSR Iowa is leading a grassroots campaign against an advanced cost recovery bill, a measure which would enable utilities to collect the capital expense for a new nuclear reactor in advance from their customers.
The short film "Southend," which was financed by Iowa PSR, features interviews with Muscatine, Iowa residents on the health effects of local air pollution.
Source: Muscatine Journal“We can’t afford to ignore the costs of coal,” Maureen McCue, director of Iowa PSR and an adjunct clinical professor in the UI College of Public Health, told advocates Wednesday.
Source: Iowa City Press Citizen
The Animals’ Lawsuit Against Humanity
Iowa Physicians for Social Responsibility will put on a dramatic puppet show based on the 10th Century Iraqi ecological fable The Animals’ Lawsuit Against Humanity, translated and adapted by Rabbi Anson Laytner in 2005.
Make a difference in the challenge to confront global warming and prevent nuclear war and the development and use of nuclear weapons.
Tell President Obama to abolish the Nuclear Loan Guarantee Program.
Thank President Obama for his courageous and health-protecting decision not to permit construction of the Keystone XL pipeline.
Pediatric Environmental Health Toolkit
The Toolkit is a combination of easy-to-use reference guides for health providers and user-friendly health education materials on preventing exposures to toxic chemicals and other substances that affect infant and child health. Read more »
Ninety-two percent of Iowans live within 30 miles of a coal plant, and almost one out of three Iowa children attend school in close proximity to a coal plant. Read more »