Long time GBPSR leader Dr. Richard Clapp's op-ed, "Green Energy Policy Should Not Include Nuclear Power," has been published in the Massachusetts Forum and in a number of local newspapers in the Greater Boston area.

Ted Schettler MD MPH, Healthy Aging report co-author and a leading expert on environmental health, held on three dates in May 2010 a Training Webinar on Environmental Drivers of Chronic Disease. The key findings of the Healthy Aging report were given in a PowerPoint presentation complete with references and speaker notes.

PSR published a Nuclear Weapons Signature Ad, with the signatures of 400 Massachusetts members and supporters, in the May 18, 2010 edition of the Boston Globe, urging Senator Scott Brown to support Nuclear Weapons treaties.

Many key PSR leaders have made the trip to Basel, Switzerland to join our colleagues in the International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War’s World Congress. We are receiving updates from our representatives and posting them in our blog. To keep up with the proceedings, please visit http://www.psr.org/nuclear-weapons/blog/. To stay updated when new posts come online, please subscribe here.

As survivors buried the dead in the wake of the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, so has time begun to bury their memories. But a small group in Madison persists in its effort to pay homage to the victims and keep alive what they believe is at the core of history’s lesson: peace.

Portland, Oregon

Noon – 1:00 PM, Multnomah County Library Central Branch, Portland, Oregon. Presentation will be given by Maye Thompson RN.

Baraboo, Wisconsin

Held in Baraboo at the county fair grounds. For more information visit www.fightingbob.com.

Oregon City, Oregon

Balanced Menus: A Recipe for Serving Healthy Sustainable Meals, Mitigating Climate Change and Reducing Cost

Washington, District of Columbia

Industry and government organizations in the healthcare sector are increasingly addressing the impacts of climate change and energy on operations. The sector is amongst the more intensive users of energy and natural resources in support of its operations. As energy costs rise and availability of natural resources declines, the healthcare community will face significant challenges and opportunities related to procurement, facilities management and design.

This fall, the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD) with Greater Boston Physicians for Social Responsibility (GBPSR) and our distinguished panels of guest speakers bring you a groundbreaking series of teleconference calls on aging, environmental health, and disability.