Make a difference in the challenge to confront global warming and prevent nuclear war and the development and use of nuclear weapons.
Climate change’s threats to human health and life are growing. Will you join our latest effort to roll back climate change?
Time: 9:00 am Alaska Time (10:00 am Pacific / 1:00 pm Eastern)
Join a teleconference discussion
with Alan H. Lockwood, MD on the growing body
of medical evidence linking coal development to human health risks.
At every stage – from mining, transportation, storage, combustion, and disposal
of post-combustion wastes – coal development threatens human and environmental
health. Pollutants from coal damage all major organ systems in the
human body and contribute to four of the five leading causes of death in the
United States.
Dr. Lockwood,
Professor of Neurology at the University of Buffalo, is a member of Physicians
for Social Responsiblity and is principal author of the PSR medical report
"Coal's Assault on Human Health" which takes a new look at the
devastating impacts of coal on the human body. Coal combustion releases
mercury, particulate matter, nitrogen oxides, sulfur dioxide, and dozens of
other substances known to be hazardous to human health. This report looks at
the cumulative harm inflicted by those pollutants on three major body organ
systems: the respiratory system, the cardiovascular system, and the nervous
system.
To
join this free call and receive the dial-up instructions, please RSVP to Alaska
Community Action on Toxics at heather@akaction.org or (907) 222-7714.
Climate change’s threats to human health and life are growing. Will you join our latest effort to roll back climate change?
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Hope for a Heated Planet
Author Bob Musil, former PSR executive director and now scholar-in-residence at American University, has written an insightful and informative account about the climate change issue and how it has finally emerged in the public’s mind as a major public health concern. Read more »
Extreme Weather Impacts on Public Health
Dr. Catherine Thomasson's presentation at the Woodrow Wilson Center on April 10, 2013 on the effects of climate change. Read more »
Climate Change Flyer
Handout was developed by writer Bruni Estrada and graphic designer Daniel Pizarro, in collaboration with Mathias Pollock, Program Coordinator - Student PSR. To see more of Daniel's graphic design work visit http://www.danielpizarro.info. Read more »
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