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Health Impacts of Coal
March 21, 2013
Missoula, Montana
Time: 7:00 - 8:30 pm
Location: Room 123, Gallagher Business Building, University of Montana
Alan H. Lockwood, MD, will discuss coal pollution effects on the respiratory, cardiovascular and nervous systems at a free presentation. Dr. Lockwood is the author of “The Silent Epidemic: Coal and the Hidden Threat to Health” and a former president of Physicians for Social Responsibility. For more information, call Kim Davitt at 546-7979.
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Climate Change and Famine
Climate change is already threatening the Earth’s ability to produce food. These effects are expected to worsen as climate change worsens. Read more »
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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 »
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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 »