Climate change’s threats to human health and life are growing. Will you join our latest effort to roll back climate change?
This Saturday, June 5th is Nuclear Abolition Day and over 25 countries have registered over 50 concrete actions they will be taking to promote a world free of nuclear weapons. In support of these actions, Secretary General Ban Ki-moon sent a video message explaining that, "the tide is turning and more people are rejecting nuclear weapons" and we must build on this momentum to turn the Government's goals into actions. In support of Nuclear Abolition Day, PSR encourages all of you to write to your senators urging them to support New START.
 Peter Bradford, former Commissioner, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, discusses the fact that loan guarantees do not reduce the financial risk of new reactors; they just shift the risk to taxpayers. Every $10 billion in loan guarantees represents an exposure of about $100 for every U.S. family. |
At a Capitol Hill briefing on May 20 organized by the Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) and Physicians for Social Responsibility to educate Senate staff on the serious financial and proliferation risks inherent in building new nuclear reactors, several experts cautioned against pursuing nuclear energy as a solution to climate change. Read more »
 Kristen Welker-Hood, ScD, MSN, RN, director of PSR's environment and health program, Donna Yancey, RN and Nancy Hughes, RN, American Nurses Association, at National Nurses Week, May 11 |
Hazardous Chemicals in Health Care and PSR Member Donna Yancey, R.N., a Seattle nurse and participant in PSR's bio-monitoring study, were featured recently during National Nurses Week as part of an effort to shine a spotlight on the need for chemical reform. The report was released in October 2009 by PSR, in partnership with American Nurses Association, Clean New York and Health Care Without Harm Nurses Working Group. The report is now being used widely to educate policymakers on the public health benefits of chemical reform. Read more »
Take action around the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START). Signed on April 8, 2010, New START, a bi-lateral treaty between the United States and Russia, is a critical first step to reduce the global nuclear threat, prevent the further spread of nuclear weapons and make the world safer. We need citizens from across the country to stand up and let their senators know that we want New START to be ratified. Please take 5 minutes and make a call to your senators' offices, urging them to ratify the New START!
PSR has begun an active May by participating in multiple events at the Nuclear Non Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Review Conference. On May 1st, PSR took part in the the International Peace Conference where Secretary General Ban Ki Moon gave a groundbreaking speech on a world free of nuclear weapons.
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Student physicians met in Washington, DC for trainings in medical advocacy.
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On April 29, leading physicians from across the country joined PSR chapter leaders and DC-based staff to meet with key offices on Capitol Hill to educate congressional staffers and lawmakers on the risks to public health from failure to promote clean, renewable energy, prevent massive nuclear and coal subsidies and to reduce the threat of nuclear war. Fifty in-district actions also took place as part of this successful Day of Action.
PSR and IPPNW have signed a joint statement on our disappointment on the US Administration's opposition to the removal of US nuclear weapons stored in NATO Countries.
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As New START moves through Congress, PSR will seize this moment to educate our legislators on the points of this Treaty that are important to the disarmament agenda. In the next coming weeks, PSR has a number of actions on START including:
1. Day of Action in Washington D.C. April 29, 2010
2. Community wide call in on New Start, May 17, 2010
3. Letter to the editor on New START
Today, please take five minutes to submit a letter to editor though our online module.
President Obama hosted the Nuclear Security Summit with 47 heads of state; in parallel PSR as well as other organizations that make up the Fissile Materials Working Group (FMWG) hosted the “Next Generation Nuclear Summit” on securing fissile materials and our next steps towards progressing this goal. Read PSR ED Dr. Peter Wilk's comments on the substance of Obama's Nuclear Summit.
PSR is heading to congressional offices to meet with lawmakers to promote clean, renewable energy, prevent massive nuclear and coal subsidies and to reduce the threat of nuclear war. Get involved with PSR’s Day of Action, April 29th in Washington D.C.
Medical students from around the country are coming to Washington to gain skills in organizing, medical activism and advocacy.
Early this morning, President Obama and President Medvedev signed the new Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) in Prague, Czechoslovakia. The treaty marks a unique and historic moment as Russia and the United States signal to the world that progress is being made toward a world free of nuclear weapons.
Just in time for the Oscars, PSR-LA held its own red carpet event on March 3, 2010. The Toxies, a tongue-in-cheek awards ceremony presented by PSR-LA with Californians for a Healthy and Green Economy (CHANGE), shone a spotlight on "Bad Actor" chemicals, making the case for their immediate retirement. There are an estimated 80,000 chemicals in use. Many have been linked to cancer, birth defects, reproductive impacts and other health problems that are costing our nation upwards of $5 billion a year in health care costs.
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PSR Board Member Dr. Ira Helfand spoke at a teach-in to over 300 people, including members of the Vermont legislature, in Brattleboro, VT on February 21, 2010 to discuss the threats to human health posed by the Vermont Yankee reactor. The Vermont Yankee reactor was under consideration for a 20-year license extension, which was voted down overwhelmingly (26-4) on February 24, 2010 by the Vermont Senate.
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PSR Executive Director Dr. Peter Wilk and Director of Environment and Health Programs Kristen Welker-Hood, ScD MSN RN, spoke at a Congressional briefing hosted by Senator Boxer (CA) supporting EPA authority. Wilk and Welker-Hood denounced the efforts of Senator Murkowski (AK) to overturn the scientific findings of the EPA, finalized in December 2009, that carbon pollution endangers public health. Dr. Wilk stated that "this brazen attempt to block EPA authority to implement life-saving regulations is unacceptable." Read more » |
We are excited to celebrate the amazing legacy of PSR's National Field Director, Ira Shorr, who is leaving our staff at the end of February. In the spirit of Ira's Back to the Brink campaign, PSR is launching a YouTube contest named "Toasters For Congress." We are asking you to participate by making a short video with creative effective ideas on engaging on any of PSR's core issues. Watch our videos to find out why the contest is named "Toasters For Congress," learn more about how you can be involved, and see PSR staff on YouTube! Read more »
Left: Ira Shorr and Reverend William Sloane Coffin promote the "Presidential Report Card" for the SANE FREEZE Test Ban Campaign.
President Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize, in large part because of his stated goal of a world free of nuclear weapons. 2010 will be a critical year for nuclear disarmament with the likelihood of Senate votes on a new START Treaty with Russia and ratification of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty. Added to this will be the release of a new US Nuclear Posture Review and a spring gathering of nations in New York City for the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference. PSR will be engaged on all these fronts, working for a safer, healthier world—free of nuclear weapons. Read More
As 2009 draws to a close, PSR is looking forward to 2010 and it is ripe with possibility. PSR celebrates almost 50 years of work to prevent nuclear war and proliferation and to slow, stop and reverse global warming and toxic degradation of the environment. Please make a tax deductible donation today. Your support makes our success possible.
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