Tell President Obama to cancel the Vogtle Loan Guarantee! We don’t want or need new nuclear reactors and we don’t think that taxpayers should be on the hook to support a mature industry.
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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More than 82 cents of every dollar donated to PSR goes to support core programs that work to eliminate nuclear weapons, mitigate climate change and promote environmental public health.
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Physicians for Social Responsibility released a groundbreaking 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. The report also considers coal’s contribution to global warming, and the health implications of global warming. Download the report »
The report garnered media coverage coast to coast and internationally. Read more about our successful media release »
President Obama offered a rare insight into his personal struggle over questions of peace and security in today's Nobel Peace Prize speech. Although he touched on his continuing perspective that curbing nuclear weapons and proliferation are necessary objectives; Obama's speech was primarily about reconciling the idea of a just war with the clear injustice of war's consequences. He avoided offering any definitive conclusion, however, it became clear through his speech that he views his work in securing peace through the "…gradual evolution in human institutions." We invite you to read Dr. Ira Helfand and other Physician for Social Responsibility leaders' reactions and to offer your own thoughts to the issues raised today. Read more»
Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR) in partnership with American Nurses Association (ANA) and Health Care Without Harm (HCWH) have released the “Hazardous Chemicals In Health Care” report, detailing the first investigation ever of chemicals found in the bodies of health care professionals. The inquiry found that all of the 20 participants had toxic chemicals associated with health care in their bodies. Each participant had at least 24 individual chemicals present, four of which are on the recently released Environmental Protection Agency list of priority chemicals for regulation. These chemicals are all associated with chronic illness and physical disorders.
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PSR and the National Wildlife Federation have released More Extreme Heat Waves: Global Warming’s Wake Up Call, a new report describing the health dangers from extreme heat and identifying the 30 U.S. cities whose populations are most vulnerable.
The report received immediate press attention. PSR’s executive director, Dr. Peter Wilk, was quoted in USA Today and was interviewed by seven live news broadcasts across the country. PSR board members Dr. Cindy Parker and Dr. Don Mellman and PSR-Philadelphia executive director Patricia Harner participated in simultaneous press events in three of the “vulnerable” cities.
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Her Majesty Queen Noor of Jordon, receiving the PSR-LA 2009 Healing the Planet award from PSR National Field Director Ira Shorr. Queen Noor received the award for her myriad efforts to safeguard the environment and eliminate nuclear weapons.
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The Environmental Protection Agency has made an endangerment finding making it clear that greenhouse gas emissions must be regulated in order to control global warming and protect human health. Last week, PSR leaders applauded the finding and encouraged the EPA to act.
Guided by the values and expertise of medicine and public health, PSR seeks to protect human life worldwide from the impact of social injustice and structural violence. The root causes of social injustice are many and include the widening gaps between rich and poor, the unequal distribution of resources, discrimination, and the disenfranchisement of individuals and groups from the political process. PSR’s current core areas of Environment and Health and Global Security have direct connections to social justice issues.
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Student PSR is an organization of physicians and medical students working to stop global warming and end the nuclear threat.
Student PSR membership is free for students, so join today. You will receive electronic "Action Alerts" that allow you to quickly take action on current legislation as well as Student PSR reports and emails that will keep you connected to student events across the nation.
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Coal's Assault on America's Health - Coal-fired power plants are the leading global warming culprit in the U.S., accounting for more than 30 percent of our nation's carbon dioxide emissions. They also are one of the nation's largest sources of air pollutants that damage cardiovascular and respiratory health.
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