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March 19, 2012
Remembering Fukushima in Hong Kong
To commemorate the first anniversary of the triple-disaster in Fukushima, SF Bay Area President Dr. Robert Gould participated in the International Forum "Cracking the Nuclear Labyrinth" on March 10 in Hong Kong.
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March 19, 2012
2012 Greenfield Peace Writing Contest Winners Announced
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March 15, 2012
Oregon Health Authority Grants Bull Run Treatment Variance
On March 14th, the OHA released its Final Order granting a variance from the federal and state requirement that the Portland Water Bureau treat Bull Run source water for Cryptosporidium. Oregon PSR and our dedicated volunteers were instrumental in securing this variance.
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March 14, 2012
Mar. 17th “Fukushima: Lessons for the Northwest”
All sessions free and open to public. Question and answer session follows each speaker.
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March 11, 2012
No more Fukushimas
Chesapeake Bay Area PSR's Dr. Gwen DuBois writes that one year after the Japanese disaster, U.S. nuclear plants still face similar risks.
Source: The Baltimore Sun
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March 8, 2012
1 year after Fukushima, business as usual here
PSR Wisconsin's Bill Christofferson on the anniversary of the Fukushima nuclear disaster in Japan.
Source: Milwaukee Wisconsin Journal Sentinal
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March 7, 2012
Approaching the anniversary of Japanese nuclear catastrophe, PSR Docs Warn that First Responders are Dangerously Unprepared for a Fukushima-level disaster in the U.S.
One year after the Fukushima reactor crisis in Japan, no meaningful progress has been achieved in improving the ability of first responders and medical professionals to react to a disaster on a similar scale in the United States, according to a major new report from Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR).
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March 7, 2012
Interview with Dr. Ira Helfand
PSR Board member Dr. Ira Helfand discusses the dangers of nuclear power.
Source: Late Nights with Jim Bohannon
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March 7, 2012
Nuclear Power Bill to be Considered by Commerce Committee on March 8
Three speakers, representing representing PSR/Iowa and other groups presented lessons learned from Fukushima and why they believe adding additional nuclear power in Iowa is a bad idea for environmental reasons.
Source: Blog for Iowa
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March 6, 2012
PSR Report: U.S. First Responders, Medical Infrastructure Not Prepared for Fukushima-Level Reactor Crisis in the United States
One year after the Fukushima reactor crisis in Japan, no meaningful progress has been achieved in improving the ability of first responders and medical professionals to react to a disaster on a similar scale in the United States, according to a major new report from Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR).
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March 5, 2012
Health Professionals Organize to Abolish Nuclear Weapons Worldwide
An article on the prevention of nuclear war by PSR's Drs. Ira Helfand and Howard Frumkin will be published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.
Source: The Lund Report
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March 3, 2012
It's five minutes to midnight
PSR-Los Angeles Board member Dr. Robert Dodge on the need to reduce nuclear arsenals.
Source: Ventura County Star
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March 1, 2012
4th Annual NW Environmental Health Conference Presentations Now Available
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March 1, 2012
CANCELED. Mar. 16th: Private screening of Fukushima documentary
WPSR hosts a private screening of an inside look at the 2011 tsunami and nuclear crisis.
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February 29, 2012
Phase out reliance on coal and use efficient energies
A letter to the editor from Harrisburg PSR's Dr. James E. Jones.
Source: The Patriot-News
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February 26, 2012
Tougher law needed
A letter to the editor from Maye Thompson of Oregon PSR on the Safe Chemicals Act.
Source: The Oregonian
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February 23, 2012
PSR petitions White House for safe coal ash disposal
PSR is petitioning the White House to have the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) release health-protective standards for disposal of coal ash.
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February 17, 2012
PSR: Cost of Wind Power Far Lower Than Cost of Damaging Health Effects From Coal
Moving the U.S. off of polluting, carbon-heavy coal-fired electricity will be much easier when clean, healthy renewable energy sources are in place. To that end, Catherine Thomasson MD, PSR’s new executive director, testified on February 14 in favor of a bill to facilitate development of an off-shore wind farm off the Atlantic coast.
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February 16, 2012
No More Solyndras
With more than 15 times the Solyndra loan guarantee on the line, U.S. taxpayers being kept in the dark about huge Vogtle risks; nine groups cite NRC law violation in going to court to block Vogtle licensing.
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February 16, 2012
Urge President Obama to take Bold Leadership to Create a Safer World
Urge President Obama to take Bold Leadership to Create a Safer World