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Earth is at risk: Unless we change our ways, future generations will inherit a hostile planet
April 21, 2013
An Earth Day op-ed by PSR board member Dr. Alan Lockwood.
Source: http://www.buffalonews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20130421/OPINION/130429976
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Coal Communities Fear 'Fly Ash' Poses Deadly Threat
April 14, 2013
This article on fly ash from coal cites PSR's report "Coal Ash: The Toxic Threat to Our Health and Environment" on the health effects of coal ash.
Source: CBN
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Fracking bill passes CA Senate committee
April 9, 2013
A provision protecting trade secrets led PSR Los Angeles, which backed the general principle of regulating fracking, to oppose the legislation.
Source: Sacramento Bee
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No end to Nevada’s quest for water
April 6, 2013
PSR physicians urge Utah to resist Nevada's attempt to seize water rights warning it could turn "arid western Utah into a dust bowl" and increase particulate pollution endangering residents' health.
Source: The Salt Lake Tribune
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The Promise of Prague, Self-Assured Destruction and Taxes
April 3, 2013
PSR member Dr. Robert Dodge calls on our nation's leaders to reign in the wasteful spending on nuclear weapons that saps our cities' resources needed for "education, healthcare, infrastructure, energy conservation and development of renewable energy sources."
Source: Las Vegas Informer
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Notable Quotables on Gun Violence in Philadelphia
March 29, 2013
At a PSR/Philadelphia sponsored event on gun violence prevention, Dr. C. William Schwab made clear the urgent need for action. “We kill more children with guns in America than all the other combined G-20 countries. That’s a terrible thing to say about we the people of the United States.”
Source: PhillyNow
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Savanah River Site Not for Spent Fuel
March 27, 2013
PSR President Dr. Jeff Patterson and U.S. Sen. Lindsay Graham (R-SC) find some common ground as both oppose using the Savannah River Site as a storage site for spent nuclear fuel from across the country
Source: Aiken Standard
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Congress is Making it Easier to Go to War with Iran
March 27, 2013
Guest Opinion in the Oregonian by Rebecca Griffin and Kelly Campbell.
Source: The Oregonian
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Joel Charles: Carbon fee offers road map for future
March 19, 2013
Medical student PSR leader calls for a revenue-neutral fee on carbon to make fossil fuel price reflect true cost.
Source: Lacrosse Tribune
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Coal damages human health, says N.Y. physician
March 19, 2013
Alan Lockwood talks to health professionals at Billings Clinic on Monday about the health hazards of coal.
Source: Billings Gazette
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There’s nothing clean about coal
March 18, 2013
A letter to the editor from Oregon PSR's Dr. Andy Harris.
Source: Register-Guard
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Navy Vets Say Fukushima Meltdown Made them Sick
March 10, 2013
Participating in a New York symposium sponsored by the Helen Caldicott Foundation and PSR, two former Navy sailors testify about their exposure to radiation from Fukushima disaster.
Source: CBS News
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Trailblazing Conference Urges Ban on Nukes
March 10, 2013
Dr Ira Helfand, author of a recent study on nuclear-induced famine, explained the risk of a billion people dying of starvation following a limited regional use of nuclear weapons.
Source: In Depth News
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Only Safe Bet: Zero Nuclear Weapons
March 9, 2013
An op-ed from PSR Wisconsin's Paula Rogge.
Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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Congress Must Display Courage
March 1, 2013
PSR's Dr. Robert Dodge calls on congress to re-examine its wasteful spending on nuclear weapons and subsidies to the oil industry.
Source: Ventura County Star
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In lives and trauma, gun violence has a high cost
February 26, 2013
An op-ed by PSR Florida's Dr. Lynn Ringenberg and Dr. Ronald Saff.
Source: Tallahassee Democrat
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Utah Stuggles with Bad Air Quality
February 23, 2013
PSR member Dr. Brian Moench, head of Utah Physicians for a Healthy Environment, warns governor that the state's air pollution raises blood pressure and shortens life expectancy.
Source: The New York Times
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Dr. Ann T. Behrmann and Dr. Robert Block: Include health effects in discussion of mining bill
February 22, 2013
The mining bill coming up for a vote in our Legislature would jeopardize the water of the Bad River watershed, the largest area of undeveloped wetlands in the upper Great Lakes, and risk the health of mine workers and people in communities dependent on the watershed and downwind of the mine.
Source: Wisconsin State Journal
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To stop budget crisis, King must help trim nukes
February 21, 2013
An op-ed from PSR's Dr. Peter Wilk.
Source: The Times Record
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Maryland’s governor tells state Senate panel offshore wind bill would create hundreds of jobs
February 13, 2013
Dr. Cindy Parker spoke at the rally on behalf of PSR, saying, “If the climate is allowed to change, we are not going to be able to cure that, we are not going to be able to fix that. The only way is to prevent it.”
Source: Washington Post