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Nuclear power gets attention at the capitol (Audio)
December 1, 2009
Dr. Jeffrey Patterson, national president of Physicians for Social Responsibility, says considering safer alternatives are available, this is not the time to revive the nuclear industry.
Source: Wisconsin Radio Network
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Prologue to Copenhagen: Fasts, Lock Downs, Sit-Ins, Die-Ins for Climate Justice Across the Nation
November 30, 2009
On the 10th anniversary of the Seattle globalization protests, today's actions also took place on the heels of a new study by the Physicians for Social Responsibility that coal "contributes to four of the top five causes of mortality in the U.S. and is responsible for increasing the incidence of major diseases already affecting large portions of the U.S. population."
Source: Huffington Post
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Medical Group Denounces Coal in Critical Report
November 27, 2009
So you thought smoking cigarettes was bad for your health? Try living next to a coal-fired power plant. That’s the diagnosis Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR) relayed to the public in a comprehensive medical study released on November 18, called Coal’s Assault on Human Health. In it, the organization, comprised of physicians and public health experts, claims that coal pollutants damage every major organ in the human body and contributes to four of the top five leading causes of death in the United States.
Source: Online Journal
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Accident casts fresh doubt on nuclear safety
November 25, 2009
An op-ed by Dr. Gwen DuBois of Baltimore PSR on the dangers of nuclear power plants.
Source: Baltimore Sun
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EPA proposes sulfur dioxide limits for first time since 1971
November 24, 2009
Dr. Alan Lockwood, the lead author of PSR's new report "Coal's Assault on Human Health", discusses the health impacts of coal pollution.
Source: McClatchy
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New Report Measures the Human Costs of Coal
November 24, 2009
Global warming may not be the only good reason to get away from burning coal for energy generation. According to a new report from Physicians for Social Responsibility, coal has deadly effects on human health. By studying the impact of coal pollution on major human organ systems, researchers concluded that the energy source contributes to four of the nation's top five causes of death.
Source: Public News Service
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State home to some of oldest coal-fired power plants in U.S.
November 24, 2009
Physicians for Social Responsibility is another group calling for tougher regulations on existing coal-fired power plants, said Dr. Maureen McCue of Iowa City, who is active with that group. “The health impacts of coal are direct, measurable, serious and significant,” she said.
Source: Globe Gazette (Iowa)
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Challenging the Second Wave of the Texas Coal Rush
November 23, 2009
Pediatrician and PSR member Dr. Karen Lewis discusses the health dangers of new coal plants.
Source: BurntOrangeReport.com (Texas)
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Toward a medically defensible energy policy
November 23, 2009
An article discussing PSR's recent report on the dangers of coal, Coal's Assault on Human Health.
Source: Grist
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Interview: Doctors Call For Cleaner Coal (Audio)
November 19, 2009
A group of doctors, Physicians for Social Responsibility, has issued a new report called "Coal's Assault On Human Health." It explains the health impacts of burning coal, but it goes beyond that. Lester Graham caught up with the principle author of the report - Dr. Alan Lockwood. Lockwood is a professor of neurology and nuclear medicine at the University of Buffalo. He says their report also looked at the possible health effects of climate change.
Source: The Environment Report
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A Coal-Free Washington?
November 19, 2009
A Sierra Club spokesman says his organization will use new study results from Physicians for Social Responsibility to push for a coal-free state of Washington. On Wednesday, the physicians' group released a report, "Coal's Assault on Human Health." It states that any site where coal is mined or burned to make electricity compromises human health with air pollution.
Source: Lake Stevens Journal (Washington state)
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Coal Pollution Undermines America's Health, Physicians Advise
November 18, 2009
Coal pollutants affect all major body organ systems and contribute to four of the five leading causes of mortality in the United States: heart disease, cancer, stroke, and chronic lower respiratory diseases, concludes a scathing report issued today by Physicians for Social Responsibility.
Source: Environment News Service
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Report details 'coal's assault on human health'
November 18, 2009
Coal pollution is assaulting human health through impacts on workers, residents near mining operations and power plants, and the environment in coalfield communities, according to a new report by a group of physicians.
Source: Charleston Gazette (West Virginia)
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Eco-advocate grades Obama
November 10, 2009
Former PSR Executive Director Dr. Bob Musil on President Obama's environmental policies.
Source: SMC Collegian (California)
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Guest Opinion: Rethinking Afghanistan
November 3, 2009
An op-ed on Afghanistan by Dr. Robert Dodge, a board member of PSR Los Angeles.
Source: Fall River Herald News (Massachusetts)
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A chemical we can live without
October 29, 2009
An op-ed coauthored by Maye Thompson, RN, environmental health program director for Oregon PSR, on the health risks of bisphenol A.
Source: The Oregonian
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Everyday chemicals gather in most people
October 17, 2009
Nurse Roxanne Chan discusses her participation in PSR's Hazardous Chemicals in Health Care study.
Source: The News Tribune (Washington state)
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Duke Power Co rate increase
October 14, 2009
Western North Carolina PSR President Dr. Lew Patrie and PSR member Dr. Richard Fireman are quoted on the health impacts of coal-fired power plants.
Source: McDowell News (North Carolina)
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A time to demand nuclear disarmament
October 13, 2009
A letter to the editor from PSR member Jerry Abajian on President Obama's Nobel Peace prize.
Source: Napa Valley Register (California)
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Another Nobel Controversy
October 12, 2009
The swirling controversy over President Barack Obama's receipt of the Nobel Peace Prize brings to mind another controversy that began in October 1985, when the Norwegian committee announced that that year's prize would go to International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (IPPNW).
Source: History News Network