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  • PGE at a crossroads
    June 17, 2009

    An op-ed by former PSR president Catherine Thomasson on Portland General Electric.

    Source: The Oregonian
  • Activists gird for fight over coal plant in Surry County
    June 14, 2009

    PSR's Kristen Welker-Hood is quoted in this article on the debate over a proposed coal-fired power plant in Virginia.

    Source: Virginia-Pilot
  • Decisions due on future energy sources
    May 28, 2009

    An op-ed by PSR member Gerald A. Drake, MD on the dangers of nuclear power.

    Source: Traverse City Record Eagle, Michigan
  • PSR Leaders Testify at EPA Hearings on Health Impacts of Global Warming
    May 26, 2009

    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.

  • Every breath you take might be harmful to your health
    May 19, 2009

    Dr. Peter Wilk, PSR Executive Director, is quoted on the impact of global warming on human health.

    Source: Medill Reports
  • The true cost of coal
    May 3, 2009

    Does South Carolina really need the proposed Santee Cooper coal-fired power plant? In thinking that through, we should question the supposed need for the plant and its full range of costs. An op-ed coauthored by PSR's Barbara Gottlieb.

    Source: The State, South Carolina
  • A Setback in the ‘Nuclear Renaissance’
    April 23, 2009

    A Missouri utility said on Thursday that it was suspending its efforts to build a new nuclear reactor, making its proposed plant, Callaway 2, the first of the “nuclear renaissance” reactors to fall by the wayside.

    Source: New York Times
  • Ban The Burger, Save The World
    April 22, 2009

    Dr. Robert Gould, president of San Francisco Bay Area PSR is quoted in this report on reducing meat consumption to lower global warming emissions.

    Source: National Public Radio
  • Nuclear Disarmament
    April 21, 2009

    A letter to the editor by Steven Starr, a senior scientist for PSR, on the continuing dangers of nuclear weapons.

    Source: Kansas City Star
  • Give kids BPA-free products
    April 17, 2009

    An op-ed from E.S. Bloom, MD, a member of Washington PSR, on the dangers of Bisphenol A and the local effort to ban its use in baby bottles.

    Source: The News Tribune (Tacoma, Washington)
  • Give peace a chance on Tax Day
    April 15, 2009

    An interview with Dr. Robert Dodge, president of Ventura County PSR.

    Source: Ventura County Star
  • Welcome shift in nuclear policy
    April 12, 2009

    A letter to the editor on President Obama's recent nuclear policy statements by Jason Chao, M.D., president of Northeast Ohio PSR.

    Source: Cleveland Plain Dealer
  • Ira Helfand/John Pastore: U.S.-Russia nuclear war still a threat
    March 31, 2009

    Two past presidents of PSR warn that the danger of nuclear war is still with us.

    Source: Providence Journal, Rhode Island
  • Lawsuit challenges coal plant's approval
    February 27, 2009

    PSR Iowa is a co-plaintiff in a lawsuit over a proposed coal-fired plant in Iowa.

    Source: Des Moines Register
  • Coal plant would endanger children’s health
    February 8, 2009

    An op-ed from PSR's Barbara Gottlieb on the dangers of a proposed coal plant in South Carolina.

    Source: The State, South Carolina
  • The Stimulus Package's Poor Energy Choices
    February 3, 2009

    As PSR Executive Director Emeritus Dr. Michael McCally articulates, the decision to allocate billions of dollars in the American Recovery and Investment Act for clean coal and nuclear power is unnecessary and dangerous.

    Source: Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
  • Underreported: Nukes cost U.S. $52 billion last year
    February 2, 2009

    Cherie Eichholz of Washington PSR is quoted in an article on the financial costs of nuclear weapons.

    Source: Daily (University of Washington)
  • Mainer takes over helm of physician's group
    February 2, 2009

    A piece on PSR's new Executive Director, Dr. Peter Wilk.

    Source: Portsmouth Herald News
  • Steve Rall: 'Clean' coal is fantasy; state must invest in alternatives
    February 1, 2009

    PSR is quoted in this opinion piece on so-called "clean" coal.

    Source: Lansing State Journal
  • D.C. action energizes CPS hopes for nuke plant growing.
    January 31, 2009

    PSR's Safe Energy Director Michele Boyd is quoted in this article on the nuclear industry's hopes for new government funding.

    Source: San Antonio Express
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