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Resources & Publications
Informed activism is principled and effective activism. PSR aims to provide the best materials for its network of members and activists to work at the grassroots level against nuclear weapons, global warming, and environmental contamination. Select an Issue or Resource Type to search for up-to-date information to help you take action in your community.
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Climate Change Flyer
Handout was developed by writer Bruni Estrada and graphic designer Daniel Pizarro, in collaboration with Mathias Pollock, Program Coordinator - Student PSR. To see more of Daniel's graphic design work visit http://www.danielpizarro.info.
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Stop Antibiotics Use in Animal Feed!
SPSR talking points on the use of antibiotics in animal agriculture.
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Climate Change and Famine
Climate change is already threatening the Earth’s ability to produce food. These effects are expected to worsen as climate change worsens.
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Toxic Matters: Protecting Our Families from Toxic Substances
Fact sheet on avoiding toxics in your home, co-produced by San Francisco Bay Area PSR.
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Greening Your Office in Less Than Thirty Minutes
Chicago PSR’s newly launched ‘Green Teas’ program
provides practices with information needed to make simple
office practice changes.
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Particulate Matter
Fact sheet on health impacts of particulate matter.
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Why PSR Opposes the Keystone XL Pipeline
Oil combustion always involves some health and environmental costs. But tar sands oil is far worse than conventional oil.
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New Nuclear Reactors: Too Costly, Dirty, & Dangerous
a basic factsheet about the risks of new nuclear reactors.
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PSR Main Points on Blue Ribbon Commission Draft Report
In 2010, after ending the failed Yucca Mountain project, President Obama convened a commission to make recommendations for managing US high-level radioactive waste and spent fuel. The following points are an overview of PSR's position on their conclusions.
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Cancer and the Environment
It is now believed that at least 60% of cancer deaths could be prevent through modification of personal behaviors, such as smoking cessation, dietary changes, and reducing sun exposure. Another significant cause of cancer is exposure to carcinogens in the environment--exposures that could be prevent by society, but over which the individual often has little control.
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Featured Resources
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Climate Change and Famine
Climate change is already threatening the Earth’s ability to produce food. These effects are expected to worsen as climate change worsens.
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Small Modular Reactors
Some proponents of nuclear power are advocating for the development of small modular reactors as the solution to the problems facing large reactors, particularly soaring costs, safety, and radioactive waste. Unfortunately, small-scale reactors can’t solve these problems, and would likely exacerbate them.
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Nuclear Power: The Renaissance That Wasn’t
(December 2011). A factsheet detailing the various delays, cost overruns, credit downgrades and design problems since January 2008 facing the supposed ‘nuclear renaissance.’
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