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Cooking the Earth
Global Warming and Coal
"Cooking the Earth," PSR’s handsome new slide show, describes how coal increases global warming and how that warming threatens human health. 40 slides.
The text (notes), with citations, are not part of the Powerpoint. They are available as a separate pdf file, which can be downloaded here.
When using, reproducing or citing this slide show’s images or text, please credit as follows: Physicians for Social Responsibility. "Cooking the Earth." PowerPoint. May 2009. <http://www.psr.org/resources/cooking-the-earth.html>
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Climate Change and Famine
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Hope for a Heated Planet
Author Bob Musil, former PSR executive director and now scholar-in-residence at American University, has written an insightful and informative account about the climate change issue and how it has finally emerged in the public’s mind as a major public health concern. Read more »
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Extreme Weather Impacts on Public Health
Dr. Catherine Thomasson's presentation at the Woodrow Wilson Center on April 10, 2013 on the effects of climate change. Read more »
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September 20, 2013
Conference: Climate Smart Southwest
Build new and fortify existing cross-cultural, community, and governmental partnerships to educate and engage community action to address the anticipated public health impacts of climate change in the Southwest, September 20-21.