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The Damage of False Solutions

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The following is from the introduction to the October newsletter from SEHN [Science & environmental Health Network] Other content from the newsletter is linked below. It’s midnight and the doves are in tears.* In the introduction to the New York Times’ opinion series, At the Brink, which addresses the threat of nuclear weapons in an unstable … [Read more...] about The Damage of False Solutions

Plastic’s Impacts on Our Health

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In March, a new study found that microplastics measurably increased people’s risk of heart attack, stroke, and death. With each new study published, plastics’ negative impacts on human health are becoming clearer and more widespread. So what does this mean for you? Please join Beyond Plastics and Dr. Phil Landrigan via Zoom on Thursday, May 2 from 7-8PM ET to discuss … [Read more...] about Plastic’s Impacts on Our Health

What’s so bad about natural gas?

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Here are four very serious problems with natural gas: (1) drilling & fracking cause major emissions that harm the health of people and animals within a mile or so of the site; (2) indoor uses of natural gas (including in gas stoves) produce nitrous oxides that endanger people's health; (3) fracking wastewater is toxic and often highly radioactive; and (4) natural gas is a … [Read more...] about What’s so bad about natural gas?

Neocolonialism v. Stewardship & Rights of Nature

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It's widely accepted that electric vehicles [EV] are a solution to the fossil-fuel problem. Unfortunately, the huge demand for lithium and other minerals is actually creating another massive wave of environmental degradation and environmental injustice. Have we learned nothing in the last 100 years about the disastrous effects of colonialism and irresponsible extraction‽ We … [Read more...] about Neocolonialism v. Stewardship & Rights of Nature

Who Are We?

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By Robert Jensen Editors’ Note: This is the Introduction to the book An Inconvenient Apocalypse, by Robert Jensen and Wes Jackson. In the many phone conversations between the authors when this book was under construction, one of us would say that a particular point was so important that we need to get it right up front. After a few of these comments, we joked that there … [Read more...] about Who Are We?

Urgent climate action can secure a liveable future

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INTERLAKEN, Switzerland, March 20, 2023 —There are multiple, feasible and effective options to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and adapt to human-caused climate change, and they are available now, said scientists in the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report released today. “Mainstreaming effective and equitable climate action will not only … [Read more...] about Urgent climate action can secure a liveable future

Will Democrats shape real climate action?

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On Christmas Day, a natural gas processing plant in southwest PA caught fire, and several sources said that anyone calling the DEP emergency line to report the incident got only a voicemail. DEP denied these claims. DEP critics said the agency is ineffective in dealing with industry and communicating with the public. “They could have provided a much more detailed and … [Read more...] about Will Democrats shape real climate action?

Obscene treaty symbolizes what’s wrong

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The Energy Charter Treaty referred to in the story is obscene — putting corporate profits over the lives of future generations and punishing governments that try to protect their people. (Although most governments today also seem to put corporate profits ahead of people.) Whether it's coal, oil, or natural gas, we need to keep it in the ground! No elaborate — and often bogus … [Read more...] about Obscene treaty symbolizes what’s wrong