Human Health & Lifestyle Consequences

National cancer study will include area around Oconee Nuclear station – Greenville News, SC

September 13, 2010

For people living near nuclear power plants, there has been the nagging concern about radiation and the risk of cancer.

Health at Risk as Climate Changes – The News and Observer

May 6, 2010

The health risks of global climate change read like a chapter out of the Book of Revelation: plagues from mosquitoes and other insects; floods and droughts that cause sickness and mental anguish; food-borne scourges and malnutrition.

Coal Damages Health in Many Ways – Institute for Southern Studies

November 24, 2009

A new assessment of coal’s health effects from Physicians for Social Responsibility – excellent article by Facing South – Inst. for Southern Studies

Key Articles on Health Effects of Pollution – Dr. Zell McGee

November 8, 2009

Annotated bibliography regarding the health effects of pollution.

Cliffside Could Endanger Our Health – Oped by Physicians in The Charlotte Observer

November 5, 2009

Two prominent Charlotte physicians warn about mercury and other health impacts of a new Cliffside unit (from Jan. 08 but new to our website)

Fossil Fuels’ Hidden Costs in Billions – The New York Times

October 20, 2009

Burning fossil fuels costs the U.S $120 billion a year in health costs, mostly because of thousands of premature deaths from air pollution, the National Academy of Sciences reported Monday.

Warming Effects on Crop Yields in the US – Michael J. Roberts and Wolfram Schlenker

August 27, 2009

An NCSU researcher reports on likely climate change effects on corn, soy, and cotton production. Too many high-temperature days drastically reduce production. Climate change projections predict lots more days with temps that reduce production.

Study: Warming Trend Could Worsen Air Quality – The Charlotte Observer

August 26, 2009

BY:Bruce Henderson, Charlotte Observer Charlotte is one of 30 U.S. cities especially vulnerable to the hot summer days of global warming, said a report Tuesday by the National Wildlife Federation and Physicians for Social Responsibility. Growing heat could make air pollution worse, the report said. Charlotte is plagued by ground-level …

USGS Study Reveals Mercury Contamination in Fish Nationwide

August 21, 2009

Scientists detected mercury contamination in every fish sampled in 291 streams across the country, according to a U.S. Geological Survey study released August 19. Background: Mercury, a neurotoxin, is one of the most serious contaminants threatening environmental waters. The main source of mercury to natural waters is mercury that is …

Particulate pollution kills – Science News

July 18, 2009

Studies are homing in on which particles polluting the air are most sickening — and why By Janet Raloff July 18th, 2009; Vol.176 #2 Bad breathFrom left: Alohaspirit/istockphoto; Egdigital/istockphoto Tasteless. Invisible to the eye. Air contaminants less than a tenth the size of a pollen grain are nevertheless dangerous. …

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