All Entries in the "Peace and Security" Category
November 15–Iran: How Close To Nuclear Weapons?
For the past five years there have been concerns that Iran’s will use its nuclear program to produce nuclear weapons. These concerns have grown more acute in the last several years as Iran has steadily expanded its nuclear program.
PSR-LA and Fenceline Advocates Demand Protection from Chemical Security Disasters
The National Environmental Justice Advisory Council (NEJAC) yesterday unanimously recommended that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) prevent chemical disasters by using unused authority in the Clean Air Act.
October 20—The Nuclear Industrial Complex: How Its Price, Pollution, and Proliferation Threaten Public Health
The nuclear industrial complex provides a combination of nuclear weapons and nuclear power that are tied together in a hand and glove relationship. Through the incalculable costs of production and cleanup, the devastation of catastrophic accidents, leakage along the fuel cycle, and the long lived contamination of spent fuel, our very civilization is threatened.
*October 15—POSTPONED—Preventing a West Coast Fukushima: Strategies for Safety
Join our Peace and Security Ambassadors for a training with Rochelle Becker of the Alliance for Nuclear Responsibility to learn how to get involved in efforts to reduce and eliminate the threats posed by California’s aging nuclear reactors.
August 6 – Hiroshima Remembrance Day and Great Peace March 25th Reunion
The Great Peace March for Global Nuclear Disarmament will hold it’s 25th Silver Jubilee Celebration on August 6, 2011 Hiroshima Remembrance Day.
July 26 – California Energy Commission workshop on nuclear power
The California Energy Commission is holding a workshop on nuclear power July 26, 2011 in Sacramento to review California utilities’ progress in completing studies and actions recommended by the CEC and directives by the CPUC during ongoing and future plant license renewal evaluations for Diablo Canyon and the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station.
Rx for Survival 2011: Local Medical Students Empowered by Student PSR Conference
by Jessica Reid and Neal Tambe, USC Medical Student The 2011 ‘Rx for Survival’ conference held at the George Washington University campus in Washington D.C. brought together medical and other health professional students from across the country to learn about social justice and medical advocacy. Organized by a team of dedicated medical student leaders, the [...]
PSR-LA Physicians In The News
PSR-LA is proud of the recent accomplishments of Dr. Bob Dodge and Dr. Tova Fuller. Dr. Dodge traveled the United States with Dr. Ira Helfand and and Col. Richard Klass (retired) on a speaking tour and has published two op-eds. Dr. Tova Fuller received the Lown-Alexander-Sidel Award for excellence in medical advocacy.
Lessons from Fukushima and Chernobyl for Public Health
In time to commemorate the 25th Anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, Physicians for Social Responsibility has released a new briefing book, Lessons from Fukushima and Chernobyl for Public Health. This publication serves as a public resource, providing information about the health dangers created by nuclear power accidents.
April 18 – The Fukushima Meltdown – Lessons from Japan and future energy sources in California and the U.S.
When: Monday, April 18, 2011 – 2:00 PM – 4:00 Where: Neuroscience Research Building (NRB) Auditorium, Neuroscience Research Building, 1st Floor635 Charles E Young Drive South, UCLA Please join us in a panel discussion and Q & A on nuclear energy concerns and its future in California and the United States. The panel features top experts in [...]
April 14 – Webinar – The Health and Justice Realities of “Clean” Nuclear Energy
When: Thursday, April 14, 2011 Time: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM PDT Space is limited. Reserve your Webinar seat now at: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/155793258 After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the Webinar. Make sure to check system requirements below. Join us on April 14 for this, the second webinar in the [...]
Health and the Nuclear Gamble
The world has anxiously watched the events in Japan unfolding this past two weeks after the horrific earthquake, tsunami and subsequent nuclear disaster. The feelings are magnified out of a sense of helplessness in aiding the victims in Japan mixed with concerns for potential effects and implications to our own health and communities. In assessing the devastating effects of natural disasters, we must pause as we consider the potential for catastrophic effects of man made disasters, specifically from nuclear power plants.
PSR-LA Ambassador, Felix L. Nuñez, MD, MPH, addresses Japan’s nuclear disaster
Who does the responsibility fall upon to sacrifice personal health to contain a nuclear disaster? Even when no disaster presents itself, who should sacrifice their daily personal health by working in or living near energy facilities or polluting manufacturers? Let’s consider this an opportunity to explore ways in which these questions can be avoided altogether.
Energía nuclear: Salud, Preparación y Prevención
Tras el devastador terremoto de grado 9.0 y el maremoto producido en Japón el pasado viernes 11 de Marzo del 2011 se han producido varias explosiones en la central nuclear de Fukushima Daiichi. La primera explosión ocurrió el 12 de Marzo seguida, el 14 y el 15 de Marzo, por dos nuevas explosiones que también [...]
Nuclear Power: Health, Preparedness, and Prevention
PSR-LA extends our deepest sympathy to the people of Japan. As physicians and public health professionals, we are deeply concerned about the threat this nuclear disaster poses to public health and the environment on a local and global scale.