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Taxonomy Archive: Conventional energy
20 Apr 2018 |
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Assessing Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Health Co-Benefits: A Structured Review of Lifestyle-Related Climate Change Mitigation Strategies
This is the first structured review to identify and summarize research on lifestyle choices that improve health and have the greatest potential to mitigate climate change. Two literature searches were conducted on: (1) active transport health co-benefits, and (2) dietary health co-benefits.
20 Apr 2018 |
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Climate change and chronic disease: twin perils and a golden opportunity to solve both
As incomes rise in developing countries, their citizens buy more cars and eat more meat. Chronic conditions like diabetes and heart disease are rising globally in parallel. This link provides even more golden opportunities for public health. The value of health dividends outweighs the costs of striving for an energy efficient, ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Unmask My City: Because everyone deserves clean air and a stable climate
Through Unmask My City, health organizations and health professionals in participating cities are pushing for solutions such as congestion charging to reduce car and truck traffic in cities; increased support for active transportation and cleaner-energy public transit; phasing out construction of new coal power plants; and monitoring ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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100 percent renewables—for a healthful California
A great op-ed co-authored by PHI President Mary Pittman about policy that could bring a 100% renewable energy future to California, which would greatly benefit our health.
20 Apr 2018 |
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Climate and Energy in the Health Care Sector: An Interview with Bill Ravanesi
The health care industry has the power to appreciably move the needle on climate and energy progress. Leaders in the sector are harnessing that power, to the benefit of their communities and the world as a whole.
20 Apr 2018 |
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Hold your breath
As doctors, we have a unique role to play in the places we work – urging hospitals, clinics, academic centers, and other organizations and facilities to lead by example, become role models for energy efficiency, and choose clean renewable energy sources over the ones harming our health. We can start by choosing wind and solar […]
20 Apr 2018 |
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Doctors must respond to changes in the politics of climate change
We call on medical professionals to redouble their efforts to keep the health effects of climate change front and center in the national debate over budgeting priorities. Members of the climate science community, as well as growing numbers of state and local governments and major corporations, have begun resisting the Trump ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Our Health At Risk: Why Are Millions of Americans Still Breathing Unhealthy Air?
Despite decades of progress under the Clean Air Act, Americans across the country continue to breathe unhealthy air, leading to increased risk of premature death, asthma attacks and other adverse health impacts. This report details necessary actions to address the air pollution problems affecting people in communities across the ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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The Health Effects of Fracking: Fracking Harms Human Health
Health and Energy Brief on the health effects of fracking. The peer-reviewed scientific literature now includes more than 700 studies on the impacts of unconventional gas development; most were published in just the last three years. Of the studies looking specifically at health impacts, more than 80 percent document risks or actual harms.
20 Apr 2018 |
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Barbara Gottlieb’s (PSR) Testimony on EPA Methane Standards
Testimony of Barbara Gottlieb, Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR). Speaking On the Oil and Gas New Source Performance Standards. Docket IDs No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2010-0505 and EPA-HQ-OAR-2017-0346. Testimony given July 10, 2017 in Washington, DC.