Pollution is the single largest cause of death in the developing world. One in seven people in low- and middle-income countries die as a result of it. Simply put, pollution is now the world's most prevalent health risk. And yet,...
SCIENCE / Environmental Science (see also Chemistry / Environmental)
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Author:Cone, MarlaSummary:Traditionally thought of as the last great unspoiled territory on Earth, the Arctic is in reality home to some of the most contaminated people and animals on the planet. Awarded a major grant to conduct an exhaustive study of the...
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Author:Summary:Ever since quitting her job teaching pediatrics at Harvard Medical School in 1980, Helen Caldicott has worked tirelessly for a safe, sustainable, nuclear-free planet, most recently by hosting a weekly radio show featuring...
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Author:Cox, StanSummary:Losing our Cool shows how indoor climate control is colliding with an out-of-control outdoor climate. In America, energy consumed by home air-conditioning, and the resulting greenhouse emissions, have doubled in just over a decade, and...
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Author:Summary:On the second anniversary of the Fukushima disaster, an international panel of leading medical and biological scientists, nuclear engineers, and policy experts assembled at the prestigious New York Academy of Medicine. A project of the...
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Author:Powers, BillSummary:Conventional wisdom has North America entering a new era of energy abundance thanks to shale gas. But has industry been honest' Cold, Hungry and in the Dark argues that declining productivity combined with increasing demand will...
