pollution
Weaning Us Off Of Dirty Energy: For Mother's Day, Solar Energy for All
by Mari Rose Taruc, Strong Families
and Strong Families, Strong Families
May 11, 2012 - 8:45am (Print)
All this burning of fossil fuels ends up in our lungs, or in the sky warming our planet. I growl at the statistics. My blood boils at seeing mostly kids of color wheezing in the emergency room right alongside of us. We need a big transition.
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Glorifying the Fetus While Ignoring the Fetal Environment
March 29, 2012 - 8:13am (Print)
A new realignment of anti-abortion and pro-choice positions may be needed to control the toxic mess that is harming fetuses and the future health of humans
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STOKING FIRE: Mountaintop Coal Mining Leads to Birth Defects, Respiratory Illness and Other Health Problems
by Eleanor J. Bader, RH Reality Check
September 2, 2011 - 11:03am (Print)
As mountaintop removal [MTR] has horned-in on underground mining, the health maladies of residents of eastern Kentucky, southwest Virginia, eastern Tennessee, and southwest West Virginia—Appalachia—have begun to pile up.
Weekly Pulse: The U.S. Social Forum Tackles Health Issues
by Lindsay Beyerstein, RH Reality Check
June 23, 2010 - 11:28am (Print)
Is healthcare reform in danger and should birth control be available over the counter? These questions and more are examined in this week's The Pulse.
Toxic Chemicals: Neglected Threats to Health and Reproduction
by Jennifer Rogers, Reproductive Health Technologies Project
April 12, 2010 - 6:45pm (Print)
Despite the introduction of thousands of new chemicals into the products we use every day, the Toxic Substances Control Act has undergone no revisions since 1976.
