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Rachel's Democracy & Health News #837 -- Nuclear Power had a Bad year
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January 12, 2006Abstract:
Nuclear Power Had a Bad Year in 2005 During 2005, there was considerable talk about the nuclear power industry reviving itself -- with the help of huge new federal subsidies -- but the industry seems to be in such deep trouble on many fronts that it will remain moribund, though still highly ...Read/download:
Rachel's Democracy & Health News #837 -- Nuclear Power had a Bad year, (HTM, 72 KB)Rachels Democracy & Health News #833
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December 15, 2005Abstract:
{*} AP: MORE BLACKS LIVE WITH POLLUTION {*} THE 14 'MOST WANTED' CORPORATE HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATORS OF 2005 {*} $20B IN DOUBT FOR GREAT LAKES FIX {*} WORLD HEALTH BODY LINKS ECOSYSTEM INJURY TO HUMAN HEALTH PROBLEMS {*} 'CLEAN COAL' DIRTY, GROUPS SAY...Read/download:
Rachels Democracy & Health News #833, (HTM, 86 KB)dhn_830_051124.htm
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November 24, 2005Abstract:
{*} CAN THE ENVIRONMENTAL MOVEMENT REGAIN ITS MOXIE? {*} THE NEW FACE OF ENVIRONMENTALISM {*} CLIMATE, HEALTH RELATED...Read/download:
dhn_830_051124.htm, (HTM, 71 KB)OECD Environmental Outlook
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June 15, 2001Abstract:
A survey or environmental problems, and projections for the next 20 years, by the Organization for Cooperation and Development (OECD)....Read/download:
OECD Environmental Outlook, (PDF, 3445 KB)Nuclear Salvation or Nuclear Folly?
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February 10, 1974Abstract:
Describes the likelihood of a serious nuclear power plant accident as 1-in-10,000 -- 5 years before the partial meltdown at Three Mile Island. Good example of the fatal shortcomings of policies dependent upon quantitatiuve risk assessment of complex systems....Read/download:
Nuclear Salvation or Nuclear Folly?, (PDF, 899 KB)The Diesel Dilemma
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January 15, 2004Abstract:
Compares diesel vs. gasoline vehicles from the viewpoint of emissions. It's not at all clear that diesel wins this competition....Read/download:
The Diesel Dilemma, (PDF, 640 KB)Neighborhood Knowledge
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January 15, 2002Abstract:
Describes the development and use of "environmental indicators" as a way for residents of Oakland to measure how their community is doing, year by year....Read/download:
Neighborhood Knowledge, (PDF, 1476 KB)The Death of Environmentalism
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September 29, 2004Abstract:
Describes the failure of the environmental movement to achieve solutions to the global warming problem as a failure to define the problem in a way that clarifies core values and thus makes possible creation of an effective political coalition. Calls for rethinking the way environmentasl work has be...Read/download:
The Death of Environmentalism, (PDF, 521 KB)Integrating Public Health into Land Use Decision-Making
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October 9, 2003Abstract:
Describes a project of the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) to integrate public health principles into land use planning....Read/download:
Integrating Public Health into Land Use Decision-Making, (PDF, 50 KB)NACCHO Resolution 03-02 to Support Land Use Planning and Community Design
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September 9, 2003Abstract:
Resolution 03-02 to Support Land Use Planning and Community Design adopted Sept. 9, 2003 by the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO)...Read/download:
NACCHO Resolution 03-02 to Support Land Use Planning and Community Design, (TXT, 6 KB)