PSR Reports Fall 2009

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P h y s i i a n s f o r s o i a l r s P o n s i b i l i y

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2 Student PSR ConferenceBrings Activists Together

3 PSRs Health Objectivesfor Climate Bill

5 PSR Chapters Workingfor a Safer, Healthier

World

6 Lobby Day BringsPSR Members to DC with

Climate Message

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One of the essential steps to

achieving our vision of a saferfutureand a disarmament agendacornerstone for which PSR mem-bers have worked for many yearsisU.S. Senate ratication of the Com-prehensive Test Ban Treaty. In thecoming months, PSR will be heav-ily engaged in this eortusing itsmedical voice to educate the publicand policy makers about the impor-tance of a veriable, enforceable testban. Together with our chapters andour allies, we are launching strategiccampaigns in states across the coun-try, educating key legislators on the

need to focus on reducing nuclearweapons and getting to zero.The world has changed dramati-

cally since 1999, when the Senate lastconsidered CTBT ratication. Thecoalition of allied national and localdisarmament organizations is morefocused, more politically astute, andbroader than when nuclear weaponslast received signicant attention.

Although it will be challenging tosecure the 67 votes needed, there isnow a strong bipartisan consensus

that the test ban treaty is a neces-

sary step in reducing the threat fromnuclear weapons. The scienticcommunity has greatly enhanced itsability to verify compliance with atest ban, as well as to ensure the reli-ability of our current nuclear stock-pilestwo of the concerns raised

when the treaty was debated in 1999.When the test ban enters into

force, it will further global under-standing that nuclear weapons areunnecessaryand indeed a danger toall. The only realistic path to a securefuture is one that moves us closer tothe elimination of these weapons.

At the United Nations inSeptember, President Obama said,We harbor no illusions about thediculty of bringing about a world

without nuclear weapons. We knowthere are plenty of cynics, and thatthere will be setbacks to prove theirpoint. But there will also be days liketoday that push us forwarddays thattell a dierent story. In this newenvironment, signicant and last-ing change on one of our core issues

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Ihad the privilege of representingPSR in Mexico City in Septemberat a United Nations disarmamentconference for organizations fromaround the world to discuss plansfor achieving peace, developmentand disarmament. It was an oppor-

tunity for PSR and other nongov-ernmental organizations that haveconsultative status with the U.N. todevelop cooperative working strat-egies and re-arm our commongoals in advance of the 2010 NuclearNon-Proliferation Treaty (NPT)Review Conference.

In his opening address, U.N.Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon de-livered a stirring speech that was, pointby point, aligned with PSRs goals andpriorities, in particular the need tobring the Comprehensive Test BanTreaty into force. Ban also urged NPT

parties to negotiate for veriable dis-armament, called on nuclear weaponsstates to lead the way in fullling theirdisarmament commitments by beingmore accountable and transparent,and cautioned non-nuclear countriesnot to pursue these weapons.

The NGO leaders were poised totake advantage of the global shift inthinking away from the old notionthat nuclear weapons make us safeto instead recognize the danger ofmaintaining the nuclear status quo.

At a high-level breakfast I attendedwith Mexicos U.N. Ambassador

Claude Heller, this new thinking wasevident as the ambassador made clear

InternationalLeadersCallorStepsTowardNuclearDisarmament

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Evan Kanter, M.D. and Khagendra Dahal, M.D., member IPPNWboard of directors, at the 62nd annual U.N. Department of PublicInformation and Non-governmental Organizations Conference.

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PSRsStrength:OurActiveMembers

One of PSRs strengthsand in fact a characteristicthat distinguishes us from manyother advocacy organizationsisthe integration of our nationallycoordinated work in the nationscapital with that of our broad

chapter network. The state andlocal presence of our chaptersfosters innovative programs,promotes the active participa-tion of PSR members, and en-gages physicians and other healthprofessionals from many set-tings and elds of expertise. Itis a pleasure for me, as a former

Peter Wilk, M.D. and Joe Circincione,president of the Ploughshares Fund at theMaine Medical Center for The Futureof U.S. Nuclear Weapons Policy, a jointaddress sponsored by PSR/Maine and theWorld Aairs Council.

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is now possible, and victory on theCTBT, though far from inevitable, isnally within our grasp.

Wha you an do

In coalition with partner organizations, PSR

has deployed specially trained organizers to

educate communities in key states about the

importance of the CTBT. The test ban has been

a central goal of PSR ever since the organi-

zations founding in 1961, but to make this

dream a reality we need your active involve-

ment. To participate in this historic moment: Write personal letters to your senators

urging their active and vocal support

for the CTBT.

Recruit two new PSR members to this

issue.

Reactivate or help build a new chapter

in your area.

Help identify supporters who can help

nance this vital work.

For more information or to increase your

active involvement, e-mail at [email protected].

meet sect P dect dv ht

Iam pleased to introduce myself as PSRs new directorof security programs. My primary focus will be onnuclear weapons and disarmament. I will also work to pro-mote constructive non-military solutions to internationalconict and ways to cut excessive military spending in or-der to fund pressing human and environmental needs.

I have worked as a mediator, conict resolution specialist and peace ac-tivist for decades, serving as executive director of local, state and nationalnonprot organizations, including Peace Action Maine and Veteransfor Peace, and as CEO of the Association for Conict Resolution from2001 to 2006. Most recently, I worked for a U.S. Department of Justicecontractor, mediating civil rights cases led under the Americans withDisabilities Act. My undergraduate studies were in peace and conict

studies at Oberlin College, and I hold a masters in political sciencefrom Syracuse Universitys Maxwell School, where I earned certicatesof achievement from the Program on the Analysis and Resolution ofConict (PARC) and the Institute on Creative Conict Management.

I am thrilled to be working alongside dedicated colleagues who arestriving to save our precious planet from environmental destruction.Over the years, as I have focused my academic and professional work onpeace building, creative conict resolution and community organizing, Ihave been both inspired and sustained by my personal connection to theearth. At PSR I get to concentrate on what I do best, yet stand in closepartnership with sta and volunteers working on related issues of vitalimportance to me personally. I consider this a great blessing.

Scenes from the conferenceinclude (right)student conference organizers (from left)

PSR/National sta member Laicie Olsonwith medical student representatives Lauren

Zajac and Tova Fuller, and(below)other participants.

More than 100 medical stu-dents and health professionalsfrom the U.S. and around the worldgathered in New York City for theStudent Physicians for Social Re-sponsibility (SPSR) 2009 NationalConference, Prescription for aHealthy and Secure Planet. Medi-cal, public health, environment andsecurity experts addressed such topicsas the public health impact of global

warming, how to green hospitalsand health care, combating environ-mental toxins, and preventing theuse of nuclear weapons through their

global elimination. Various sessionsfocused on what it means to be amedical activist.

Featured speakers at the confer-ence included Dr. Paul Epstein, as-sociate director of the Center forHealth and the Global Environmentat Harvard Medical School, and

Joseph Cirincione, president ofPloughshares Fund. In additionto several exciting keynote speak-ers, plenary sessions and interactive

workshops, the conference includeda performance ofDamaged CareTheMusical Comedy about Health Care in America

and a screening of the lm ScarredLands and Wounded Lives: The EnvironmentalFootprint of War, followed by a discus-sion with the lmmakers, Lincolnand Alice Day.

Alicia Pointer from the Universityof New England and Jessie Duvallfrom the University of Washingtonremarked that,The speakers were

very impressive, obviously extremelyknowledgeable and well-respected intheir elds, as well as eloquent andeducational. The workshops were

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varied enough to oer something foreveryone. The food was delicious. Andif there was a single glitch the entire PSR


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PSRs Safe Energy Program teamedup with The Center for ArmsControl and Non-Proliferation thissummer to brief members of Con-gress on the proliferation, wastemanagement and cost problems ofspent fuel reprocessing. The brief-ing generated widespread interest,packing the room in the new Capitol

Visitors Center. The panel discussionfeatured Frank von Hippel, Ph.D., of

Princeton University; Henry Sokolskiof the Nonproliferation PolicyEducation Center; and Ed Lyman,Ph.D., of the Union of ConcernedScientists, each of whom presenteddierent aspects of the problemof reprocessing. In short, not only

would reprocessing entail pollution,proliferation, and extreme expense,it would also fail to solve the nuclear

waste problem.The brieng came at a critical

time for the issue of reprocessing.

With global temperatures threat-

ening to rise to dangerouslevels, the climate change debate inCongress has huge health implica-tions. Global warmings deadly threatsto human health include heat stroke,food scarcity, water contamination,the spread of contagious and vector-borne diseases, and increased mentalhealth eects.

PSR board members, chapterleaders and sta have identied themust-achieve U.S. climate policymeasures that are needed to scale backthe worst threats from global warming:

arbon mission args: Climatelegislation should set a goal of re-turning atmospheric greenhousegases to 350 parts per million carbondioxide equivalent, the safe upperlimit to keep global temperatures

within 2C of preindustrial levels.

Pa auhoriy: Legislation shouldpreserve the U.S. EnvironmentalProtection Agencys authority toregulate carbon emissions under theClean Air Act.

oal:Legislation should bring all ex-isting (as well as proposed) coal plantsunder stringent regulation for toxicemissions. PSR calls for a moratori-um on construction of new coal-redpower plants and opposes subsidiesthat continue our reliance on coal,including research and developmentsubsidies for carbon capture andsequestration.

nular PoWr:PSR opposes un-limited loan guarantees or other

subsidies for the construction of new

reactors. PSR opposes reprocessingspent fuel or moving this waste tointerim storage sites.

offss:Compliance osets(which allow entities to nance re-newable energy or energy-ecientprojects in place of reducing theirown emissions) in cap and tradeprograms must be real, additional,permanent, quantiable, and en-forceable. Osets must be limitedto less than 10 percent of annualemissions cuts.

blak arbon mission args:

To ensure rapid reductions in blackcarbon emissions (a particulate pol-lution that diminishes the reectivecapacity of snow-covered regions),PSR supports banning oil explora-tion and commercial shipping routesin the Arctic and improving forestrymanagement practices to help preventforest res.

rnWabl nrgy sandards:The Renewable Energy Standardsshould be calculated without refer-ence to gains in energy eciency andshould set a target for the nations

energy supply of 25 percent fromrenewable sources by 2025.

Other vital issues, such asincreasing energy conservation andeciency and expanding our supplyof clean, renewable energy sources,

will be taken up in an energy bill. Weanticipate that the energy bill will thenbe folded into the climate bill.

PSRArticulatesHealthObjectivesorU.S.ClimateLegislation

Wha you an do

Call on your senators to support these

steps, which are necessary for a climate

policy that protects human health. Here

are three things you can do today: Use the talking points above to write

your senators, urging them to support

strong climate legislation that willprotect human health. Write to Ofce

of Senator [name], United States Senate,

Washington, D.C. 20510.

Call your senators ofces to raise your

concerns. The Capitol switchboard in

Washington is (202) 224-3121. Contact your local PSR chapter to join

in local advocacy in support of strong

climate legislation.

PSROpposesSpentuelReprocessinginClimateBill

The Obama administration has ter-minated the domestic portion of theGlobal Nuclear Energy Partnership(GNEP), a Bush administrationprogram to restart reprocessing inthe United States. Administrationocials cited the fact that the non-proliferation problems caused byreprocessing have yet to be resolved.Congressional appropriators havezeroed out funding for GNEP, criti-

cizing the Department of Energy forfailing to answer basic questionsabout total cost and how the multiple

waste streams would be managed.Yet some members of Congress

continue to push the false promise ofreprocessing as the solution for ournations nuclear waste problem and

want to include reprocessing provi-sions in the upcoming climate bill.The Senate energy bill (S. 1462),

which was passed out of committee inJune and is proposed to be combined

PSR is making the case thatincreased U.S. reliance onclean, renewable energywill improve the health ofthe planet and its humaninhabitants.

Dwith the Senate climate bill, alreadyincludes provisions that authorize thedesign and evaluation of reprocessingfacilities. It also requires that DOEdevelop a waste-stream managementplan and cost estimates. Although it

would make sense to complete wasteand cost analyses before launchinga reprocessing program, all of theseprovisions are premature becauseso-called advanced reprocessing

technologies are still in the earlyresearch stage.

Wha you an do

Find out where your senators and repre-

sentatives stand on this issue and urge

them to keep reprocessing out of the cli-

mate bill. For more information, contact

Michele Boyd [email protected] or Morgan

Pinnell at [email protected].

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Mexicos intention to support thecommitment President Obama madein Prague to work toward eliminatingnuclear weapons.

The Secretary-Generals speechat the U.N. conference was just aprelude to several important de-

velopments this fall. In September,President Obama used his rstappearance before the General

Assembly to reiterate his commit-ment to a nuclear-weapons-free

world. And the following dayinwhat marked the rst time a U.S.president has chaired a U.N. SecurityCouncil meetingthe president tooka step toward realizing his vision bypresenting a resolution, which thecouncil approved unanimously, ex-pressing grave concern about the

threats posed by nuclear prolifera-tion and urging action to address it.President Obama declared that theUnited States will live up to its sideof the bargain by negotiating withRussia for deep cuts in the two na-tions arsenals and by completing aNuclear Posture Review (NPR) thatopens the door to deeper cuts andreduces the role of nuclear weaponsin U.S. security policy.

Shortly after President Obamas ap-pearance at the U.N., he was awardedthe 2009 Nobel Peace Prize, in partfor his statements embracing a vi-

sion of a nuclear-weapons-free worldand the steps he is beginning to take

toward that goal. The announcementprompted many of our members torecall the day in1985 when, in asimilar fashion, theNobel committeeawarded the prizeto InternationalPhysicians forthe Prevention ofNuclear War and itsaliates for their

work on nucleardisarmament.PSR congratulatesPresident Obamaon this prestigiousacknowledgementand urges him nowto turn the mo-mentum from thisaward into concrete action toward

the global elimination of thesetreacherous weapons.

PSR can be proud of the centralrole it has played in building nationaland international support for nucleardisarmament for nearly 50 years.

What started with a handful of youngphysicians in the 1960s, and grew toinclude medical professionals from allover the world, has helped inspire the

world to draw back from the arms racethat raged through the 1980s. Thatlegacy of physician activism continuesto drive eorts against the nuclearstatus quo. We know that by raising

our medical and public health voiceto warn of these dangers, we can make

the world safer and healthier. But wealso know how hard it is to achieve

lasting change.Many of you

have been press-ing for these goalsfor a long time.Never before have

we needed yoursupport more thanright now. Oursecurity programsimmediate goalsare outlined inthis newsletter. Iam asking you toredouble your ef-forts. Engage yourcolleagues andfriends by sharing

your knowledgeand helping to raise awareness ofthese issues. Reach out to medi-cal students, the next generationof physician activists who will carryon PSRs mission, by encouragingthem to learn more at psr.org. Andcontinue your generous support ofPSR at the national and local level tohelp us during this crucial windowof opportunity.

Thank you for your commitmentover the years and for helping to keepPSRs work vital.

Evan Kanter, M.D., Ph.D.

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top left: PSR/National board members AlanLockwood, M.D., and Victor W. Sidel, M.D., withRuth Sidel and PSR Safe Energy Director Michele Boyd

above right: Thelma Fellows and PSR SecurityCommittee Chair Ira Helfand, M.D.

left: PSR Executive Director Peter Wilk, M.D.;Alexis Strongin, M.D.; Bob Haynes, M.D. and PSR/National Board Chair Evan Kanter, M.D.

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PSRs nationwide chapter network

is the heart and soul of our orga-nization. From Maine to Californiaand from New York to Washington,PSR chapters are mobilizing ourmembers to voice their concernsabout the unacceptable medical andpublic health risks caused by nuclearweapons, nuclear reactors, climatechange and environmental degradation.

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For people in Kansas City, nuclearweapons are a backyard issue. PSR/Kansas City, under the leadership ofDirector Ann Suellentrop, M.S.R.N,is taking think globally, act locally toheart by leading the opposition to theconstruction of a new, $600-millionnuclear weapons production facil-ity. The new plant would ostensiblyreplace the Kansas City HoneywellPlant, a facility responsible for themanufacture and/or procurementof 85 percent of all nuclear weaponscomponents.

In collaboration with local and na-tional organizations, PSR/Kansas Cityis educating the community about thetrue costs and consequences of con-tinued nuclear weapons production.They are also raising concerns aboutthe contamination of the old site andthe former employees exposure toenvironmental toxins. By speaking outat public hearings, talking to the me-dia, educating public ocialsand by

joining with the Sierra Club and theNatural Resources Defense Council tole a lawsuit over government failureto prepare a comprehensive envi-ronmental impact statement for theproposed plantPSR succeeded inpostponing nal approval of the plant.

azPSR physicians inArizona,a key statein the eort to ratify the Compre-hensive Test Ban Treaty, are engagedin a broad campaign to educate thecommunity on the importance of thetreaty and the Senate ratication voteanticipated next year. After an op-edby PSR member Dr. Barbara Warrenappeared in theArizona Daily Star, she

was invited to present an editorial onthe local PBS television station. Dr.

Warren used both opportunities toemphasize the importance of the testban as a crucial step toward nuclear

disarmament and ask Arizona citi-zens to urge their senators to supportCTBT ratication. Dr. Warren alsorepresents PSR on the city of TucsonsClimate Change Advisory Committee,

which is drafting a comprehensive planto reduce Tucsons carbon footprint.

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PSR/Iowa and PSR/Maine are alsoheavily engaged in raising awareness

of the need to ratify the CTBT.

Knowing that PSR is strongest whenwe mobilize our members and thepublic, they are organizing confer-ences, making presentations to com-munity leaders and generating mediacoverage, all with the goal of callingattention to the unacceptable risk topublic health that would be causedby the detonation of even onenuclear weapon.

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Planting seeds for a more peaceful future, PSR/Sacramento garnered 144 essays from area highschool students, who were asked to reect on Albert Einsteins statement, We shall require a newmanner of thinking if humankind is to survive, as part of the annual PSR/Sacramento scholarshipessay contest. Pictured are nalists Sarah Lightstone (rst place), C.K. McClatchy High School,Sacramento; Monika Robbins (second place), Mira Loma High School, Carmichael; and NoahMuldavin (third place), C.K. McClatchy High School, Sacramento.

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Greater Boston PSR members Drs.Jill Stein and Ted Schettler, healthadvocacy experts and authors ofEnvironmental Threats to Healthy Aging,are speaking at forums across thecountry about their ndings on theneed to prevent exposure to envi-ronmental toxins. GBPSR is also

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Dr. Elouise SutterSwimmer Family FoundationCatherine Thomasson, M.D.Diane A. Tokugawa, M.D.Sara D. Thompson, M.D.John R. Van Buskirk, D.O.Polly N. VictorMark R. Vossler, M.D.Richard D. Wachter, M.D. and

Madeleine WachterJohn A. Walker, M.D.Curren Warf, M.D. Audrey W. WareldBarbara H. Warren, M.D., M.P.H.Felix E. Wassermann, Ph.D. and

Hannah D. WassermannChristopher Henry WegePeter Wilk, M.D. and Jan WilkNathaniel T. WinthropMartha Wright and Arthur KuckesElizabeth Zeller

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Centers for Disease ControlColombe/Proteus FundCompton Foundation, Inc.Marisla FoundationEnergy FoundationFord FoundationProspect HillSinging FieldScherman FoundationHilltop Group Charitable

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Dorothy DimontDel GreeneldEdward GulickJane A. Kamm, M.D.John OliverAlfred SchroederLouise I. ThompsonE. Charles Upho

PSR is grateful to the many individualswho provide generous and critical supportfor our programs. Our 2008 LeadershipCircle members are acknowledgedbelow. For information on joining PSRsLeadership Circle, please contact MaryDillon Kerwin at (202) 587-5231 or

[email protected].

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AnonymousChristine K. Cassel, M.D. and

Michael McCally, M.D., Ph.D.Ira Helfand, M.D.James E. Jones, M.D. and

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Carol Geballe, M.D.Edward and Verna Gerbic Family

FoundationRobert M. Gould, M.D.David L. KnierimKnopf Family FoundationMary Liebman and

Charles LiebmanAlan H. Lockwood, M.D. and

Anne LockwoodSankey V. Williams, M.D. and

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Leaing a bequest to PSR is a wonderful way tohelp continue the work you beliee in so strongly.We suggest you check with an attorney or tax

adisor to see how a bequest to PSR would tinto your estate plans. PSRs Tax ID number andofce address are listed below for your cone-nience. Please contact Jill Hertzler by phone at(202) 587-5247 or by e-mail at [email protected] more information. PSR T ID #: 23-7059731 FLL LGL NM:

Physicians for Social Responsibility DDRSS: 1875 Connecticut enue NW,

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gift of stock is also an excellent way to sup-port PSRs work. Listed below is PSRs brokerageinformation. Please contact Jill Hertzler by

phone at (202) 587-5247 or by e-mail [email protected] for more information or toconrm receipt of your gift.

BROR: Charles Schwab& Co., Inc. DTC #: 0164 Code 40 PSR CCT #: 3106-0448 PSR T ID #: 23-7059731 FLL LGL NM:

Physicians for Social Responsibility DDRSS: 1875 Connecticut enue NW,

Suite 1012, Washington, DC 20009

mah your gifMany companies proide matching gifts for em-ployee charitable contributions. Please check to

determine whether your gift to PSR will be met,doubled or tripled by your employer. Its a greatway to make your gift go further to support PSR.Just include your companys matching gift formwith your contribution, and well complete it,send it in, and let you know when your gift hasbeen matched!

say aiVWould you like to be more involved in PSRsadvocacy efforts? great place to start is PSRsctiist pdates. ach of PSRs program areasreaches out to members through ction lertsand e-mail. To learn more about the ctiistpdates, contact us here (information below)

and be sure to mention what issues interest youmost.

Coming to Washington, DC, and have an hourto spare? How about isiting one of your electedofcials to talk about the issues of most concernto you? Contact the PSR ofce at least a week inadance, and well help schedule a meeting, pro-ide you with background materials, and possiblyeen accompany you on your lobbying call.

Contact your elected ofcials:.S. SNT, Washington, DC 20510 (202) 224-3121.S. HOS OF RPRSNTTIvS,

Washington, DC 20515 (202) 224-3121

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PSR physicians from across thecountry convened on CapitolHill in April to bring their concernsabout the negative health impacts ofclimate change to dozens of Senateand House oces, including thatof Speaker Pelosi. In nearly 50 vis-its with members and their stas,the physicians pressed Congress totake immediate action to encourageclean, renewable energy; institutehigher mandatory standards forenergy eciency; and set speciccarbon emissions targets. More than

half the PSR/ National board mem-bers in the delegation are citizens

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top (left to right): Robert Haynes, M.D.; Gerri Haynes, R.N. and PSR/WashingtonExecutive Director Cherie Eichholz visit Senator Maria Cantwells oce. center: Alfred Meyer;

Je Patterson, D.O., PSR/National board president-elect; PSR/Wisconsin Executive DirectorPam Kleiss and Mary Dougherty visit Senator Herb Kohls oce. bottom: PSRs Los Angelescontingent pauses outside the Capitol. Shown are Ana Mascarenas; Jose Quiroga, M.D.; CurrenWarf, M.D.; and Tom Newman, M.D. with PSR/National Executive Director Peter Wilk, M.D.

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long-time chapter leader in Maine,to have the opportunity now as execu-tive director to work with chaptersacross the country as they develop newprograms and build organizationalcapacity.

As I write this letter, I am return-ing from Oregon, where I spentseveral days with the PSR/Oregonchapter, seeing rst hand their out-standing work in the areas of nuclear

weapons, coal, safe foods, climatechange and energy solutions. As al-

ways, the breadth and depth of theprograms were impressive, as was thetalent of the sta and volunteer lead-ership. This year Ive also traveledto Harrisburg, PA; Chicago; New

York; Maine; and San Francisco.Although each trip accomplisheddierent goals, there was a commonpurpose: strengthening our collectiveeorts to advance PSRs mission. Itcame as no surprise on each visit thatI met dedicated leaders who are us-ing their medical and public healthexpertise to prod local, national andinternational leaders to make our

world a safer place.Throughout the PSR network,

chapters are doing exciting workto address the serious health con-sequences that result from nuclear

weapons, climate change, toxic expo-sure and environmental degradation.

I want to draw your attention in par-ticular to the article on page 1 de-scribing the eective advocacy beingcarried out nationally and by chaptersfor ratication of the ComprehensiveTest Ban Treaty and a likely STARTfollow-on agreement to reduce U.S.and Russian arsenals. I also want tohighlight two new resources from ourenvironment and health program.

Coals Assault on Human Health is agroundbreaking report that pro-

vides an assessment of the impactthat our reliance on coal for energyhas on three major organ systems.The report exposes the cumulativeharm inicted by coal emissions onthe respiratory, cardiovascular, andnervous systems and concludes thatfrom a public health perspective, it isimperative that we replace coal withclean, safe, renewable energy sources.

We intend to make this report a pointof reference for policy makers and thepublic as the nation addresses global

warming and crafts its energy future.We know that the coal industry willcontinue to bring to bear consider-able legal, lobbying and marketingresources, striving to maintain U.S.dependency on coal. This reporthelps counter those eorts by docu-menting the myriad ways that coalcombustion not only exacerbates cli-mate change, but also puts millionsof people at increased risk for neu-rological and developmental damage,as well as life-threatening cancerand cardiovascular and respiratoryillnesses.

A second report, Hazardous Chemicalsin Health Care: A Snapshot of Chemicals inDoctors and Nurses, documents the toxicchemicals that acculumate in the bod-ies of health care providers. We areissuing this report to increase aware-ness of hazardous chemical exposuresin healthcare settings, and promoteeective exposure-reduction eortsand treatment. The authors provideguidance on identifying and reducinghazardous chemical exposures in thehealthcare sector and provide furtherevidence of the need for chemicalpolicy reform.

These reports do no good sittingon shelves in PSRs oce. Visit our

website and download them. Sharethem with colleagues. Use them toeducate your patients.

None of this work would be pos-sible without our generous sup-porters. In this issue ofPSR Reports,

we recognize our Leadership Circlemembers, major donors, founda-tions, and bequest donors. If spacepermitted, I would list all of the morethan 20,000 donors who made con-tributions to PSR/National in 2008.

We owe our gratitude to all of youfor providing the nancial supportthat sustains our work. On behalf ofthe board and sta, please accept myheartfelt thanks.

Peter Wilk, M.D.

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developing an educational trainingpackage, Environmental Drivers ofChronic Disease,in conjunction

with PSR/Tampa and PSR/Oregon,to encourage physicians, other healthprofessionals and the public toaddress this issue.

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PSR/Oregonis hard at work on theissues of plastics and human health,air pollution dangers and the needfor chemical policy reform. Through25 presentations, they have reached abroad audience, including 225 healthprofessionals, over the past year. PSR

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