Dear Friends of PSR Philadelphia / Pennsylvania,
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We thank you for your long-standing and dedicated
support
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June 2019
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PSR Philadelphia / PA Events
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#1: Symposium on Fracking, Health, and Why Gas in NOT a Bridge Fuel, including introduction of the Compendium!
Date: June 19, 2019 6:30 PM-8 PM
Location
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Universal Universalist Church, 1280 Clover Lane, Harrisburg, PA
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#2: Pennsylvania Health Check-Up Speed Learning Series
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Date: July 13, 2019 8:30AM-12PM
Join PSR at our Third Pennsylvania Health Check-Up Speed Learning Event!
Who
: Healthcare providers and interested members of the general public
What
: An opportunity to earn continuing education credits and learn about the health impacts of the unconventional gas development industry!
Light breakfast and registration will begin at 8:30, and speed learning will be from 9 AM until 12 PM.
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100% Renewable Energy PA Lobby Day 2019
PennEnviornment invites you to join PA's largest annual environmental citizen lobby day!
On June 19th, hundreds of citizens will descend on Harrisburg to advocate for bipartisan legislation that will transition Pennsylvania to 100% renewable energy to help solve climate change.
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Petition to Ask Governor Wolf to Investigate the Affects of Shale Gas on Childhood Cancer
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Health Care Providers: Advocacy and education is needed this week on the Code Red PA Gun Violence Policy Work Group:
Sign on to a letter that opposes pre-emption of sensible firearm rules at the local level.
Contact
info@psrphila.org
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The Health and Climate Affects of Shale Gas
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On June 10, PA legislators were invited to hear a panel of experts discuss recent publications detailing the adverse health, environmental, economic,climate impacts of shale gas development.
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Medical Society Consortium on Climate Change
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In late April, several representatives from PSR Philadelphia/PA and Harrisburg traveled to Washington D.C. to attend The Medical Consortium on Climate and Health, with 23 other medical societies and 32 affiliated health organizations. On the Sunday of this conference, these organizations were educated on the latest on climate change and health. On Monday, PSR Philadelphia/PA met with 7 Pennsylvania congressional officials to discuss these issues. Pictured below is Congressman Mike Doyle who represents the 18th District of Pennsylvania. Alongside him, from left to right is
Bill Davidson, MD (Harrisburg PSR)
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Lyndsay Alexander
(Director, Healthy Air Program, American Lung Association),
Jennifer Wasco
(Chatham College),
Rep. Mike Doyle, Laura Dagley, RN (PSR PA).
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Rally for our Right to Breathe
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On June 1, 2019, PSR Philadelphia/PA's Medical Advocacy Director Tammy Murphy spoke at the Right to Breathe Rally, to advocate for clean air in South & Southwest Philly. Before this day, it had been three years since political action had occurred at the Philadelphia Energy Solution's oil refinery gate. Hundreds of conversations & three campaign victories later, it was time to return to the site of injustice. On this day, protestors rallied for health, future generations and a green economy that works for ALL.
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#1: Symposium on Renewable Energy and Health
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Date: Friday, September 13, 2019
Location
: Friends Center, 1501 Cherry St, Philadelphia
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Join PSR Philadelphia/PA and Earth Quaker Action Team (EQAT) for a symposium on renewable energy, health, and advocacy with great speakers.
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#2: Soul of Medicine, 15th Anniversary
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Date: Sunday, October 6, 2019
Location
: The College of Physicians of Philadelphia, 19 S 22nd St, Philadelphia
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Join Medical Students, Attending Physicians for a special day to recognize senior medical students who represent the best of humane care and our day to celebrate the soul of medicine.
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Flammable, High-Pressure Industry in a Populated Coastal Flood Zone?:
Public Safety and Emergency Response Aspects
of A Proposed Methane Gas Compressor in Weymouth
Greater Boston PSR released a powerful new report in May regarding the extreme threats to health posed by the proposed Weymouth compressor station. The compressor station is proposed to be built on a small plot of land in a heavily populated area, adjacent to a bridge, a power plant and a sewage pumping station. The surrounding low-income communities would face extreme difficulties evacuating in case of an explosion. Click
here
to read the new report!
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UN arms official says risk of nuclear war at highest level since WW2:
The head of the United Nations' Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR), Renata Dwan, said that the risk of nuclear war, and the risks of the use of nuclear weapons, is "higher now than anytime since World War II". She insists that it is now time for the UN Security Council to think about how to act and manage this increasing risk. Click
here
to learn more about the current state of international nuclear politics.
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