This true story is taken from the actual transcript of a federal court case from 1978 in which the plaintiff, Jeannine Honicker, whose daughter was under treatment for leukemia, sued the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission to shut down all 290 licensed nuclear facilities until federal regulations could be revised to comport with the guarantees of personal security citizens expect under the U.S. Constitution. Witnesses for the plaintiff include Dr. John W. Gofman, former AEC scientist and co-discoverer of plutonium, neptunium and other elements; Dr. Chauncey Kepford, an intervenor at Three Mile Island; and Dr. Ernest Sternglass, who performed some of the original epidemiological studies on health effects from Hiroshima, U.S. atomic tests, and atomic power plants. In the course of the trial and appeals, the NRC acknowledged its licensees would kill no fewer than 1.7 million U.S. citizens in order to produce electricity that could be produced less expensively and with far fewer health effects from other sources, at a time when the country was oversupplied by electricity by 300% at peak hours. The case went four times to the US Supreme Court and was eventually suppressed by order of that court, in 1984. Its record was expunged.

Shut Down : Nuclear Power on Trial : Experts Testify in Federal Court

Albert Bates

Book Pub. Co

As a culture, we are addicted to plastic, and in today's plastic-laden world, it is impossible to completely avoid it. Permaculturist Albert Bates addresses the magnitude and consequences of this global problem, and his evaluation is chilling to read. Trying to limit our plastic legacy can help us overcome our apathy toward this overwhelming issue, but Bates states that placing the burden entirely on consumers, as most current solutions do, is unfair. He emphasizes that the only way to stem the present onslaught is to enforce mandatory economic and industrial changes so that recycled, bio-sourced, and biodegradable plastic become more cost-effective than plastic made from fossil fuels. Bates also explores current worldwide efforts for stronger regulations and better waste management, along with exciting new biological and man-made technologies for improved plastics disposal and viable alternatives. Join with Bates as an EPT (emergency planetary technician) who helps to stabilize the "planet," understanding what is at stake and knowing that there is a promise of hope if we take action now.

Transforming Plastic: From Pollution to Evolution (Planet in Crisis)

Science & Math

Earth Sciences

Groundswell Books

Our oceans face levels of devastation previously unknown in human history--from pollution, from overfishing, and through damage to delicate aquatic ecosystems affected by global warming. Ocean biodiversity is being decimated on par with the fastest rates of rain forest destruction. More than 80 per cent of pollutants in the oceans come from sewage and other land-based runoff (some of it radioactive). The rest is created by waste dumped by commercial and recreational vessels. In many areas and for many fish stocks, there are no conservation or management measures existing or even planned. Climate author Albert Bates explains how ocean life maintains adequate oxygen levels, prevents erosion from storms, and sustains a vital food source that factory fishing operations cannot match--and why that should matter to all of us, whether we live near the ocean or not. He presents solutions for changing the human impact on marine reserves, improving ocean permaculture, and putting the brakes on the ocean heat waves that destroy sea life and imperil human habitation at the ocean's edge.

Dark Side of the Ocean: The Destruction of Our Seas, Why It Matters, and What We Can Do About It (Planet in Crisis)

Biological Sciences

Pandemics are infectious diseases that cross over international boundaries and spread out of control. These diseases put immense pressures on the societies they strike and can widen cracks in social structures that had been previously ignored. Plagued recounts the history of deadly pandemics?smallpox, plague, cholera, Spanish flu, and AIDS?as well as the current crises faced by populations across the world: malaria, meningitis, measles, SARS, and now COVID-19. Renown environmentalist and science writer Albert Bates explains how infectious disease is measured (how quickly it can infect and how deadly it is), how viruses invade the body, how they evolve, how they are different from bacteria, and how they travel from host to host. Pandemics cannot be eliminated but they can be stopped; the trick is discovering what will curtail any one particular outbreak. The book covers what methods have been used for infectious outbreaks in the past, what social solutions are the most effective in general, and how to bolster our resources before the next pandemic strikes. Bates offers a fresh perspective on how to co-exist individually and collectively during a pandemic, and encourages us to re-examine ?normalcy? and ways we can change going forward.

Plagued (Planet in Crisis)

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Diseases & Physical Ailments

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Shut Down : Nuclear Power on Trial : Experts Testify in Federal Court

Transforming Plastic: From Pollution to Evolution (Planet in Crisis)

Dark Side of the Ocean: The Destruction of Our Seas, Why It Matters, and What We Can Do About It (Planet in Crisis)

Plagued (Planet in Crisis)