Recently added articles from Rachel's Democracy & Health News:

THE BRIDGE AT THE EDGE OF THE WORLD

Apr 24, 2008; Speth, James Gustave ... Between Two Worlds The remarkable charts that introduce this book reveal the story of humanity's impact on the natural earth.[1] The pattern is clear: if we could speed up time, it would seem as if the global economy is crashing against the earth - the Great Collision. And like the crash ...

REASONABLE DOUBT

Apr 24, 2008; Fairlie, Ian ... Among the many environmental concerns surrounding nuclear power plants, there is one that provokes public anxiety like no other: the fear that children living near nuclear facilities face an increased risk of cancer. Though a link has long been suspected, it has never been proven. Now that seems ...

SMALL AND THIN

Apr 24, 2008; Hall, Stephen S ... [Rachel's introduction: Two revolutionary discoveries, made only in the past 20 years, radically alter our perspective on the importance of "the environment" for human health. One such discovery is "fetal programming" - mechanisms by which chemical exposures in the womb can "program" a person in ...

WARMER SEAS, OVER-FISHING SPELL DISASTER FOR OCEANS: SCIENTISTS

Apr 24, 2008; Anonymous ... HANOI (AFP) - The future food security of millions of people is at risk because over-fishing, climate change and pollution are inflicting massive damage on the world's oceans, marine scientists warned this week. The two-thirds of the planet covered by seas provide one fifth of the ...

EPA OPENS CHEMICAL RISK ASSESSMENT TO CORPORATE LOBBYING

Apr 24, 2008; Anonymous ... Washington, DC - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has unveiled a new process for assessing the health risks of new chemicals that allows chemical manufacturers and other industries to play key roles. As a result, it will be much easier to inject corporate influence into public health ...