Health Impacts
Nukes and cancer: proximity associated with deaths
In the latest study from Harvard T. Chan School of Public Health, proximity to nuclear power reactors was associated with elevated mortality from breast, colon, and lung cancers. Examining data from 2000 to 2020, almost 40,000 female deaths and 40,000 male deaths were estimated to be attributable to this proximity. Lung cancer accounted for most…
Read MoreWebinars upcoming on No To Nuclear
TRANSATLANTIC DIALOGUE Transatlantic Dialogue is an initiative that joins activists primarily from North America and the United Kingdom in discussion about nuclear power and nuclear weapons. Join the conversation on Tuesday, May 26 when Linda Pentz Gunter of Beyond Nuclear explores the stories in her book — No To Nuclear. Why Nuclear Power Destroys Lives,…
Read MoreTen reasons to reject nuclear power
In Beyond Nuclear executive director Linda Pentz Gunter’s new book — No To Nuclear. Why Nuclear Power Destroys Lives, Derails Climate Progress And Provokes War — she delivers a compelling indictment of every aspect of the nuclear power industry and its connections to nuclear weapons. In the book’s appendix, you will find a more succinct list…
Read MoreFAQs from Don’t Nuke the Climate
Don’t Nuke the Climate, a network of worldwide anti-nuclear and environmental groups of which Beyond Nuclear is a member, has produced a new set of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs). Each segment boils down the key message points as to why nuclear power is too expensive, too slow, too dangerous and too dirty and looks at…
Read MorePROTECT BETTER: Join us to STOP more radiation exposure
PROTECT BETTER: YES to healthy babies. NO to even more to radioactive pollution — now from billionaire AI data centers! Beyond Nuclear, Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR), Nuclear Information and Resource Service (NIRS), Generational Radiation Impact Project (GRIP), Ecological Options Network (EON), Oregon Conservancy Foundation (OCF), and Committee to Bridge the Gap (CBG), are undertaking…
Read MoreNew book lays out radiation’s impact
Just in time for our major pushback against the weakening of radiation standards, comes a new book: The Dangers of Ionising Radiation. Written by Dr. Ian Fairlie, previously scientific advisor to the UK Government’s Committee on the Radiation Risks of Internal Emitters in the United Kingdom, this book authoritatively examines the growing body of evidence…
Read MoreMultigenerational impacts: nuclear’s lasting legacy
Dr Arjun Makhijani (pictured), president of the Institute for Energy and Environmental Research, has published a new report for the Nuclear Truth Project, examining the impacts of nuclear weapons testing and related nuclear activities on intergenerational health. Multigenerational Health Impacts of Nuclear Weapons Testing and Production: A Survey, highlights the non-cancer impacts of ionizing radiation,…
Read MoreNo To Nuclear on Nuclear Hotseat
Tune in to this week’s edition of Nuclear Hotseat to hear host Libbe HaLevy’s interview with Beyond Nuclear executive director Linda Pentz Gunter discussing her new book — No To Nuclear: Why Nuclear Power Destroys Lives, Derails Climate Progress And Provokes War. (Purchase your copy online by April 8 to receive a 40% off discount!)…
Read MoreWebinar: Doing harm — Nuclear power risks
Join International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War on April14 at 11AM Eastern (US) to explore the risks associated with nuclear power and challenge the myth that it’s a solution to anything. Speakers include Linda Pentz Gunter (Beyond Nuclear), Tim Judson (Nuclear Information & Resource Service), Paul Saoke (IPPNW Kenya) and Vladimir Slyviak (Ecodefense).…
Read MoreWebinar: No to Nuclear
NUCLEAR DISCRIMINATION Join Linda Pentz Gunter of Beyond Nuclear in discussion about her newly published book No To Nuclear: Why Nuclear Power Destroys Lives, Derails Climate Progress and Provokes War in a webinar hosted by Massachusetts Peace Action on April 14, 7pm Eastern (US) and moderated by Chris Nord, vice-president of the Citizens Awareness Network. Linda’s book…
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