The only document of its kind, Crisis Without End represents an unprecedented look into the profound after-effects of Fukushima. In accessible terms, leading experts from Japan, the United States, Russia and other nations weigh in on the current state of knowledge of radiation-related health risks in Japan, impacts on the world's oceans, the question of low-dosage radiation risks, crucial comparisons with Chernobyl, health and environmental impacts on the United States (including on food and newborns) and the implications for the U.S. nuclear energy industry.
The only document of its kind, Crisis Without End represents an unprecedented look into the profound after-effects of Fukushima. In accessible terms, leading experts from Japan, the United States, Russia and other nations weigh in on the current state of knowledge of radiation-related health risks in Japan, impacts on the world's oceans, the question of low-dosage radiation risks, crucial comparisons with Chernobyl, health and environmental impacts on the United States (including on food and newborns) and the implications for the U.S. nuclear energy industry.
Lannan Award winner Helen Caldicott is a co-founder of Physicians for Social Responsibility and was named one of the most influential women of the twentieth century by the Smithsonian Institute. She is the author of numerous books, including Nuclear Power Is Not the Answer (The New Press). She lives in Matcham, Australia.
Praise for Nuclear Power Is Not the Answer :
Renowned physician and activist Caldicott presents exhaustive
evidence to refute the now resurgent claim that nuclear power is
the solution to global warming.
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As Helen Caldicott expertly shows, the nuclear path is strewn with
hazards from mining, milling, transport, and power generation, and
leaves unsolved the issues of safety, security, and storage.
Paul R. Epstein, M.D., M.P.H. Center for Health and The Global
Environment, Harvard Medical School
Praise for Loving This Planet :
"The book is a treasure trove of anecdotes featuring high-profile
politicians, academics, and celebrities, including Martin Sheen,
Lily Tomlin, Bob Herbert, and Lester Brown
Alongside the celebrity
sightings runs the thread of a growing urgency to change our
energy, environmental, and military policies in the United States
and on a global scale. Surprising statistics about nuclear waste
storage, rising sea levels, and military spending serve as an
alarm, but Caldicott and her collaborators also offer many
innovative solutions."
Publishers Weekly
Without fail, Caldicott asks thoughtful, deeply nuanced questions,
and her subjects respond with intense and often personal
reflections on many important issues. With a level of intellectual
discussion all too absent in our national discourse, this is a
worthy collection that educates with each turn of the page.”
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