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CHRISTIE
BRINKLEY RECOGNIZES RPHP AT SMART COOKIE AWARDS
On April 21, Christie
Brinkley was one of seven women honored by Cookie Magazine
with a "Smart Cookie" award. At the New York
City ceremony, Brinkley singled out the RPHP Tooth Fairy
Project as one of two causes |
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Brinkley and Joseph Mangano |
she is passionate about (the other is the Global Security
Initiative). Avon Industries contributed $5000 to each honored
organization.
Click
here to read Christie's story and find out why she is a staunch
supporter of RPHP
On May 13, 2008, RPHP held a press
conference on health risks of Indian Point to Fairfield County
CT, releasing a new report on the health risks Indian Point
poses to Connecticut. Speakers included Joseph Mangano,
Connecticut activist and breast cancer survivor Gail Merrill,
and Fairfield Town official Larry Kaley.
Visit our education
page to read the executive summary, full report and our press
coverage.
RPHP Participates In large Public
Forum in New Jersey on the
health risks of keeping the Oyster Creek nuclear plant running
for 20 more years
On February 20, 2008, RPHP Executive Director Joseph Mangano
joined a panel discussion in Toms River NJ on health risks
of the Oyster Creek nuclear reactor. The event, which was
attended by 300 people, was sponsored by the Ocean County
NJ League of Women Voters. Other speakers beside Mangano were
actor and activist Alec Baldwin, League President Gail Saxer,
Dr. Donald Louria of the New Jersey Medical School, and Richard
Webster of the Eastern Environmental Law Center.
Click
here for a transcript of Mangano’s presentation
Click here
for an article in the Asbury Park Press
Click
here for photographs of the event
Click
here for the Press Release.
Click
here to read the article: Baldwin on Oyster Creek:
"This
is a truly complicated issue"
Coal For Nukes
- Replacing One Hazard With Another?
Joseph J. Mangano, MPH, MBA
Louisville Courier-Journal
The Kentucky legislature is
considering a proposal to overturn a 1984 ban on building
nuclear reactors in the state. But a coal-for-nukes swap may
represent nothing more than replacing one environmental hazard
with another.
Click here
to read the entire article.
Vermont Yankee
- Cancer Hazard To New Hampshire
Joseph J. Mangano, MPH, MBA
Keene Sentinel
Vermont Yankee hasn’t lived up to its “clean”
billing. Between a potential meltdown and routine contamination,
keeping it in operation may be more trouble than it’s
worth. Instead of relying on an aging and corroding reactor,
a plan focused on safe and renewable energy sources should
be pursued.Click here to
read the entire article
RPHP Participates In large Public
Forum in New Jersey on the
health risks of keeping the Oyster Creek nuclear plant running
for 20 more years
On February 20, 2008, RPHP Executive Director Joseph Mangano
joined a panel discussion in Toms River NJ on health risks
of the Oyster Creek nuclear reactor. The event, which was
attended by 300 people, was sponsored by the Ocean County
NJ League of Women Voters. Other speakers beside Mangano were
actor and activist Alec Baldwin, League President Gail Saxer,
Dr. Donald Louria of the New Jersey Medical School, and Richard
Webster of the Eastern Environmental Law Center.
Click
here for a transcript of Mangano’s presentation
Click here
for an article in the Asbury Park Press
Click
here for photographs of the event
Click
here for the Press Release.
Click
here to read the article: Baldwin
on Oyster Creek: "This is a truly complicated issue"
Read RPHP Board member Karl Grossman's feature article
Money Is the Real Green Power, The hoax of eco-friendly nuclear
energy
by
clicking here.
Public Health Risks Of Extending
Licenses Of The Indian Point 2 and 3 Nuclear Reactors
On November 12, 2007, RPHP released a detailed report on the
health threats posed by the Indian Point nuclear plant at
a press conference in New York City. The report contains much
original research by RPHP on radioactive contamination from
Indian Point, and on unexpectedly high cancer rates near the
plant.
Click
here to read the Executive Summary
Click
here to read the entire report
Click
here to read The coverage by the Westchester Journal News
Educating New
Jersey
On The Risks Of The Oyster Creek Nuclear Reactor
Joseph J. Mangano, MPH, MBA
Click
here to read about our New Jersey campaign
Sections of the above report may be accessed
by clicking below on the desired subject:
Press
Conference and Report Release
RPHP
Newspaper Editorials and Coverage
Public
Testimony
Progress
on License Extension Decision
Opinions
of Elected Officials on Oyster Creek
16 Editorials
in 2007 and 12 Editorials in 2006 warn about the health risks
of building new nuclear reactors.
Click here to read
the 2007 editorials
Click
here to read the 2006 editorials
Be sure also to check out our list of publications by
clicking here as well as our trade
and technical
articles.
(Or, click on the
"Reading Room" menu item at the top of this page.)
We are very proud
of our internet article and guide, Making
Use of the Internet to Obtain Data on Nuclear Reactor Performance
and Health Risk Near Reactors: A Guide for Non Health Professionals
by Joseph J. Mangano.
With it, you will be able to do your own health risk analysis.
Click
here to read and begin your own study of health and radiation
exposure in your community. |
