Invitation to join Advisory Group
By Willi Nolan

The Indigenous World Uranium Summit held in Window Rock, Arizona, Nov. 30 to Dec. 2, 2006, was a vindication of the Navajo Nations’ ban on uranium mining in their territory and a regrouping of Indigenous opposition to uranium mining globally.

Madison, Wisc. — The health risks posed by mercury contaminated fish is sufficient to warrant issuing a worldwide general warning to the public — especially children and women of childbearing age — to be careful about how much and which

IICPH Response to OPA Report

See also “The statement of the Russian political parties in response to “The Heritage of Chernobyl” report”:./russian_parties_response_pressrelease_chernobyl_2005

Willi Nolan, our volunteer project coordinator has spent approximately 1,224 hours this year working with the citizen’s group PODIUM of Ste Marie de Kent in New Brunswick They are concerned about the health effects of a large factory pig

Dr. Ernest J. Sternglass, physicist, states in the Authors’ Note to his book, Nuclear Witnesses, Insiders Speak Out … if the American people knew the truth about nuclear radiation, there would be no nuclear issue.

People who spoke out about

The IICPH Resource Centre is a quiet place. The hum of the computer, the clicking of keys, the ring of the telephone are the only sounds most of the time. As I process the many emails each day, most

The danger from nuclear plant discharges has been greatly underrated according to a finding of the 2004 CERRIE report commissioned by UK environment Minister, Michael Meacher and recently released Health risk from radioactive particles taken into the body may

All things are interconnected. Everything goes somewhere.

There is no such thing as a free lunch.

Nature bats last.

When it comes to the health effects of environmental degradation, those who are responsible for the damage are frequently not those who pay the

You maight not want to swin in the “pools” at our nuclear reactor sites. That is where they store teh still radiocactive user bundles from the reactors. In Canada it all began at Chalk River in 1952 whateas in the

Interesting information can be found at www.truenorthpower.com

Solar panels in Photovoltaic Modules convert sunlight directly into electricity.

Wind power generating systems produce maximum electricity at the lowest cost.

The newer windmills make less noise than earlier ones.

Learn how ecologically sensitive technology can

Our present life-style is not sustainable. Even in a resource rich country like Canada, there is an end-point at the present rate of consumption. China is now embracing the over-consumption society, along with other great consumers such as the United

Comments on the Press Release: Chernobyl: the true scale of the accident
Presented in Barcelona, Sunday, 27 June, 2004

Presented in Barcelona, Thursday, 24 June, 2004

The winds that can free us from climate confusion blow all the time. All we need do is build the turbines. That’s exactly what they are doing in Europe where concern about climate change has persuaded the British and German

Volunteers do everything from looking after the website and solving our technical problems, (Jean Rajotte), to administration and coordination of the Resource Centre, preparing papers, presenting them, answering queries from those looking for information about their environmentally caused illnesses and

The purpose of the environmental movement is to save the seed. Whether it’s a fish, or a bird, or a baby, they all come from the seed, all into future time. And if we damage that seed, then there’s no

Continuing to work for peace in the present world situation can seem like an utterly impossible task. However, rather than giving up in dismay, people the world over are working harder than ever for justice and equality, the needed foundations

Urban Pesticides

Bruce worked on the Toronto pesticide by-law issue, in part, as a member of the group, Partnership for a Pesticide By-Law. In May 2003, Toronto City Council passed a by-law that will restrict outdoor use of pesticides in the

Fluoridation is a serious breach of ethics

Many processed beverages and foods contain elevated levels of fluoride? The elevated levels are due to the use of fluoridated water and the ubiquitous presence of fluoride from pesticides. Total fluoride exposure has increased substantially since the early days of

Last spring, we endeavoured to evolve the IICPH Resource Centre into the Rosalie Bertell Library and received many donations for that purpose. This season, it is clear the we need to strengthen our website and translate the articles into

The growing tension over trade based globalization, which has favoured the rich transnational corporations, has been widespread. There have been major protests in every city where the World Bank, International Monetary Fund, G 8, or World Economic Forum is held.

The 2002 Eco Hero Award was awarded to Dr. Rosalie Bertell in recognition of a lifetime of outstanding contributions to scientific research, public awareness, and non-violent action on environmental issues. The presenter, CEO Mark Haslam noted that Dr. Bertell,

Roger Dixon P. Eng., an expert in the field of industrial hygiene and a long-term IICPH volunteer Project Partner, has recently arrived in Guatemala. There he will initiate a training and educational facility where education in occupational health and

The focus of the Children’s Environmental Health project has been on the cosmetic or non-essential use of pesticides. This is one of the most contentious and divisive issues facing communities across Canada today. The recent Supreme Court of Canada decision

“Man has lost the capacity to foresee and to forestall. He will end by destroying the earth.” — Albert Schweitzer

Thirty years ago, Rachel Carson dedicated her history-making book – Silent Spring – to Albert Schweitzer. In it she wrote, “The

SPACE IS OUR ENVIRONMENT TOO – based on Planet Earth The Latest Weapon of War raises awareness of the effects of militarism in space on earth’s atmosphere. Did you know? When environmental crises occur, it is

I believe that it is up to women to clearly delineate the current societal addiction, which has a knee-jerk use of violence and war as its means for resolving interpersonal and international tensions.

While children, men, women, the elderly and workers