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GBPSR’s Dr. Brita Lundberg testifies in support of nuclear disarmament

October 4, 2023

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The term ‘turf’ is misleading

Pollution inequality must stop; enforce roadmap law

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Informing Public Opinion

January 9, 2020 Comments Off on Informing Public Opinion

Massachusetts Medical Society resolution recognizes health link between gas cooking and asthma

January 6, 2020 Comments Off on Massachusetts Medical Society resolution recognizes health link between gas cooking and asthma

The Massachusetts Medical Society approved the resolution on December 7, 2019 recognizing the association between the use of gas stoves, indoor nitrogen dioxide levels, and asthma.

Open Letter on Paris Climate Agreement

January 2, 2020 Comments Off on Open Letter on Paris Climate Agreement

Open letter to President Donald J. Trump from PSR and partner groups, asking him to make a New Year’s resolution to return to the Paris agreement.

The False Promise of Natural Gas

December 4, 2019 Comments Off on The False Promise of Natural Gas

Article in The New England Journal of Medicine by Greater Boston PSR’s Philip J. Landrigan, MD, Howard Frumkin, MD, DrPH, and Brita E. Lundberg, MD.

New Report from GBPSR: Weymouth Project Is Dangerous to Human Health

September 24, 2019 Comments Off on New Report from GBPSR: Weymouth Project Is Dangerous to Human Health

Greater Boston Physicians for Social Responsibility has released its third comprehensive report regarding a 7,700-horsepower natural gas compressor station that Spectra Energy plans to build in Weymouth, Massachusetts. The report—a…

Greater Boston PSR demands an immediate halt to Weymouth Compressor construction, calling it a danger to health, a danger to safety, and a danger to our Massachusetts community

September 23, 2019 Comments Off on Greater Boston PSR demands an immediate halt to Weymouth Compressor construction, calling it a danger to health, a danger to safety, and a danger to our Massachusetts community

Tomorrow, September 24, Greater Boston Physicians for Social Responsibility is releasing its third comprehensive report regarding a 7,700-horsepower natural gas compressor station that Spectra Energy plans to build in Weymouth, Massachusetts.

GBPSR members rally to demand that National Grid #FixBigGasLeaks because Boston should not be lagging behind on clean energy. (July 2019)

July 31, 2019 Comments Off on GBPSR members rally to demand that National Grid #FixBigGasLeaks because Boston should not be lagging behind on clean energy. (July 2019)

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Dr. Matt Bivens’ BB bullet demonstration at the Charles River Hatch Shell, Boston, July 2019

July 24, 2019 Comments Off on Dr. Matt Bivens’ BB bullet demonstration at the Charles River Hatch Shell, Boston, July 2019

Greater Boston PSR Opposes Dangerous New Methane (“Natural Gas”) Infrastructure Plans

June 27, 2019 Comments Off on Greater Boston PSR Opposes Dangerous New Methane (“Natural Gas”) Infrastructure Plans

As physicians concerned about the twin man-made threats to human survival—climate change and nuclear weapons—Greater Boston PSR would generally oppose major infrastructure that locks our energy system more firmly into…

In Weymouth, echoes of Flint

May 23, 2019 Comments Off on In Weymouth, echoes of Flint

Boston Globe article on the opposition to the Weymouth compressor station.

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