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Tag: Health

Plastics And Their Effect On Climate Change

11/01/2022 Bob Grove

Plastics are made out of crude oil and natural gas, the same fossil fuels used in our homes and cars.…

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Posted in: Climate Filed under: Climate Hour, Climate Policy, Health, Plastic, Podcast, Waste

Reducing Car Dependence: Compact Communities, Buses and Trains

03/30/2022 Missouri Green Party

Reducing Car Dependency: Compact Communities, Buses and Trains    April 6, 2022 6:45-8:30 PM CT via Zoom As communities continue…

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Posted in: Mass Transit Filed under: Climate, Health, Transit

America In 2090: The Impact Of Extreme Heat, In Maps

07/22/2021 Don Wallace

Heat is one of the deadliest kinds of extreme weather in the United States. From 1991 through 2018, 37 percent of heat-related summer deaths…

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Posted in: Climate Filed under: Global Warming, Health, Weather

Watch Discussion of Sustainable Food

01/16/2021 Climate Council

The ClimateGKC Channel now features a deep-dive discussion of sustainable food options in the Kansas City metro area. Your personal…

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Posted in: Food Filed under: Composting, Food Waste, Health, Nutrition, Sustainable Food

Senate Bill Places Moratorium on Large Animal Farming Operations (CAFOs)

10/15/2020 Bob Grove

Senator Cory Booker has introduced U.S. Senate Bill 3221 to “place a moratorium on large concentrated animal feeding operations, to…

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Posted in: Climate, Food, Policy Filed under: CAFO, Health, pollution, Social Justice

Howie Hawkins Moderates Herbicides Webinar on Climate Channel

10/10/2020 Climate Council

How does herbicide spraying leave people more exposed to Covid-19? Explore links between environmental racism and using chemical poisons for…

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Posted in: Climate Filed under: Covid-19, Health, Herbicides, pollution

EVENT: Herbicides are Poisonous for Children and Other Living Things

09/27/2020 No Spray Coalition

How does herbicide spraying leave people more exposed to Covid-19? Explore links between environmental racism and using chemical poisons for…

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Posted in: Climate Filed under: Covid-19, Health, Herbicides, pollution

Deadly Heat Is Killing Americans: A Decade Of Inaction On Climate Puts Lives At Risk

06/16/2020 Don Wallace

Heat now causes more deaths than hurricanes, tornadoes or floods in most years, creating a new public health threat. An…

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Posted in: Climate, Policy Filed under: Health, National Policy, Weather

Flagship UN study shows accelerating climate change on land, sea and in the atmosphere

03/10/2020 Don Wallace

A wide-ranging UN climate report, released on Tuesday, shows that climate change is having a major effect on all aspects…

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Posted in: Climate Filed under: Health, Paris, Science

Only One In Five Countries Has A Healthcare Strategy To Deal With Climate Change

12/04/2019 Don Wallace

Protecting people’s health from climate change dangers such as heat stress, storms and tsunamis has never been more important, yet…

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Posted in: Climate Filed under: Health, International Policy

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