A passionate life

Caldicott, Helen

Random House Australia

Focuses on radioactive waste and the threat of atomic warfare and argues against the use of nuclear technology

Nuclear Madness: What You Can Do

Business & Money

Economics

W.W. Norton & Co., Inc.

"Helen Caldicott has been my inspiration to speak out."―Meryl Streep Our planet is desperately ill and must be healed. If the human race does not change its present behavior, the ecosphere may be doomed within the next ten years. A renowned anti-nuclear activist for twenty years, Helen Caldicott here turns from the arms race to the race to save the planet, laying out the grim details of ozone depletion, excess energy consumption, pollution, and global warming. The causes: public apathy, corporate greed, and the cynical manipulation of political leaders. To save the planet we need to change the way we think and behave. Closer contact with, and appropriate reverence for, nature will help to provide simple answers to seemingly complex problems. If You Love This Planet describes in easy-to-understand language the scientific and medical consequences of the greenhouse effect, ozone depletion, deforestation, species extinction, toxic chemical pollution, nuclear waste, food contamination, and the ever-present threat of nuclear war. Caldicott, a physician by training, also gives us a prescription for cure―and a cause for hope. We must learn energy efficiency, we must organize politically (voting, she suggests, should be compulsory), and we must hold corporations and governments accountable for their actions. Above all, she says, our fight for the planet will draw its greatest strength from a love for the Earth itself.

If You Love This Planet: A Plan to Heal the Earth

Politics & Social Sciences

Social Sciences

W.W.Norton&Company

"As a physician, I contend that nuclear technology threatens life on our planet with extinction. If present trends continue, the air we breathe, the food we eat, and the water we drink will soon be contaminated with enough radioactive pollutants to pose a potential health hazard far greater than any plague humanity has ever experienced."--Helen Caldicott First published in 1978, Helen Caldicott's cri du coeur about the dangers of nuclear power became an instant classic. In the intervening sixteen years much has changed--the Cold War is over, nuclear arms production has decreased, and there has been a marked growth in environmental awareness. But the nuclear genie has not been forced back into the bottle. The disaster at Chernobyl and the "incidents" at other plants around the world have disproven the image of "safe" nuclear power. Nuclear waste dumping has further poisoned our environment, and developing nuclear technology in the Third World poses still further risks. In this completely revised, updated, and expanded edition, Dr. Caldicott defines for the 1990s the dangers of this madness--including the insidious influence of the nuclear power industry and the American government's complicity in medical "experiments" using nuclear material--and calls on us to accept the moral challenge to fight against it, both for our own sake and for that of future generations.

Nuclear Madness: What You Can Do (Norton History of Modern Europe)

A Desperate Passion: An Autobiography

"She showed me what one set-on-fire human being can do to shift the consciousness of the world." -Sister Helen Prejean, author of Dead Man Walking "Dr. Helen Caldicott," the Sunday San Francisco Chronicle declares, "is back on the scene." A Desperate Passion is Caldicott's engaging, inspiring memoir, chronicling her life both on and off the scene. Raised in Australia and trained as a physician, she first found her voice protesting French nuclear tests in the Pacific. Years later she rose to international prominence, founding Physicians for Social Responsibility, "which did perhaps more than any other group to thrust the nuclear issue under the public eye" (New York Times). "Driven by intense passions, she seems to have adopted the world's population as her children. And all of us are probably better off as a result" (East Bay Express Books)-but Caldicott, wife and mother of three, found that her success did not come without cost. This is a personal story too, a candid, revealing self-portrait of a woman who has not relinquished her remarkable efforts to save the world.

Biographies & Memoirs

Community & Culture

“Helen Caldicott has the rare ability to combine science with passion, logic with love, and urgency with humor.” ―Naomi Klein From the leader and spokeswoman of the antinuclear movement comes a revised and updated edition of this groundbreaking, widely acclaimed classic. Exploring dangerous global trends such as ozone depletion, global warming, toxic pollution, food contamination, and deforestation, Helen Caldicott presents a picture of our world and the forces that threaten its existence. As always, she gives a prescription for a cure and cause for hope, rallying readers to action with the contention that our fight for the planet will draw its strength from love for the Earth itself.

If You Love This Planet: A Plan to Save the Earth

Science & Math

Earth Sciences

Nuclear Madness What You Can Do

Autumn Press

The world-renowned antinuclear activist's expertly argued(The Guardian) case against nuclear energy. In a world torn apart by wars over oil, politicians have increasingly begun to look for alternative energy sources and their leading choice is nuclear energy. Among the myths that have been spread over the years about nuclear-powered electricity are that it does not cause global warming or pollution, that it is inexpensive, and that it is safe. Helen Caldicott's look at the actual costs and environmental consequences of nuclear energy belies the incessant barrage of nuclear industry propaganda. Caldicott reveals truths, Martin Sheen has said, that confirm we must take positive action now if we are to make a difference. In fact, nuclear power contributes to global warming; the true cost of nuclear power is prohibitive, with taxpayers picking up most of the tab; there's simply not enough uranium in the world to sustain nuclear power over the long term; and the potential for a catastrophic accident or a terrorist attack far outweighs any benefits. Concluding chapters detail alternative sustainable energy sources that are the key to a clean, green future.

Nuclear Power is Not the Answer to Global Warming or Anything Else

Melbourne University Press

Military, Warfare Studies, History

Missile envy: The arms race and nuclear war

Politics & Government

Bantam]

If we don't stop doing what we're doing, the air we breathe, the food we eat, and the water we drink will soon be contaminated with enough radioactivity to endanger you, your family and, in fact, all life on earth. NUCLEAR MADNESS Within the next ten years there could be a nuclear war which could kill up to 90% of Americans within thirty days. Nuclear war threatens us with the final medical epidemic for which there is no cure. Parents must take responsibility for their children's future and demand bilateral nuclear disarmament. What Should You Do? What MUST You Do? You can no longer entrust your life to politicians, bureaucrats, or "experts." Because what they don't know...is killing you. Dr. Helen Caldicott-pediatrician, mother of three, concerned citizen-almost singlehandedly rallied the Australian protest which stopped French South Seas atomic testing. Now, in a concise, eloquent book which clearly describes the nuclear danger, she tells you exactly what you can do, what you must do now, to make your voice count against the nuclear madness.

NUCLEAR MADNESS

Engineering & Transportation

Engineering

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