Links related to "Environment"
Human and economic costs of war
Link Added 10/04/2012
Created by the Eisenhower Study Group, named for Eisenhower's famous warning against the unwarranted influence of the military industrial complex, the Costs of War Project analyzes the implications of these wars in the United States and internationally in terms of human casualties, economic costs, and civil liberties. It includes papers from economists, anthropologists, lawyers, humanitarian personnel, and political scientists and aims to be "the first comprehensive analysis of a decade of wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Pakistan".
Talisman sabre military exercises, war and the environment: Sue Wareham, July 2009
Link Added 15/07/2009
In this article on On-line opinion, MAPW President Dr Sue Wareham OAM argues that "there is one human activity that manages to escape scrutiny in our efforts to address climate change and other forms of environmental destruction. That activity is war and its preparation." Dr Wareham looks at the environmental cost of the 2009 Talisman Sabre military exercises.
Physicians for Social Responsibility
Link Added 28/02/2008
Physicians for Social Responsibility is a US based health professionals working on environmental, peace and security issues.
Argonne National Laboratories
Link Added 28/02/2008
Support by the US Dept of Energy, Argonne work in the nuclear industry in the areas of nuclear power, proliferation and environmental impacts.
Australian Conservation Foundation
Link Added 26/02/2008
The ACFi campaigns against the nuclear chain, arguing that nuclear power is not a solution to climate change. Their website includes resources on the costs of uranium mining, and the fallibility of nuclear safeguards.
Nuclear Free Queensland
Link Added 26/02/2008
Nuclear Free Queensland is a coalition of groups campaigning against the nuclear industry and uranium mining, from waste to weapons. Site includes fact sheets; and information on uranium in Queensland.
