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The Other Oil Disaster: Cancer and Canada's Tar Sands

May 3, 2010

Posted by Gina Solomon in Environmental Justice , Health and the Environment , Moving Beyond Oil

Tags:
boreal, cancer, cluster, fortchipewyan, tarsands

Today I was privileged to be an invited guest of the community of Fort Chipewyan, Canada. I can't blame you if you've never heard of "Ft. Chip" - after all, there are only 1000 residents, and it's only accessible by plane...

From Canada to the Gulf Coast: The Unhealthy Tale of Petroleum

May 2, 2010

Posted by Gina Solomon in Environmental Justice , Health and the Environment , Moving Beyond Oil

Tags:
boreal, cancer, gulfspill, health, oil, petroleum, tarsands

It's strange how things converge in our lives. If you had asked me a month ago, I would have said I don't work on petroleum-related issues. Of course that wasn't technically true, since most of the pesticides and industrial chemicals...

Gina Solomon
Gina Solomon
Senior Scientist
San Francisco
I've been a Senior Scientist at NRDC for twelve years, and my work is focused on protecting people...
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