Lynn Ehrle promotes "Chernobyl: Consequences of the Catastrophe for People and the Environment"

Lynn Ehrle, of the International Science Oversight Board of the Organic Consumers Association, was the kickoff speaker at the International Roundtable on "Nuclear Threats to the Great Lakes and Transition to Clean Safe Energy" on May 14, 2011, in Dearborn, Michigan. He focused on the human health risks of exposure to so-called "low dose" ionizing radiation, such as what blanketed the entire Northern Hemisphere (including North America) in the aftermath of the Chernobyl nuclear catastrophe. View a YouTube video recording of his presentation here. Ehrle announced the re-print of Dr. Alexey Yablokov's 2009 book, Chernobyl: Consequences of the Catastrophe for People and the Environment, the cover of which is pictured at left. A PDF version of the book is also available from Beyond Nuclear: donations will be sent to Dr. Yablokov. The book distills thousands of Russian, Ukrainian, and Belarussian scientific studies on the health and ecological impacts of the Chernobyl nuclear catastrophe, which began 25 years ago now on April 26, 1986. One of the book's findings: as many as 985,000 people may have died from their exposure to Chernobyl's radioactive fallout, just between the years 1986 to 2004. Copies of the hardcopy book can be ordered from Lynn Ehrle for $12 each (shipping and handling included). To enquire about ordering a hardcopy, email Lynn Ehrle at ehrlebird@organicconsumers.org. To enquire about ordering a PDF version, phone Beyond Nuclear's Kevin Kamps at (301) 270-2209 extension 1. Just before the Fuksuhima nuclear catastrophe began, investigative journalist Karl Grossman -- a Beyond Nuclear board member, and host of "Enviro Close Up," recorded an interview with Dr. Janette Sherman, consulting editor for the book, entitled "Chernobyl: A Million Casualties."