Climate change is making us sick — and Big Pharma will profit January 13, 2020

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“Climate change is our biggest public health threat right now because of its global effects and its pervasive effects on our health,” said Dr. Daniel Wolk, a member of the Citizens’ Climate Lobby and Philadelphia chapter volunteer for Physicians for Social Responsibility. “Addressing climate change and shifting to a clean energy economy is a huge public health opportunity that we need to take advantage of, and thus save lives and money while stopping climate change.”

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