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