[lbo-talk] Bulletin of Atomic Scientists

Colin Brace cb at lim.nl
Sun May 7 14:02:29 PDT 2006


Given our toxic enviroment, "voluntary" population reduction may be a moot point:

From: Greenpeace International, May 2, 2006

EVERYTHING YOU DIDN'T WANT TO KNOW ABOUT SEX...

Greenpeace report reveals the impact of toxic chemicals on reproductive health

Amsterdam -- Falling sperm counts, rising infertility and genital abnormalities in babies could all result from exposure to hazardous man-made chemicals used in perfumes, carpets, electronics, clothing and a host of other consumer goods, a Greenpeace report released today has revealed[1].

The report, 'Fragile: Our reproductive health and chemical exposure', collates the findings of a number of peer-reviewed scientific studies of recent years. Together, the studies show for the first time a comprehensive picture of an increase in reproductive health disorders, mirroring the rising presence in our lives of human-created synthetic chemicals.

Sperm counts have fallen by 50% in 50 years, infertility among couples has more than doubled in industrialised countries since the 1960s, while testicular cancer has become increasingly common. The male- female birth ratio has changed dramatically in some areas and birth defects of the reproductive system are increasingly noted in baby boys.

full: http://www.greenpeace.org/fragile

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Colin Brace

Amsterdam



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