Utah Physicians for a Healthy Environment - presentation in Richfield, Utah

Utah Physicians for a Healthy Environment came to Richfield to speak about the health impacts of the proposed coal-fired power plant on September 6, 2007. The influential group is comprised of leading medical doctors employed at LDS Hospital in Salt Lake City. The group of doctors is calling for a moratorium on building any new coal-fired power projects as the most important step to improving the unhealthy, smog-filled skies Utah is increasingly known for. The group cites a portion of their concerns in the stating: "Nationwide, air pollution from coal power plants causes 26000 premature deaths every year from heart attacks, strokes, and lung cancer. But the most deadly elements in smoke stacks are mercury and radiation. A coal plant produces even more radiation than a nuclear plant. The slag piles left from these plants are as hazardous as nuclear waste." For more information about the Utah Physicians for a Healthy Environment, visit their web site at uphe.org . Members of Utah Moms for Clean Air was also spoke; their web site is at wwww.utahmomsforcleanair.org . For more information and events about Central Utah, visit Ideal Living Media's web site at www.ideallivingmedia.com . Thank you for watching! Ideal Living Media