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PSE Healthy Energy

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PSE Healthy Energy[edit]

PSE Healthy Energy
PSE Healthy Energy-logo
Founded2010
Type501(c)(3)
FocusEnergy, policy
Location
Area served
United States, international
MethodResearch, education
Key people
Adam Law, MD, President; Seth Shonkoff, PhD, Executive Director

Physicians, Scientists, and Engineers for Healthy Energy (most commonly known as PSE Healthy Energy, or PSE) is an American non-profit research institute created in 2010 to provide independent research and policy analysis of issues related to energy production, transmission, and use, with a particular focus on public health, climate, and the environment. The mission of the organization is to “supply evidence-based scientific and technical information on the public health, environmental, and climate dimensions of energy production and use.[1].” PSE Healthy Energy works to ensure that energy policies are based on peer-reviewed empirical evidence and protective of public health and the environment. Its headquarters are located in Oakland, California, with a satellite office in Ithaca, NY.

PSE is listed as a trusted resource by the Nobel Prize winning Physicians for Social Responsibility[2] and the Maryland Environmental Health Network[3].

Program Areas[edit]

PSE organizes its research into three formal programs.[4]

  • Environmental Health Program analyzes data to assess the public health implications of our energy choices. Previous work includes studying the human health dimensions of chemical use in oil and gas development, risks of oilfield wastewater reuse, and air pollution emissions, and potential exposures during shale gas development.
  • Clean Energy Program is focused on the evaluation, development, and implementation of transitions to cleaner forms of energy technologies including renewables, energy storage, and demand-response in ways that reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve public health and equity. Past and current work includes state-specific frameworks for cleaner energy transitions, as well as technical solutions to issues such as storage integration and alternatives to fossil fuel-based plant re-powering.
  • Energy and Environment Program is primarily focused on how the development and production of oil and gas impacts the climate and air and water resources. Work includes the analysis of the impacts of and mitigation of methane emissions, subsurface migration of gases from well bores, and other engineered aspects of oil and gas production operations.

Research[edit]

  • Oil and Gas Development: Since PSE’s founding, one of its main research areas has been oil and gas development. The organization’s staff and board have authored numerous peer-reviewed scientific papers and studies that cover the public health, environment, and climate, and regulation and policy recommendations. PSE journal publications include The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences[5], Public Health[6], Science of the Total Environment[7], PLoS ONE[8], Climatic Change[9], ISRN Public Health[10], The American Journal of Public Health[11], The Lancet[12], Energy Policy,[13] and British Medical Journal[14]. Several of these studies were the first, or among the first, to be published in this research area. For example, “The rush to drill for natural gas: a public health cautionary tale”[15] was the first commentary on shale gas development and human health in a peer-reviewed medical journal, and is frequently cited. “The Public Health Dimensions of Shale Gas Development,”[16]published in 2014, was the first public health review of the peer-reviewed scientific literature on shale gas development.
  • Clean Energy and Power Sector: Beginning in 2013, PSE Healthy Energy expanded its focus to include investigations into emerging cleaner sources of energy production, power generation, and strategies to meet greenhouse gas reduction and renewable energy targets. The organization's research also highlights potential health risks from existing sources of power generation that run on fossil fuels. Recent work includes a 2017 report on the greenhouse gas impacts of New State's planned natural gas pipelines, which was cited by the nonprofit Earthworks as the the primary sources for its report "New York's Energy Crossroads."[17] In addition, two 2016 technical reports analyzed the health impacts from the Pennsylvania[18] and Ohio[19] electricity generation sector and outlined strategies to regulate power generation in these states under the Clean Power Plan, a climate change mitigation policy developed by the United States Environmental Protection Agency under the Obama administration. In September 2017, ReThink Energy NJ and the New Jersey Conservation Foundation released "A Clean Energy Pathway for NJ"[20], a report co-led by PSE, that demonstrates how the state can cut electricity-sector carbon emissions in half by 2030.

Current Leadership[edit]

Adam Law, MD, one of the original founders of PSE Healthy Energy, currently presides as the organization’s president and chair of the board of directors. Madelon Lubin Finkel, PhD, professor of clinical public health and clinical healthcare policy and research at Weill Cornell Medical College, is also a member of the board of directors.  

Seth B.C. Shonkoff, PhD, MPH, was hired as the first executive director in 2012 and has led the institute continuously since then. Shonkoff is a visiting scholar in UC Berkeley's Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management, where he earned his PhD, and is an affiliate and the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.

Public Resources[edit]

In addition to conducting and publishing original research, PSE’s mission includes a communication component: “Translate existing research for nontechnical audiences, and disseminate scientific information and analyses to inform policy at the local, state, and federal levels.” [21]

PSE addresses this portion of its mission through the development and dissemination of a variety of free public resources.

  • Public Information Downloads A variety of summaries of existing science on energy topics and infographics to help to explain complex information are free and downloadable. These resources describe and illustrate recent research developments, technological processes, and scientific areas in a public-facing, less technical format.
  • The Repository for Oil and Gas Energy Research (ROGER) Formerly known as the PSE Database on Shale & Tight Gas Research – ROGER is a near-exhaustive database of the peer-reviewed literature on unconventional oil and gas development and, to PSE’s knowledge, is the most complete database of peer-reviewed literature on this topic in the world. The database expands as new studies are published.
  • Public Presentations PSE researchers are routinely invited to provide scientific presentations to legislative, governmental, academic, and community organizations. Their presentations are often made available online for the public. Recent presentation include a Quality Assurance presentation[21] at the 2017 Transatlantic Knowledge Sharing Conference on Unconventional Hydrocarbons in Amsterdam, and "The Public Health Dimensions of Oil and Gas Development in California[22]" presented to the California Department of Public Health and California Air Resources Board in May of 2017 in Sacramento, California.
  • Media Inquiries PSE receives numerous inquiries from the news media for expert commentary on its research areas. PSE publications have been featured and the institute’s experts have been quoted in a wide range of media outlets including The New York Times[23], The Los Angeles Times[24], The Guardian[25], and NBC-Bay Area TV News[26]

Media Coverage[edit]

PSE, its work, and its impacts have been covered in numerous media outlets, both general and topical. For example:

  • Public Radio International[27]’s Living on Earth[28] produced a program on PSE and its study about premature death rates near Ohio and Pennsylvania power plants.
  • Both the national news outlet Grist[29] and the clean-tech nonprofit Clean Energy Group [30]covered PSE when the organization released its research about the public health and social justice impacts of the location of energy storage facilities.
  • Mother Jones[31] news magazine covered PSE and its release of a study on the health impacts of living close to oil and gas development”
  • The environmental news site Ecowatch[32] and DeSmogBlog[33], a site dedicated site to debunking false climate-change science called one of 2011 best blogs by Time Magazine[34], wrote articles covering PSE’s effort to delay new fracking permits until more can be learned about its public health impacts. Another DeSmogBlog article[35] covered PSE's public statement condemning new EPA fracking rules as "too little, too late."
  • The news and analysis site Clean Technica [36]covered a public dispute between an industry-funded study and PSE's critique of the study's methodologies.

External Links[edit]

References[edit]


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  1. ↑ "About | PSE | Physicians, Scientists, and Engineers for Healthy Energy". PSE | Physicians, Scientists, and Engineers for Healthy Energy. Retrieved 2017-10-05.
  2. ↑ "Round Up of Useful Scientific Sources on Fracking Health Effects". www.psr.org. Retrieved 2017-11-10.
  3. ↑ "Impact Areas". Maryland Environmental Health Network. 2012-10-15. Retrieved 2017-11-10.
  4. ↑ "Programs | PSE | Physicians, Scientists, and Engineers for Healthy Energy". PSE | Physicians, Scientists, and Engineers for Healthy Energy. Retrieved 2017-10-05.
  5. ↑ Caulton, Dana R.; Shepson, Paul B.; Santoro, Renee L.; Sparks, Jed P.; Howarth, Robert W.; Ingraffea, Anthony R.; Cambaliza, Maria O. L.; Sweeney, Colm; Karion, Anna (2014-04-29). "Toward a better understanding and quantification of methane emissions from shale gas development". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 111 (17): 6237–6242. doi:10.1073/pnas.1316546111. ISSN 0027-8424. PMID 24733927.
  6. ↑ Finkel, M.L.; Hays, J. (2013-10-01). "The implications of unconventional drilling for natural gas: a global public health concern". Public Health. 127 (10): 889–893. doi:10.1016/j.puhe.2013.07.005. ISSN 0033-3506.
  7. ↑ Hays, Jake; Finkel, Madelon L.; Depledge, Michael; Law, Adam; Shonkoff, Seth B.C. "Considerations for the development of shale gas in the United Kingdom". Science of The Total Environment. 512-513: 36–42. doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.01.004.
  8. ↑ Hays, Jake; Shonkoff, Seth B. C. (2016-04-20). "Toward an Understanding of the Environmental and Public Health Impacts of Unconventional Natural Gas Development: A Categorical Assessment of the Peer-Reviewed Scientific Literature, 2009-2015". PLOS ONE. 11 (4): e0154164. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0154164. ISSN 1932-6203.
  9. ↑ Howarth, Robert W.; Santoro, Renee; Ingraffea, Anthony (2011-06-01). "Methane and the greenhouse-gas footprint of natural gas from shale formations". Climatic Change. 106 (4): 679. doi:10.1007/s10584-011-0061-5. ISSN 0165-0009.
  10. ↑ Finkel, Madelon L.; Hays, Jake; Law, Adam (2013). "Modern Natural Gas Development and Harm to Health: The Need for Proactive Public Health Policies". ISRN Public Health. 2013: 1–5. doi:10.1155/2013/408658.
  11. ↑ Finkel, Madelon; Hays, Jake; Law, Adam (2013-01-07). "The Shale Gas Boom and the Need for Rational Policy". American Journal of Public Health. 103 (7): 1161–1163. doi:10.2105/AJPH.2013.301285. ISSN 0090-0036. PMC 3682621. PMID 23678928.
  12. ↑ Kovats, Sari; Depledge, Michael; Haines, Andy; Fleming, Lora E; Wilkinson, Paul; Shonkoff, Seth B; Scovronick, Noah. "The health implications of fracking". The Lancet. 383 (9919): 757–758. doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(13)62700-2.
  13. ↑ Krieger, Elena M.; Casey, Joan A.; Shonkoff, Seth B.C. "A framework for siting and dispatch of emerging energy resources to realize environmental and health benefits: Case study on peaker power plant displacement". Energy Policy. 96: 302–313. doi:10.1016/j.enpol.2016.05.049.
  14. ↑ Law, Adam; Hays, Jake; Shonkoff, Seth B.; Finkel, Madelon L. (2014-04-17). "Public Health England's draft report on shale gas extraction". BMJ. 348: g2728. doi:10.1136/bmj.g2728. ISSN 1756-1833. PMID 24747542.
  15. ↑ Finkel, Madelon L.; Law, Adam (2011-01-05). "The Rush to Drill for Natural Gas: A Public Health Cautionary Tale". American Journal of Public Health. 101 (5): 784–785. doi:10.2105/AJPH.2010.300089. ISSN 0090-0036. PMC 3076392. PMID 21421959.
  16. ↑ "Environmental Health Perspectives – Environmental Public Health Dimensions of Shale and Tight Gas Development". ehp.niehs.nih.gov. Retrieved 2017-10-05.
  17. ↑ "New York's Energy Crossroads - Earthworks". Earthworks. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
  18. ↑ "Environmental Health Perspectives – Environmental Public Health Dimensions of Shale and Tight Gas Development". ehp.niehs.nih.gov. Retrieved 2017-10-05.
  19. ↑ "The Clean Power Plan in Ohio: Analyzing power generation for health and equity | PSE | Physicians, Scientists, and Engineers for Healthy Energy". PSE | Physicians, Scientists, and Engineers for Healthy Energy. 2016-07-14. Retrieved 2017-10-05.
  20. ↑ "A Clean Energy Pathway for NJ" (PDF).
  21. ↑ DiGuilio, Dominic (2017-06-20). "Quality Assurance and Control Procedures to Improve Soil-Gas Sampling Methods in Stray Gas Investigations" (PDF). Transatlantic Knowledge Sharing Conference on Unconventional Hydrocarbons. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-06-21. Retrieved 2017-11-10.
  22. ↑ Shonkoff, Seth B.C. (2017-05-23). "The Public Health Dimensions of Oil and Gas Development in California" (PDF). California Air Resources Board. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-05-23. Retrieved 2017-11-10.
  23. ↑ Hurdle, Jon. "Doctors Urge U.S. to Block Gas Export Terminals". Green Blog. Retrieved 2017-10-05.
  24. ↑ Reyes, Emily Alpert (2017-04-09). "L.A. oil-drilling site could be turned into affordable housing". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved 2017-10-05.
  25. ↑ Goldenberg, Suzanne; Youn, Soo (2016-01-11). "California gas company promises action to capture some of leaking methane". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2017-10-05.
  26. ↑ "Scientists Question Using Waste Water From Oil Fields". NBC Bay Area. Retrieved 2017-10-05.
  27. ↑ "Public Radio International". Wikipedia. 2017-10-09.
  28. ↑ "Pollution from America's power plants is a deadly serious problem, a new study shows". Public Radio International. Retrieved 2017-11-10.
  29. ↑ "Pollution from power plants in two states killed thousands of people last year". Grist. 2016-07-15. Retrieved 2017-11-10.
  30. ↑ "Energy Storage for Public Health: A Smarter Way to Deploy Resources - Clean Energy Group". Clean Energy Group. 2016-08-22. Retrieved 2017-11-10.
  31. ↑ "Here's what fracking can do to your health". Mother Jones. Retrieved 2017-11-10.
  32. ↑ "100 Leading Medical, Scientific Experts Urge Obama Administration to Halt Fracking for Exports". EcoWatch. 2012-12-17. Retrieved 2017-11-10.
  33. ↑ Whitney, Laurel (2012-12-16). "Medical and Scientific Experts Urge Halting Fracking Rush Until Medical Unknowns Are Better Understood". Archived from the original on 2012-12-16. Retrieved 2017-11-10.
  34. ↑ Walsh, Bryan (2011-06-06). "DeSmogBlog - The Best Blogs of 2011 - TIME". Time. ISSN 0040-781X. Retrieved 2017-11-10.
  35. ↑ "EPA Shale Gas Emissions Standards: "Too Little, Too Late"". DeSmogBlog. Retrieved 2017-11-10.
  36. ↑ "EDF Burned By Its Own Fracking Study, Sez Gas Experts | CleanTechnica". cleantechnica.com. Retrieved 2017-11-10.

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