Kim Knowlton
Bio:
Kim Knowlton, PhD, is senior scientist with the Health and Environment Program at the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), researching and publishing on links between global warming and health, specifically mortality in a changing climate; interactions between climate, ozone and pollen; and disease.
Kim Knowlton is a WMC SheSource expert on climate change, technology, and science.
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WMC News & Features
Depend on Women to Keep the Momentum Rolling on Global Warming
Women are bringing the word to negotiators at the climate change conference in Copenhagen that those closest to the damaging effects of global warming point the way toward lessening the risks to the most vulnerable among us.
WMC News & Features
September 21, 2009 | Kim Knowlton |
Doctors Demand Climate Change Action to Avert “Global Health Catastrophe”
As Congress continues to grapple with health care reform this week, heads of state meet at a UN summit to face the challenge of climate change in preparation for a December conference in Copenhagen. Given the dire health consequences of global warming noted by the author, success at the UN could rein in health care costs in the long run, while taking a giant step toward a healthier world.
