Helen Caldicott

Capitalism is destroying the earth.

— Helen Caldicott

Nuclear industry proponents often assert that low doses of radiation (eg below 100mSV) produce no ill effects and are therefore safe. But…

— Helen Caldicott

As a physician, I see the earth as a patient in the intensive care unit. We have an acute clinical crisis on…

— Helen Caldicott

Teachers, I believe, are the most responsible and important members of society because their professional efforts affect the fate of the earth.

— Helen Caldicott

If you inhale a millionth of a gram of plutonium, the surrounding cells receive a very, very high dose. Most die within…

— Helen Caldicott

As a doctor, as well as a mother and a world citizen, I wish to practice the ultimate form of preventive medicine…

— Helen Caldicott

On one hand, I'm an optimistic pessimist. On the other, I'm a pessimistic optimist. But while there's life, there's still hope, and…

— Helen Caldicott

We are the curators of life on earth. We hold it in the palm of our hand.

— Helen Caldicott

Politics is not really politics any more. It is run, for the most part, by Madison Avenue advertising firms, who sell politicians…

— Helen Caldicott

The power of an aroused public is unbeatable.

— Helen Caldicott

It is clear to me that unless we connect directly with the earth, we will not have the faintest clue why we…

— Helen Caldicott

The U.S. population, a mere four or five percent of the world total, creates half the world's toxic waste.

— Helen Caldicott

The massive quantities of radiation that would be released in a war fought with nuclear weapons might, over time, cause such great…

— Helen Caldicott

as a physician I examine the dying planet as I do a dying patient. The earth has a natural system of interacting…

— Helen Caldicott

Patriotism is nationalism, and always leads to war.

— Helen Caldicott

The problem with addicted people, communities, corporations, or countries is that they tend to lie, cheat, or steal to get their 'fix.'…

— Helen Caldicott

You're going to have to change the priorities of your life, if you love this planet.

— Helen Caldicott

If the corporations have their way, the Earth will be killed, and that's in your lifetime. It's revolting to me that students…

— Helen Caldicott

Terrorists do not actually need nuclear weapons. They have been conveniently supplied with 103 nuclear power plants scattered throughout the United States…

— Helen Caldicott

Cuba is a wonderful country. What Castro’s done is superb.

— Helen Caldicott

in terms of the biology of the planet, development is a euphemism for destruction.

— Helen Caldicott

Every time you turn on an electric light, you are making another brainless baby.

— Helen Caldicott

I have witnessed the takeover of my world by plastic.

— Helen Caldicott

The future of our children is a trust we have been given. To conserve and grow, not to squander wastefully on needless…

— Helen Caldicott

The whole world is being 'deculturalized' into a uniform 'Coca-Cola society,' wanting and needing an American way of life.

— Helen Caldicott