Bill Frist, 74, Pushes Climate Action by Linking Planetary and Human Health
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Updated · The New York Times · Jul 6
Bill Frist, 74, Pushes Climate Action by Linking Planetary and Human Health
1 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Jul 6
Summary
Bill Frist, the 74-year-old former Republican Senate majority leader, is publicly recasting climate change as a health issue rather than a partisan fight.
Through writings, front-porch videos in Tennessee, podcasts, speeches and congressional testimony, Frist argues that human health and the planet’s health are inseparable.
Frist, a former heart and lung surgeon who founded a major transplant center, says the medical evidence makes the case plainly: “A healthier planet means healthier people.”