The shocking danger of mountaintop removal -- and why it must end | Michael Hendryx
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Let's say that you wanted
to conduct an experiment.
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譯者: Lilian Chiu
審譯者: Melody Tang
假設你想要進行一項實驗。
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In this experiment,
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在這個實驗中,你隨機指派一些人
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you randomly assign people
to live in blasting zones
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去住在爆破區,
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or in control locations without explosives
going off over their heads.
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或是住在沒有爆裂物
會在頭上炸開的控制區。
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They live in the community for years,
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他們住在社區很多年,
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just downwind and downstream
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社區就在幾乎每天會使用
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from sites where tons of explosives
are used almost daily.
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大量爆裂物之地點的
下風處和下游處。
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And millions of gallons
of water contaminated.
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數百萬加侖的水都受到污染。
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With random assignment,
you could carefully study
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透過隨機分派,
你可以很仔細地研究
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the long-term health effects
of living in these blasting communities
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住在這些爆破地區的長期健康影響,
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without a bunch of annoying
confounders and covariates.
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而不須考慮一堆惱人的
干擾因子和共變量。
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Random assignment does wonders.
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隨機分派能帶來神奇的效果。
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That would be a rigorous,
powerful scientific inquiry
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這會是一項嚴格且強大的科學探索,
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into the effects of these
environmental exposures.
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來研究暴露在這些環境下
所受到的影響。
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Of course, such a study
could never be done.
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當然,永遠不可能做這樣的研究。
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Most scientists wouldn't have
the stomach for it.
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大部分的科學家不會有這種膽量的。
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The institutional review board
would never approve it;
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研究倫理委員會也絕對不會批准;
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it would never pass human subjects review,
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它永遠無法通過人體試驗審查,
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because it would be unethical, immoral.
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因為這麼做是不合倫理,也不道德。
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And yet in effect,
it is happening right now.
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但,實際上,這種事正在發生。
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In my mind, this prompts some questions.
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這在我腦中浮現出了一些問題。
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What is the ethical obligation
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相信人們正處在危險中的科學家,
有什麼倫理的義務?
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of the scientists who believes
populations are in danger?
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How much evidence is enough
to be confident of our conclusions?
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要有多少證據,
才能夠對我們的結論有信心?
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Where is the line between
scientific certainty and the need to act?
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科學的必然性和行動的必要性
之間的界線在哪裡?
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The unplanned experiment
that is happening right now
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目前正在進行的那個未規劃之實驗
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is called mountaintop removal.
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叫做「山巔移除」。
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The abbreviation for it is MTR.
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它的縮寫是 MTR。
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It is a form of surface coal mining
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它是露天煤礦開採的一種形式,
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that takes place in Appalachia,
here in the United States.
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在美國這裡的
阿帕拉契山區就有被使用。
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MTR occurs in four states: Virginia,
West Virginia, Kentucky and Tennessee.
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山巔移除發生在四個州:
維吉尼亞州、西維吉尼亞州、
肯塔基州,和田納西州。
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Over 1.2 million acres
have been mined in this way.
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超過一千兩百萬英畝的面積
都是用這種方式來開採的。
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This is an area about the size of Delaware
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這個面積大約等同於
德拉威州的大小,
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but it is spread over a footprint
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但受到影響的地區
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as large as Vermont
and New Hampshire combined.
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等同於佛蒙特州及新罕布夏州
加起來一樣大的面積。
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The process involves clear-cutting
ancient Appalachian forest,
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過程涉及對古老的阿巴拉契亞
山脈森林進行皆伐作業。
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home to some of the richest
biodiversity on the planet.
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這裡是地球上生物多樣性
最豐富的地區之一。
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The trees are typically burned
or dumped into adjacent valleys.
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通常,樹木會被燒掉
或丟棄在毗連的溪谷中。
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Then, to reach the buried coal seams,
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接著,為了開採被埋在下面的煤礦,
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explosives are used to remove
up to 800 feet of mountain elevation.
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他們使用爆裂物來移除
高達八百英呎的山脈高度。
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Over 1,500 tons of explosives
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光是在西維吉尼亞州,
煤礦開採就用了
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are used for coal mining
in West Virginia alone.
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超過一千五百噸的爆裂物,
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Every day.
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這是每天的用量。
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Rock and soil debris
is dumped over the valley sides
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岩石和土壤殘骸被丟棄在溪谷邊,
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where it permanently buries
headwater streams.
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將河源上游的溪流永遠掩埋住。
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So far, over 500 mountains
have been destroyed.
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到目前為止,
超過五百座山已經被摧毀。
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About 2,000 miles of streams
have been permanently buried.
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大約兩千英哩的溪流
已經被永遠掩埋。
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Water emerging from the base
of the valley fills is highly contaminated
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從溪谷底部的填土中所流出來的水
都受到嚴重污染,
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and remains contaminated for decades.
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且接下來數十年
都仍然會是受污染的。
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The coal then has to be
chemically treated,
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接著,煤礦還需要經過
化學處理、壓碎,並清洗,
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crushed and washed before it can be
transported to power plants and burned.
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之後才能被運送到電廠做燃燒用。
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This cleaning takes place on-site.
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清潔是直接在現場進行。
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The process produces more air pollution
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過程產生更多的空氣污染,
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and contaminates billions
of gallons of water with metals,
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並讓數十億加侖的水
受到金屬、硫酸鹽、
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sulfates, cleaning chemicals
and other impurities.
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清潔化學物,及其他雜質的污染。
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All of this to produce three percent
of US electricity demand --
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所有這一切,就是為了產生
3% 的美國電力需求——
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only three percent
of US electricity demand.
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僅僅 3% 的美國電力需求。
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As you can appreciate, this prompts
all sorts of other questions.
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各位應該可以理解,
這會帶來各種其他的問題。
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What are the health impacts
of mountaintop-removal mining?
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山巔移除採礦對於健康
會有什麼影響?
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There are over a million people
who live in counties where MTR takes place
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在使用山巔移除的郡中,
有超過一百萬的居民,
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and millions more downstream and downwind.
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在下游和下風處還有其他數百萬人。
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What has been the response
of industry and government
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當有證據證明這些議題時,
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when these issues are documented?
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產業和政府的回應是什麼呢?
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And again, what is the ethical
obligation of science
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同樣的,在面對這種
讓人不舒服的情況時,
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when faced with this disturbing situation?
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科學家的倫理義務是什麼?
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I began to research this issue in 2006.
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我從 2006 年就開始
研究這個議題。
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I had just taken a job
at West Virginia University.
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我那時剛才在西維吉尼亞
大學接了一份工作。
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Before then, I hadn't done
any research related to coal.
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在那之前,我從來沒有
做過任何和煤相關的研究。
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But I started to hear stories
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但我開始聽到一些
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from people who lived
in these mining communities.
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由住在這些採礦社區的人
所說的故事。
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They said that the water
they drank was not clean,
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他們說,他們喝的水並不乾淨,
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that the air they breathed was polluted.
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他們呼吸的空氣是受污染的。
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They would tell me
about their own illnesses
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他們告訴我他們自己的疾病,
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or illnesses in their family.
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或是他們家人的疾病。
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They were worried about how common
cancer was in their neighborhoods.
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他們擔心在他們的鄰里中
癌症有多麼常見。
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I met with many people
in southern West Virginia
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我見過許多西維吉尼亞州南部
和肯塔基州東部的人,
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and eastern Kentucky
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我傾聽那些故事,
聽他們訴說他們的擔憂。
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to listen to those stories
and hear their concerns.
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I searched the scientific literature
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我搜尋科學文獻,
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and was surprised to learn
that nothing had been published
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很驚訝地發現,沒有任何
關於美國煤礦開採
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on the public health effects
of coal mining in the United States.
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對大眾健康造成什麼
影響的文獻被出版。
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Let me say that again --
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讓我再說一次——
沒有任何關於美國煤礦開採
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nothing had been published
on the public health effects
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對大眾健康造成什麼
影響的文獻被出版。
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of coal mining in the US.
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So I thought, "I can make
a new contribution,
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所以,我心想:
「我可以做一點新的貢獻,
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no matter what I find,
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不論我發現什麼,
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to either confirm these concerns
or to alleviate them."
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無論是確認或是緩解那些擔憂,
都會是貢獻。」
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I had no personal
or organizational agenda.
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我沒有個人或是組織的動機。
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Many of my colleagues
initially were skeptical
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我的許多同事一開始都懷疑
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that there would be any link
between public health and mining.
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大眾健康和採礦之間
會有任何連結嗎?
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They predicted that the health problems
could be explained by poverty
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他們的預測是,
健康問題可以用貧困,
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or by lifestyle issues,
like smoking and obesity.
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或抽煙和肥胖這類
生活習慣議題來解釋。
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When I started, I thought
maybe they would be right.
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剛開始,我心想他們可能是對的。
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We started by analyzing existing databases
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我們一開始先分析既有的資料庫,
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that allowed us to link
population health to mining activity
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那讓我們能夠將居民健康
和採礦活動連結起來,
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and to control statistically for age, sex,
race, smoking, obesity, poverty,
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並在統計上控制年齡、
性別、種族、抽煙、
肥胖、貧困、教育、健康保險,
及其他我們能測量的變數。
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education, health insurance
and others we could measure.
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We found evidence that confirmed
the concerns of the residents,
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我們發現了證據,
證明居民的憂慮是真的,
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and we started to publish our findings.
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我們開始刊登我們的發現。
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As a very brief summary,
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非常簡短地總結一下,
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we found that people who live
where mountaintop removal takes place
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我們發現,住在山巔移除地區的人
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have significantly higher levels
of cardiovascular disease,
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明顯比較有可能得到心血管疾病、
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kidney disease and chronic
lung disease like COPD.
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腎臟疾病,和慢性肺部疾病,
如慢性肺部阻塞。
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Death rates from cancer
are significantly elevated,
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癌症造成的死亡率顯著較高,
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especially for lung cancer.
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特別是肺癌。
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We've seen evidence
for higher rates of birth defects
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我們看到造成較高的
嬰兒出生缺陷率
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and for babies born at low birth weight.
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及新生兒體重過輕率的證據。
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The difference in total mortality
equates to about 1,200 excess deaths
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在其他風險都被控制的情況下,
山巔移除地區每年的總死亡人數
至少多出一千兩百人。
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every year in MTR areas,
controlling for other risks.
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Twelve hundred excess deaths every year.
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每年至少多一千兩百人死亡。
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Not only are death rates higher,
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不僅是死亡率提高,
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but they increase
as the levels of mining go up
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採擴的程度提升時,
死亡率也會跟著增加,
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in a dose-response manner.
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就像劑量反應一樣。
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Next, we started to conduct
community door-to-door health surveys.
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接著,我們開始進行
挨家挨戶的健康調查。
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We surveyed people
living within a few miles of MTR
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我們調查的對象,是住在
山巔移除附近幾英哩內的人,
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versus similar rural
communities without mining.
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與附近沒有採礦的
類似的農村社區中的居民做比較。
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Survey results show higher levels
of personal and family illness,
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調查結果顯示個人和家庭
疾病的比率比較高,
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self-reported health status is poorer,
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自我呈報的健康狀況比較差,
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and illness symptoms across
a broad spectrum are more common.
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各種疾病症狀也都比較常見。
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These studies are only associational.
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這些研究只是關聯性的。
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We all know that correlation
does not prove causation.
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我們都知道,有相關性
不能證明有因果關係。
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These studies did not include data
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這些研究並沒有納入採礦社區
實際環境條件的資料。
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on the actual environmental conditions
in mining communities.
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So we started to collect
and report on that.
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所以我們開始收集和呈報那些資料。
06:57
We found that violations
of public drinking-water standards
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我們發現,公共飲用水
違反標準的狀況,
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are seven times more common
in MTR areas versus non-mining areas.
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山巔移除地區
是非採礦地區的七倍。
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We collected air samples
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我們收集空氣樣本,
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and found that particulate matter
is elevated in mining communities,
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發現在採礦社區,
懸浮微粒的比率比較高,
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especially in the ultra-fine range.
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特別是超細的微粒。
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The dust in mining communities
contains a complex mixture,
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採礦社區的塵土,成份相當複雜,
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but includes high levels of silica,
a known lung carcinogen,
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包括了相當多的矽,
已知會導致肺癌的物質,
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and potentially harmful organic compounds.
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還有一些可能會造成傷害的
有機化合物。
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We used the dust in laboratory experiments
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我們把塵土拿到實驗室做實驗,
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and found that it induced
cardiovascular dysfunction in rats.
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發現它會造成老鼠
出現心血管功能問題。
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The dust also promoted the development
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將肺細胞放在試管中做實驗,
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of lung cancer in human
in vitro lung cells.
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發現這種塵土也會
促進人體的肺癌發展。
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This is just a quick summary
of some of our studies.
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這只是我們部分研究的總整。
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The coal industry does not like
what we have to say.
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煤礦業並不喜歡我們所提出的資訊。
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Neither does the government
in coal country.
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煤礦地區的政府也不喜歡。
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Just like the tobacco industry
paid for research
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就像香菸業會花錢資助研究
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to defend the safety of smoking,
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來捍衛抽菸的安全性,
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so the coal industry
has tried to do the same
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煤礦業也試著做同樣的事,
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by paying people to write papers
claiming that MTR is safe.
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他們付錢給一些人,要他們寫論文
來宣稱山巔移除是安全的。
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Lawyers have sent me harassing demands
under the Freedom of Information Act,
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律師也依據資訊自由法
寄給我一些擾人的要求,
08:05
eventually denied by the courts.
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最終都被法庭否決。
08:07
I'd been attacked at public testimony
at a Congressional hearing
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我曾經在國會聽證上被公然攻擊,
08:11
by a congressman
with ties to the energy industry.
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攻擊我的是一名和能源產業
有關係的國會議員。
08:14
One governor has publicly declared
that he refuses to read the research.
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有位州長曾經公開宣稱
他拒絕閱讀這項研究。
08:20
And after a meeting
with a member of Congress,
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我曾和一位國會成員開會,
08:24
in which I specifically
shared my research,
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並在會議中明確分享了我的研究,
08:26
I later heard that representative say
they knew nothing about it.
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我後來卻聽說那位代表跟別人講,
他們對這研究一無所知。
08:30
I worked with scientists
at the US Geological Survey
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我和美國地質調查局的科學家合作,
08:33
on environmental sampling
for more than two years.
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進行環境採樣,合作超過兩年。
08:36
And just as they were starting
to publish their findings,
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當他們正要開始公佈
他們的發現時,
08:38
they were suddenly instructed
by their superiors
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他們突然接到他們主管的指示,
08:41
to stop work on this project.
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停止做這項專案計畫。
08:43
In August of this year,
the National Academy of Sciences
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今年八月,美國國家科學院
08:47
was suddenly instructed
by the federal government
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突然接到聯邦政府的指示,
08:50
to stop their independent review
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要求他們停止一項獨立審查,
08:52
of the public health consequences
of surface mining.
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審查主題就是露天採礦
對公眾健康造成的後果。
08:56
These actions are politically
motivated, in my view.
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在我看來,這些動作
背後的動機都是政治。
09:00
But there is opposition
from researchers, too.
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但,也有來自研究者的反對。
09:04
At conferences or meetings,
they express skepticism.
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他們會在討論會上或會議上
表達他們的懷疑。
09:07
OK, we are all taught,
as scientists, to be skeptical.
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好,身為科學家,
我們都被教導要會懷疑。
09:12
They ask, "What about
this possible explanation?"
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他們會問:「那這個
可能的解釋又該怎麼說?」
09:15
"Have you considered
that alternative interpretation?"
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「你是否有考量過那一個
不同的詮釋方式?」
09:18
They wonder, "There must be
some confounder that we missed.
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他們納悶:「我們一定有
遺漏掉某個干擾因子。
09:22
Some other variable
we haven't accounted for."
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一定有我們沒考慮到的其他變數。」
09:25
"An in vitro study, what does that prove?"
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「在試管中做的研究,
證明了什麼?」
09:28
"A rat study -- how do we know the same
effects would be found in people?"
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「老鼠實驗——我們怎麼知道
在人身上也會有同樣的效應?」
09:34
Maybe so.
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也許是如此。
09:36
Technically, you have to acknowledge
that they could be right,
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技術上來說,你必須承認
他們有可能是對的,
09:39
but you know, maybe these health problems
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但你知道,也許這些健康問題
09:42
are not the result
of some unmeasured confound.
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並非是由一些未被測量的
複雜因素所造成的。
09:46
Maybe they result
from blowing up mountains
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也許它們就是把人們頭上的山頂
09:49
over people's heads.
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炸掉所造成的結果。
09:51
(Laughter)
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(笑聲)
09:53
(Applause)
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(掌聲)
10:00
There can always be doubt,
if doubt is what you seek.
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只要你的目的是懷疑,
你一定都能找到可懷疑的點。
10:03
Because we can never do that
defining experiment.
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因為我們不可能做
那麼有決定性的實驗。
10:06
Any next study
must always be associational.
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任何接下來的研究,
都一定只是關聯性的。
10:10
So perhaps you can understand
why I've started to wonder,
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所以,也許你們可以了解,
為什麼我開始納悶,
10:13
how much evidence is enough?
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要有多少證據才夠?
10:15
I've published over 30 papers
on this topic so far.
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針對這個議題,目前我已經
刊登了超過三十篇論文。
10:19
Along with my coauthors, other researchers
have added to the evidence,
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此外我的共同作者及其他研究者
也補充了許多證據,
10:23
yet government doesn't want to listen,
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但,政府並不想傾聽,
10:25
and the industry says
it's only correlational.
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產業則是說,那只是有相關性存在。
10:28
They say Appalachians
have lifestyle issues.
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他們說,阿巴拉契亞山脈
有生活方式的議題。
10:30
As though it had never occurred to us
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說得好像我們從來沒有想過
10:32
to control for smoking or obesity
or poverty or education
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要去控制抽菸、肥胖、貧窮、教育,
10:35
or health insurance.
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或健康保險這些變數。
10:37
We controlled for all of those and more.
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我們不只控制了
這些變數,還有其他的。
10:40
There comes a point
where we don't need more research,
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早晚會有一個時間點,
我們將不再需要更多的研究,
10:44
where we can't ask people
to be unwilling research subjects
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我們無法要求大家成為
非自願的研究對象
10:48
so we can do the next study.
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來讓我們進行下一項研究。
10:52
As scientists, we follow
the data wherever it goes,
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身為科學家,我們跟著資料跑,
10:55
but sometimes data can only take us so far
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但有時,資料能提供的有限,
10:57
and we have to decide,
as thinking, feeling human beings,
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做為能思考且有感覺的人類,
我們得要決定
11:00
what it means and when it is time to act.
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採取行動的意義是什麼,
及何時該採取行動。
11:03
I think that is true, not only for MTR
but for other situations
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我想,不僅是針對山巔移除,
在其他情況也一樣,
11:06
where evidence is strong
and concerning but imperfect.
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其他證據夠有力且讓人關注,
卻不夠完美的情況。
11:11
And when failing to act if you're wrong
means people's lives.
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若沒有採取行動,
你錯了的代價就是人命。
11:17
It may seem strange
that there is any controversy
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關於山巔移除的採礦方式
對健康所造成的影響,
11:20
over the health effects
of mountaintop-removal mining.
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有任何爭議似乎是很奇怪的。
11:24
But somehow, this subject has wound up
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但,這個主題最後不知怎麼地
11:26
in a scientific
and political twilight zone
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進入了科學和政治的灰色地帶,
11:28
alongside the debate over climate change
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同樣在這地帶的
還有對氣候變遷的辯論
11:30
or the argument years ago
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或是多年前關於抽菸
是否會致癌的爭執。
11:32
about whether or not
smoking caused cancer.
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11:35
In this twilight zone, much of the data
seems to point to one conclusion.
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在這個灰色地帶,
大部分的資料似乎都指向一個結論。
11:39
But the economics or the politics
or the prevailing public view
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但經濟、政治,或佔優勢的公眾觀點
11:42
insist on the opposite conclusion.
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都堅持相反的結論。
11:46
When you're a scientist
and you think you have a valid insight
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若你是名科學家,
且你認為你有一項有效的洞見
11:49
where the health
of entire populations is at stake
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會攸關所有人的健康,
11:51
but you find yourself trapped
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但你卻發現你被困在
11:53
in this twilight zone
of denial and disbelief,
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這個否認和不相信的灰色地帶中,
11:57
what is your moral and ethical obligation?
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你的道德和倫理義務是什麼?
12:01
Obviously, scientists are responsible
for telling the truth as they see it,
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很顯然,科學家在看到真相時
有責任要將它說出來,
12:05
based on evidence.
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且要以證據為基礎。
12:07
Simply stated, we have an obligation
to stand up for the data.
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簡單來說,我們有義務
要為資料站出來。
12:11
It can be extremely frustrating
to wait around for public opinion
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若要等待公眾意見或是政治共識
12:14
or political consensus to catch up
to the scientific understanding.
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趕上科學了解,可能會很讓人挫折。
12:17
But the more controversial the subject
and the more frustrating the debate,
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但,主題越是有爭議性,
辯論越是讓人挫折,
12:22
the more critical it is for scientists
to preserve our objectivity
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科學家就越需要能夠保有客觀性
12:26
and our reputation for integrity.
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和正直名譽。
12:28
Because integrity is the coin of the realm
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因為正直就是科學和公眾政策
12:31
in scientific and public policy debate.
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辯論中具有最高價值的。
12:33
In the long run,
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長期來看,
12:35
our reputation for integrity
is the most powerful tool that we have,
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我們的正直名譽
是我們最強大的工具,
12:38
even more powerful than the data itself.
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甚至比資料本身都更強大。
12:42
Without an acknowledged integrity
on the part of scientists,
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若科學家這一邊無法肯定正直,
12:45
no amount of data
will ever convince people
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不論有多少資料,都不可能說服大家
12:47
to believe painful or difficult truths.
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去相信痛苦且難以相信的真相。
12:50
But when we cultivate and guard
our reputation for integrity,
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但當我們能培養
和保衛我們的正直名譽,
12:56
when we patiently stand up for the data
and keep doing the studies
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當我們能有耐心地為資料站出來,
並持續做研究,
12:59
and keep calmly bringing
the results to the public,
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持續平靜地將結果帶給民眾,
13:02
that's when we have our greatest impact.
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那就是我們的影響達到最大的時候。
13:05
Eventually, scientific truth
does and will win out.
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最終,科學真相確實會,
也一定會勝出。
13:13
How many lives will be lost while we wait?
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我們的等待,代價是多少條性命?
13:16
Too many already.
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已經太多了。
13:18
But prevail we will.
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但我們最後一定會勝利的。
13:21
Thank you.
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謝謝。
13:22
(Applause)
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(掌聲)
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