Union of Concerned Scientists
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The Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) is a nonprofit advocacy organization based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. The UCS membership includes many private citizens in addition to professional scientists. Kurt Gottfried, a former senior staffer at CERN, currently chairs the UCS Board of Directors. More » (Source: Wikipedia)
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Nuclear Power: A Resurgence We Can't Afford
advocates are calling for a nationwide investment in at least 100 new nuclear reactors, backed by greatly expanded federal loan guarantees. However, the industry must resolve ...Posted by Dwight Rousu -
Weapons Plutonium Fuel Test Fails
Citing the recent failure of an experimental plutonium fuel assembly test at a South Carolina nuclear plant, two watchdog groups today called on the Department of Energy (DOE) ...Posted by Dwight Rousu -
US Attempt to Shoot Down Satellite Undermines Efforts to Ban Space Weapons, Reduces US Security
"The potential political cost of shooting down this satellite is high," said Laura Grego, an astrophysicist with UCS's Global Security Program. "Whatever the motivation for ...Posted by Dwight Rousu -
US Automakers Misleading the Public about Benefits of Stronger Fuel Economy Standards
"U.S. automakers are continuing to mislead the public about the very real benefits of a strong federal fuel economy standard and the fact that they have the technology to meet ...Posted by Dwight Rousu -
Automaker Rankings 2007: The Environmental Performance of Car Companies
The product planning decisions of a handful of powerful companies have an immense influence on the environmental health of the United States and the world. Automaker Rankings ...Posted by Dale Penn -
Global Warming FAQ
Q. Is there anything we can do about global warming? A: Yes! The most important action we can take to slow global warming is to reduce emissions of heat-trapping gases. ...Posted by Fabrice Florin -
A to Z Guide to Political Interference in Science
In recent years, scientists who work for and advise the federal government have seen their work manipulated, suppressed, distorted, while agencies have systematically limited ...Posted by Marius Chitosca -
Systematic Interference with Science at Interior Department Exposed
Recently obtained documents demonstrate that Deputy Assistant Secretary Julie MacDonald and other high-ranking political appointees within the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ...Posted by Fabrice Florin -
Global Warming 101 - Human Fingerprints
Earth's surface has undergone unprecedented warming over the last century, particularly over the last two decades. Astonishingly, every single year since 1992 is in the ...Posted by Fabrice Florin -
Political Interference in Science at the FDA
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), now in its hundredth year, is responsible for protecting and advancing public health through the regulation of drugs, food, ...Posted by Fabrice Florin
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Failure to Yield: Evaluating the Performance of Genetically Engineered Crops (2009)
For years the biotechnology industry has trumpeted that it will feed the world, promising that its genetically engineered crops will produce higher yields. That promise has ...Posted by Dwight Rousu -
Climate 2030: A National Blueprint for a Clean Energy Economy (2009)
Reducing oil dependence. Strengthening energy security. Creating jobs. Tackling global warming. Addressing air pollution. Improving our health. The United States has many ...Posted by Dwight Rousu -
Science and Environmental Organizations Present Obama Transition Team With Prescription for First 100 Days and Beyond
he Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS), the nation's leading science-based policy organization, joined with more than two dozen environmental groups to produce a 340-page ...Posted by Dwight Rousu -
New Nuclear Facility Undermines International Security
The Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) today condemned the Department of Energy for proceeding with construction of a $5 billion South Carolina plant designed to turn ...Posted by Dwight Rousu -
Handful of Senators Block Clean Energy Vote
A handful of senators blocked a vote on a national renewable electricity standard last night, but the House of Representatives will consider a similar standard as early as ...Posted by Kaizar Campwala -
Smoke, Mirrors, and Hot Air
In an effort to deceive the public about the reality of global warming, ExxonMobil has underwritten the most sophisticated and most successful disinformation campaign since ...Posted by Dwight Rousu -
Smoke, Mirrors, and Hot Air
In an effort to deceive the public about the real- ity of global warming, ExxonMobil has under- written the most sophisticated and most successful disinformation campaign ...Posted by Fabrice Florin -
Tabling Science
Imagine a world where the current administration actually takes the advice of its leading scholars and scientists. We might have an effective plan for tackling global warming. ...Posted by Melva Hackney -
Climate Choices for the Northeast
The pulse of life and economic activity across the Northeast is marked by the regions dramatic seasonal cycle, changeable weather, and extreme events such as floods and ...Posted by Fabrice Florin -
A nuclear tightrope
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) seems to be following the script of the movie Groundhog Day, reliving the same bad event again and again. This eventan outage at a ...Posted by Fabrice Florin
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