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Economic Facts Support United States Action to Curb Global Warming
Economic facts show that a comprehensive emissions reduction program will stimulate the economy by spurring investment in low-carbon technologies.
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Renewable Energy and Agriculture
Renewable energy technologies tap into natural cycles and systems, turning the energy all around us into usable forms.
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Hidden Costs of Industrial Agriculture
It was sold to the public as a technological miracle that would feed the world. We now know that the price is too high.
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Nuclear Terrorism Overview
Could terrorists obtain nuclear weapons?
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Arctic Climate Impact Assessment
What do the findings of the Arctic Climate Impact Assessment report on the impacts global warming say about the Arctic region?
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UCS Examines 'The Skeptical Environmentalist'
Review of "The Skeptical Environmentalist" a book by Bjorn Lombord, that claims global warming is exaggerated.
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Arctic and Antarctic Warming
To reduce the threat of global warming and protect the health and economic well-being of future generations, we must reduce our emissions of heat-trapping gases.
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How Hydrokinetic Energy Works
How Hydrokinetic Energy Works, part of the energy 101 series. An introduction to the resource and the technologies that turn the motion of water into electricity.
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A Brief History of Reprocessing and Cleanup in West Valley, NY
Fact sheet on West Valley, New York commercial reprocessing plant.
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Existing Cap-and-Trade Programs to Cut Global Warming Emissions
Existing and cap-and-trade programs in the European Union and Northeastern and Western United States provide important lessons about the need for robust design features.
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Buy Green Power
Innovative programs around the country now make it possible for all environmentally conscious energy consumers to support renewable energy directly by participating in the "green" power market.
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A Short History of Energy
The UCS Energy Program is working to help the United States move toward a greater reliance on energy from the wind, the sun, plants, and other safe, clean, renewable sources