All reports
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Recipes for Success
Over the last decade much of the land for vegetable oil production, particularly palm and soybean oil, has come at the expense of tropical forests.
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Increasing Public Understanding of Climate Risks and Choices
An interdisciplinary workshop to explore the underlying dynamics by which public opinion is formed and changes on climate change took place January 19 - 21, 2012, at the University of Michigan's Ann Arbor campus.
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Emergency Planning for Nuclear Disasters
If a nuclear power accident occurs in the U.S., are we ready?
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Freshwater Use by U.S. Power Plants
This is the first systematic assessment of both the effects of power plant cooling on water resources, and the quality of information available to help decision makers make smart energy choices.
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New START Overview
Verification, force structure, and requirements for the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty.
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Florida and Georgia Nuclear Power Projects Too Risky, Costly
Florida and Georgia residents should be asking "what's in it for us?" when it comes to proposed construction of new or expanded nuclear power plants in their states.
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US Nuclear Power After Fukushima
No technology can be made perfectly safe, but the United States can and must do more to guard against accidents as well as the threat of terrorist attacks on reactors and spent fuel pools.
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Climate Change and Your Health: Rising Temperatures, Worsening Ozone Pollution
Report demonstrates how climate change could increase "bad" ozone, threatening health and economy.
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Market Forces
Modest public support for up to 500 farmers markets each year could create as many as 13,500 jobs over a five-year period.
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A Bright Future for the Heartland
UCS analysis shows how the Midwest can turn the challenges of a stalled economy and an unsustainable, polluting energy system into an opportunity for economic prosperity, job growth, and a healthy environment.
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The Root of the Problem
In order to act effectively to reduce deforestation, we must understand the complex forces that drive it.
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Power and Water At Risk
Our demand for electricity is colliding with our need for healthy and abundant freshwater. As our demand for electricity continues to rise, water dependence puts the electricity sector, water resources, and other water users at growing risk.