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Climate Change in the United States: The Prohibitive Costs of Inaction
If global warming emissions continue to rise unabated, we will see growing costs related to climate change.
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Global Climate Change Impacts in the US
The US Global Change Research Program, an interagency research program comprised of 13 federal agencies, has released a comprehensive report about climate change in the United States and what it will mean for our future and way of life.
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ASAT Technology in Chinese Open-Source Publications
Detailed discussion of how the question of ASAT technology has been discussed in China.
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Climate 2030
UCS in-depth analysis shows how the U.S. can reduce energy use and save consumer and business money. Climate 2030: A National Blueprint for a Clean Energy Economy.
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Translation: Chinese-U.S. Strategic Stability
The China Project of the Union of Concerned Scientists is collecting and translating credible Chinese voices on China's nuclear strategy, Chinese nuclear weapons, and Chinese views on nuclear arms control.
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California Diesel Truck Rules
Two new draft rules, recently released by the California Air Resources Board (CARB), would dramatically reduce diesel fuel consumption and better protect public health and the environment.
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Failure to Yield: Evaluating the Performance of Genetically Engineered Crops
Contrary to myths about the superiority of GE crop yields, most yield gains in recent years are due to traditional breeding or improvement of other agricultural practices.
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Renewable Energy as a Climate Solution
A fact sheet describing how a national renewable electricity standard (RES) and economy-wide carbon cap work effectively together.
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Growing Crops in a Changing Climate
Discription of the effects and benefits of AB 32 on California’s agricultural industry.
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Clean Energy, Green Jobs
UCS 2009 analysis that quantifies the costs and benefits of a national 25 percent by 2025 renewable electricity standard.
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UCS Vanguard
The UCS Vanguard, updated from the original 2007 design, details vehicle technology features that can save consumers money while reducing global warming emissions.
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An Analysis of North Korea’s Unha-2 Launch Vehicle
North Korea has announced that it will attempt to launch a satellite into orbit in early April 2009 using its Unha-2 launcher. Few details are known about the launch vehicle since it has not been successfully flight tested.