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A Target for U.S. Emissions Reductions
This report provides an analytic basis for evaluating proposed climate legislation and setting a sound long-term U.S. emissions reduction target consistent with avoiding dangerous climate change.
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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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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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New Reactor Designs for Aircraft Threats
Need to design new nuclear reactors to be safe from aircraft threats.
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Confronting Climate Change in the Great Lakes
This report examines the potential impacts of climate change upon the various ecosystems of the Great Lakes and is designed to raise awareness of climate change and broaden understanding of its potential impacts and solutions.
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Setting the Standard
Cost-effective fuel economy standards nearing 40 mpg are possible with current and near-term technologies.
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Nuclear Power in a Warming World
The life cycle of nuclear power results in relatively little global warming pollution, but building a new fleet of plants could increase threats to public safety and national security.
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Nuclear Power Plant Cooling Water Needs
Explanation of water requirements for nuclear plants and the technology involved.
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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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Jobs, Energy, and Fuel Economy
We estimated the effect of moving existing technologies into cars and trucks with the modest goal of reaching a fleetwide average of 35 miles per gallon (mpg) by 2018.
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Confronting Climate Change in the U.S. Northeast
Impacts of climate change on the Northeast coast, marine resources, forests, agriculture, winter recreation, health, and water resources.