The Union of Concerned Scientists puts rigorous, independent science to work to solve our planet’s most pressing problems. Joining with citizens across the country, we combine technical analysis and effective…
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Population Education Is All About People
August 6, 2017 -
Finally, some good news for the climate: Global carbon emissions stayed flat in 2016 – The Washington Post
July 2, 2017The United States and China are burning less coal, and as a result, economies are growing without further worsening the climate problem.
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Coal Production Plummets to Lowest Level in 35 Years
June 7, 2017Coal was once the dominant source of the nation’s electricity generation, but consumption of the fossil fuel has declined by nearly a third since its peak in 2007.
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American cities have already spent billions of dollars on climate action and are committed to environmental goals that go beyond the Paris accord.
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Trump Will Withdraw From Paris Climate Accord
June 5, 2017 -
Can Snow Machines Save Swiss Glaciers?
May 2, 2017As many as 4,000 could be deployed to insulate ice on Morteratsch
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Global Climate Change, Melting Glaciers
May 2, 2017As the climate warms, how much, and how quickly, will Earth’s glaciers melt?
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| Earth Optimism Summit | Smithsonian Conservation Commons
April 17, 2017When only a handful of individuals remain, you might think all is lost. Yet scientists have used their ingenuity to save species even when the situation is beyond dire, as…
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How rising debts, pesticides and erratic rainfall are pushing some farmers in southern India to suicide.