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Steam rising from nuclear power plants.

Fire When Not Ready

Because the nuclear industry cannot or will not meet fire protection regulations and the NRC does nothing about it, Americans face undue risk.
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Importing Pollution

We must take critical steps to ensure that the regional greenhouse gas initiative doesn't unwittingly contribute to greater use of coal elsewhere.
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A front end loader working with coal

Coal Power in a Warming World

If the United States continues burning coal the way it does today, it will be impossible to achieve the reductions in heat-trapping emissions needed to prevent dangerous levels of global warming.
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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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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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Cashing In on Clean Energy

Homegrown renewable energy resources—such as wind, solar, bioenergy, and geothermal—can help reduce our dependence on polluting fossil fuels.