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Water-Smart Power
This report shows how the U.S. can build an electricity system that protects our water resources and dramatically reduces global warming emissions.
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Cooler Smarter: Practical Steps for Low-Carbon Living
Learn the most effective strategies for reducing your global warming emissions -- and discover which changes in your lifestyle will make the biggest difference. The Union of Concerned Scientists shares its findings from an in-depth, two-year study.
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Whose Forest Land Is It?
Who owns the world’s tropical forests, and how is this changing?
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The Renewable Electricity Standard
A primer on a national renewable electricity standard, including its mechanisms and the benefits that it can provide.
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Renewable Electricity Standards Deliver Economic Benefits
The development of renewable energy resources supports local economies, creates jobs, and moves the United States toward a cleaner, more reliable energy future.
Explainer
How the News Media Help the Koch Brothers and ExxonMobil
The press routinely cites climate contrarian think tanks without reporting their ties to the fossil fuel industry
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Causes of Sea Level Rise: What the Science Tells Us
Sea level is rising -- and at an accelerating rate -- largely in response to global warming. A 2013 fact sheet from the Union of Concerned Scientists.
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Ramping Up Renewables
The United States can significantly increase renewable energy while maintaining a reliable, affordable, and cleaner energy system.
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Water Dependence Risks for America's Aging Coal Fleet
Many aging, water-intensive coal-fired power plants are vulnerable to energy-water collisions, which can have a significant impact on electricity production.
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How Businesses Can Go Deforestation-Free
Businesses can take a number of steps to ensure that their goods and services help preserve our climate and tropical forests — and you can help.
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It's Time to Find Common Ground for Our Common Atmosphere
This speed-drawing video shows how global warming affects us all—and urges Congress to find bipartisan solutions to climate change.
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Ripe for Retirement
As many as 353 coal-fired power generators are no longer economically viable.