Energy Resources

The potential environmental impacts associated with solar power depend on the technology, which includes two broad categories: photovoltaic solar cells and concentrating solar thermal plants.

The environmental impacts of geothermal energy vary depending on the technology used to generate electricity and the type of cooling system utilized.

An overview of the environmental impacts of renewable energy sources such as wind, solar, geothermal, and biomass.

Nuclear power plants need a plentiful source of water nearby for cooling. But this proximity to rivers, lakes and oceans creates serious flooding risks that the NRC has been too slow to address.

On September 21, 2012, the Union of Concerned Scientists hand-delivered nearly 20,000 postcards to News Corporation's New York headquarters calling on News Corp. to stop misleading its audience about climate science.

This infographic shows how hot, dry summers can put our electricity supplies at risk and highlights examples of energy-water collisions.

Representations of climate science on Fox News Channel and in the Wall Street Journal opinion pages are overwhelmingly misleading

The Fukushima nuclear plant disaster of March 2011 cast a long shadow over U.S. nuclear power policy. A year later, what have we learned, and how well are we putting those lessons into practice?

The Cooler Smarter Trivia Night Kit from the Union of Concerned Scientists contains all the tools you'll need to host a successful trivia night and inspire your guests to reduce their carbon footprint with a few simple, practical steps.

This report from the Union of Concerned Scientists evaluates the renewable energy investments of California's 10 largest publicly owned utilities.

Until permanent repository storage is available, spent nuclear fuel should be stored in dry casks, not overcrowded pools.