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Cooler Smarter Trivia Night Kit
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.
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The Clean Energy Race: How Do California's Public Utilities Measure Up?
This report from the Union of Concerned Scientists evaluates the renewable energy investments of California's 10 largest publicly owned utilities.
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Safer Storage of Spent Nuclear Fuel
Until permanent repository storage is available, spent nuclear fuel should be stored in dry casks, not overcrowded pools.
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The UCS EW3 Energy-Water Database
This database compiles the data used by the Union of Concerned Scientists to analyze the water, carbon, and temperature impacts of US power plants for the report “Freshwater Use by US Power Plants: Electricity’s Thirst for a Precious Resource."
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The NRC and Nuclear Power Plant Safety in 2011
An annual UCS report on the NRC's performance in ensuring nuclear power plant safety.
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Emergency Planning for Nuclear Disasters
If a nuclear power accident occurs in the U.S., are we ready?
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Freshwater Use by U.S. Power Plants
This is the first systematic assessment of both the effects of power plant cooling on water resources, and the quality of information available to help decision makers make smart energy choices.
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Florida and Georgia Nuclear Power Projects Too Risky, Costly
Florida and Georgia residents should be asking "what's in it for us?" when it comes to proposed construction of new or expanded nuclear power plants in their states.
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US Nuclear Power After Fukushima
No technology can be made perfectly safe, but the United States can and must do more to guard against accidents as well as the threat of terrorist attacks on reactors and spent fuel pools.
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A Bright Future for the Heartland
UCS analysis shows how the Midwest can turn the challenges of a stalled economy and an unsustainable, polluting energy system into an opportunity for economic prosperity, job growth, and a healthy environment.
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Power and Water At Risk
Our demand for electricity is colliding with our need for healthy and abundant freshwater. As our demand for electricity continues to rise, water dependence puts the electricity sector, water resources, and other water users at growing risk.
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Nuclear Crisis in Japan
UCS coverage of the crisis that developed at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in the wake of the March 11, 2011 earthquake and tsunami.