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Prospects for Reducing Nitrogen Fertilizer Pollution through Genetic Engineering
UCS finds genetic engineering has yet to produce crops capable of reducing nitrogen pollution, despite increasing research efforts.
Report
The Economics of Pharmaceutical Crops: Potential Benefits and Risks for Farmers and Rural Communities
A 2005 report by Dr. Robert Wisner, Ph.D., professor of economics at Iowa State University, analyzing various claims about the potential benefits and risks of pharmaceutical and industrial crops.
Explainer
Debunking Misinformation About Stolen Climate Emails
The international controversy over emails stolen from the University of East Anglia’s Climatic Research Unit has generated a lot of heat.
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Report Documents Pesticide Use Increases on GE Crops
Organic Center report,“Impacts of Genetically Engineered Crops on Pesticide Use in the United States: The First Thirteen Years,” shows a dramatic rise in the use of glyphosate weed killers (herbicides) on genetically engineered (GE) crops.
Report
The Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty
In the interest of safeguarding U.S. national security and reducing the nuclear threat, the Senate should ratify the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT).
Report
The Economic Impact of AB 32 on California Small Business
This first-of-its-kind study takes an innovative approach to the controversial subject by highlighting the case study of a real-world business in the Los Angeles area.
Case Study
FDA Medical Device Approval Based on Politics, Not Science
FDA scientists have called public attention to systemic political interference in the approval of medical devices.
Report
Agricultural Practices and Carbon Sequestration Fact Sheet
A fact sheet summarizing the carbon sequestration potential of integrated soil-based agricultural practices and no-till methods.
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China’s Space Program, 1956–2003
AAAS paper looking at the history of the Chinese space program.
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Clean Technology Brings Significant Global Security Benefits
Clean, renewable forms of energy are available in most parts of the world and could readily be harnessed to power our economies.
Report
Top 10 Benefits of Climate Action
Several recent studies on Climate Change show that acting quickly and decisively to address this challenge and shift our economy to clean energy will bring significant benefits to the United States.
Report
North Korean Missiles: A Diplomatic Approach
In 2009, UCS took part in an independent effort to examine and suggest ideas to support a diplomatic approach aimed at engaging North Korea and ending its nuclear and missile programs.