Climate
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Colorado’s Fossil Fuel Industry Wants to Buy Your Friendship. Don’t Be Fooled.
It’s an uphill climb with the fossil fuel industry using its deep pockets to buy friends and favorable treatment.
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The Fossil Fuel Industry and Colorado
The oil and gas industry has used deceptive tactics to exert outsized political control in Colorado.
Podcast
Floods, Fires, and Outdated Disaster Plans at Chemical Facilities
Researcher Casey Kalman discusses how chemical facilities can prepare for worsening climate change and natural disasters.
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Truck Pollution in the United States
State-level fact sheets on tailpipe pollution from trucks and buses.
Energy
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Clean Energy Transformation
UCS and an expert advisory committee's report that says the US can and must phase out fossil fuels from the entire economy and ramp up clean renewable energy while confronting the racial and economic inequities inherent in our present energy system.
Podcast
A Plan for Coal Workers as the Industry Declines
Energy expert Dr. Jeremy Richardson and Lee Anderson of the Utility Workers Union of America discuss how to support coal workers in a clean-energy economy.
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Support Coal Workers
Analysis finds it is possible to support coal workers in the clean energy transition and that these comprehensive policies are affordable.
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Federal Clean Energy Tax Credits
Analysis shows that federal tax credits are an effective near-term path to expand renewable energy.
Food
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A Scientific Approach to Fighting Hunger
Food systems and health analyst Sarah Reinhardt discusses recent updates to the USDA's Thrifty Food Plan.
Report
From Silos to Systems
Diet-related disease, climate change, and environmental degradation exact an enormous toll on human and planetary health. These challenges can be addressed in part by shifting what we eat and how we produce food.
Podcast
Why Tyson Foods is Bad for Workers, Farmers, and Arkansas
Economist Rebecca Boehm and Nina Lakhani, journalist at The Guardian, expose the harms of chicken production practices at Tyson.
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Tyson Spells Trouble
Many Arkansas farmers, workers, and communities suffer from Tyson’s monopoly-like power in the state.
Nuclear Weapons
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Hypersonic Missile Myths
There's a lot more hype than new technology when it comes to these expensive weapons.
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Hypersonic missiles take longer to reach their targets than ballistic missiles
Chart showing difference between hypersonic and ballistic missiles in delivery time
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Maneuvering of hypersonic missiles reduces their speed and range
A chart showing reduction in speed and range of hypersonic missiles due to maneuvering.
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Hypersonic missiles lose much of their initial velocity to drag
Chart showing the glide range of hypersonic missiles and how the initial velocity lost due to drag
Transportation
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Ford F-150 Pickup Truck Goes Electric
Vehicles expert Dr. David Reichmuth discusses the pros and cons of the new electric pickup truck.
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Truck Pollution in the United States
State-level fact sheets on tailpipe pollution from trucks and buses.
Report
Low and Zero Emissions Zones
The Greenlining Institute and the Union of Concerned Scientists explore low- and zero-emissions zones as policy tools for achieving local air quality improvements and other benefits.
Podcast
How COVID-19 Changed Transportation
Senior transportation analyst Elizabeth Irvin walks us through some surprising transportation patterns she’s been following throughout the pandemic.
Science & Democracy
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The Fossil Fuel Industry and Colorado
The oil and gas industry has used deceptive tactics to exert outsized political control in Colorado.
Report
Becoming a Federal Scientist
A toolkit to help scientists navigate the process of applying for government jobs.
Activist Resource
How Scientists Can Help Fight Gerrymandering
We need a fair and transparent process for redistricting. Scientists can help.
Podcast
What Traditional Ecological Knowledge Can Teach Us
Dr. Daniel Wildcat explains how Traditional Ecological Knowledge can work in tandem with science.