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Below is a statement by Alden Meyer, director of strategy and policy at the Union of Concerned Scientists, who is in Copenhagen for the meeting: “The president’s decision to come at the end of the Copenhagen negotiations on December 18 means he will be...
Tags: Berkeley, Environment, Copenhagen, Union of Concerned Scientists, Concerned Scientists, Deforestation
Concerned Scientists Vs. 'Superfreakonomics' Author December 5, 2009 December 5, 2009 In October, SuperFreakonomics author Steve Levitt spoke with host Scott Simon and outlined some provocative ideas for addressing the problem of global warming, like...
Tags: Union of Concerned Scientists, Washington, Environment, Levitt, Climate change, Global warming, Entertainment Culture, Action on climate change
If you want to travel green this holiday, take the bus or train, but if you must fly, stick with economy seating, according to the Union of Concerned Scientists. UCS researchers compared trips by car, plane, train and bus to find out which transportation...
Tags: UCS, India, Mumbai, Environment, Carbon shifting, Union of Concerned Scientists, Hospitality Recreation, Vehicles, Automobile, Greenhouse gases, Carbon dioxide, Action on climate change
How did that happen? The holidays are upon us once again. It seems not all that long ago, Seattle was sweltering under record breaking heat that brought the highest temperatures in 118 years. In the blink of an eye Christmas decorations are in retail...
Tags: CO2 emissions, climate change, global warming, union of Concerned Scientists, greenhouse gases, energe efficient, green
-- Hundreds of Environmental Protection Agency scientists complain they have been victims of political interference and pressure from superiors to skew their findings, according to a survey released Wednesday by an advocacy group. EPA Administrator Stephen...
Tags: EPA, political interference, epa scientists, Union of Concerned Scientists, advocacy group, political pressure