In the US, when we check our local weather forecast, when our communities are recovering from an extreme weather event, or when our fisherfolk are at sea catching food, we are benefiting from the work of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). NOAA is a science-based agency of the … [continued]
The Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) recently conducted a survey of federal scientists to ask about the state of science, and the results are in. This is our tenth version of the survey since 2004 and, to our surprise and delight, while challenges remain, the widespread consensus is that scientists … [continued]
Language can lead us to get the agency we need to create conditions where renewables are the norm.
A survey conducted by the Union of Concerned Scientists and Consumer Reports finds strong interest from Americans all across the country in electric cars. The EV revolution took another step forward this week as Lucid Motors broke ground on its factory in Arizona.
Teslas are much more benign environmentally than gasoline or diesel cars, but they are still typically single-occupant automobiles. Given the continued dominance of automobiles as the primary form of transportation in most countries, even in train-mad Europe as the chart shows, it’s critical to reduce the impact of them. The best information currently … [continued]
Originally Published in the ECOreport. A recent Union of Concerned Scientists (USC) study found that America can nearly quadruple its renewable electricity in the next 15 years, reaching 23% by 2030. This comes in response to the Environmental Protection Agency’s proposal that America set a modest goal of 12% renewable energy by … [continued]
Into The Wind By Michael Goggin One of wind energy’s most overlooked benefits is that it requires virtually no water to produce electricity, while almost all other electricity sources evaporate tremendous amounts of water. In 2008, the nation’s thermal power plants withdrew 22 to 62 trillion gallons of freshwater from rivers, lakes, streams, … [continued]
