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Name: Union of Concerned Scientists

First reported 13 hours ago - Updated 10 hours ago - 2 reports

Memorial Day weekend gas tab likely to hit $1.44 billion in US

Filed under: MPG , Legislation and Policy , USA Americans are about to spend a lot of money on gasoline. If the number crunchers at the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) are correct, US drivers will spend a tidy $1.44 billion filling up for their ... [Published Autoblog Green - 10 hours ago]

Entities: Gasoline, Union of Concerned Scientists, Petroleum

First reported 15 hours ago - Updated 15 hours ago - 1 reports

Tesla Haters: Missing the Forest for the Trees

The Wall Street Journal published a delightful OpEd this morning, “ The Other Government Motors ,” which is a very earnest attempt at finding a negative angle on Tesla Motors’ recent repayment of its $451 million dollar loan, with interest, 9 years ... [Published Energy Policy Information Center (EPIC) - 15 hours ago]

Entities: Haters, Electric Vehicle, Gasoline, Union of Concerned Scientists

First reported May 24 2013 - Updated 17 hours ago - 2 reports

Memorial Day Travel will Cost Americans over $1 Billion on Gasoline

Memorial Day not only marks the day we pay tribute to those who have served in the United States Armed Forces, but it also marks the first unofficial weekend that kicks off the summer. With that said, tens of millions of Americans are expected to get ... [Published Environmental News Network - 17 hours ago]

Entities: Gasoline, Union of Concerned Scientists, United States Armed Forces, Churning

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated 20 hours ago - 1 reports

Policymakers Issue Flurry of Misleading Statements on Climate Science

Berkeley, CA - Scientists have gone to great pains to differentiate between extreme weather than can or cannot be definitively linked to climate change. Yet, public and policymaker confusion about these connections abounds.Most recently, three members ... [Published Atlantic Highlands Herald - May 23 2013]

Entities: Global Warming/Climate Change, Tornado, Climate, Union of Concerned Scientists

First reported 20 hours ago - Updated 20 hours ago - 1 reports

12 More-Sad-Than-Funny Cartoons That Illuminate The War On Science

From lobbyists gutting science bills to Congress not knowing the Earth is round, have a sigh and a chuckle at the punchlines in these entries in the Union of Concerned Scientists anti-science cartoon contest.5From climate change to evolution, science ... [Published Fast Company - 20 hours ago]

Entities: Union of Concerned Scientists, Interference, Evolution, Global Warming/Climate Change

First reported 23 hours ago - Updated 21 hours ago - 1 reports

Koch Industries Inc

Media Fails to Report Big Oil Funding Ties to Climate Change Contrarians

Label this one under the category of the news that’s not too surprising, but somewhat depressing nonetheless. In an effort to provide “fair and balanced” coverage on climate change, the mainstream press and media “routinely cites climate contrarian think ... [Published Triple Pundit - 23 hours ago]

Entities: Global Warming/Climate Change, Climate, Koch Industries Inc

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 1 reports

Sauk winds down wind program amid declining student interest

Gone is the wind energy program at Sauk Valley Community College.The college Board of Trustees on Monday voted to discontinue the program amid declining interest from students, which officials attribute to negative perceptions of wind energy in this area, ... [Published Individual.com - May 22 2013]

Entities: Wind Power, Wind Farms, Declination

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 1 reports

NRC Panel Reviews Fears Plutonium Vulnerable To Theft

Daily News on Nuclear, Biological & Chemical Weapons, Terrorism and Related IssuesMay 22, 2013By Douglas P. Guarino WASHINGTON A Nuclear Regulatory Commission licensing board is reviewing activists claims that plans to convert nuclear weapon-usable plutonium ... [Published Nuclear Threat Initiative - May 22 2013]

Entities: Plutonium, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, AREVA Group, Nuclear

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 1 reports

USA - Everyman and his dog on the AgGag case

In an effort spearheaded by the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), and bankrolled by the Koch brothers and other corporate sponsors, state legislatures in most major agricultural states are being beset this year with so-called "ag-gag" bills ... [Published Meat Trade News Daily - May 21 2013]

Entities: Union of Concerned Scientists, United States, Iowa (United States), Agriculture, American Legislative Exchange Council

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

How electric vehicles that feed the grid will pay off

Just like the two-way street, car innovators are focusing more than ever on the two-way plug that could revolutionize cars? relationship with the grid. The idea is to give plug-in cars the ability to feed energy back into the grid when parked. . This ... [Published Renew Economy - May 21 2013]

Entities: Electric Vehicle, Union of Concerned Scientists, University Of Delaware, Invention

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

Letters: Climate change letter is misleading

_ We cannot afford to accept arguments like those in John Bittmans letter, Looking for facts on climate change (May 10), on this overwhelming and urgent issue.His credentials? He worked with the International Geophysical Year about 50 years ago, studying ... [Published Post Crescent - May 20 2013]

Entities: Global Warming/Climate Change, misleading, Carbon Dioxide

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

Ethanol Tries To Make The Cellulosic Switch

The U.S. ethanol industry, not long ago booming, is in decline. Rising commodity prices have hurt, as has a trend toward folk driving less; there’s just not enough gasoline out there to blend the ethanol into.That’s a big part of the backstory that makes ... [Published EarthTechling - May 20 2013]

Entities: EdeniQ Inc, Ethanol, Corn Ethanol, Cellulosic Ethanol

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...models that are making it easier than ever for consumers to choose fuel efficiency, save money on gasoline, and reduce our oil use," said Goldman. "When Americans begin planning for their next Memorial Day adventure, they should remember that a great way to have more money to spend on ice cream and sunscreen is to use less gasoline by investing in a fuel-efficient vehicle." Read more at the To view Goldman's blog post on the new analysis, click here

Memorial Day Travel will Cost Americans over $1 Billion on Gasoline [Published Environmental News Network - 17 hours ago]

"The cartoons cover a number of topics that are critical to the role of science in policy making, including the general state of public dialogue, corporate interference in science, attacks on the scientific regulatory system, barriers to the responsible use of science in policy making, the interaction of communications and social media with science, attacks on scientists, and the defense of science."

12 More-Sad-Than-Funny Cartoons That Illuminate The War On Science [Published Fast Company - 20 hours ago]

"One of the hallmarks of community colleges is that we can respond and develop programs quickly," Mihel said. "But we have to be just as quick to eliminate programs and create new ones."

Sauk winds down wind program amid declining student interest [Published Individual.com - May 22 2013]

Shaw Areva MOX Services, which is building the plant, "proposes to rely on a computerized inventory system to meet certain NRC regulations in lieu of conventional approaches that entail physical verification of plutonium items, the groups said in a statement Tuesday."

NRC Panel Reviews Fears Plutonium Vulnerable To Theft [Published Nuclear Threat Initiative - May 22 2013]

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A Second Cold War, This Time in Space [Published RINF.com - May 24 2013]
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NRC Panel Reviews Fears Plutonium Vulnerable To... [Published Nuclear Threat Initiative - May 22 2013]
Elliott Negin: Unreliable Sources 5: How the Ne... [Published Huffington Post - May 22 2013]
How electric vehicles that feed the grid will p... [Published Renew Economy - May 21 2013]
Monsanto, Bayer seek answers to bee losses [Published NBCNews.com - May 21 2013]
USA - Everyman and his dog on the AgGag case [Published Meat Trade News Daily - May 21 2013]
Letters: Climate change letter is misleading [Published Post Crescent - May 20 2013]
Pesticide makers turn to expert help on bee deaths [Published MSN News - May 20 2013]
U.S. pesticide makers seek answers as bee losse... [Published Reuters - May 20 2013]
Ethanol Tries To Make The Cellulosic Switch [Published EarthTechling - May 20 2013]
A Welcome Voice of Corporate Leadership [Published CleanTechies Blog - CleanTechies.com - May 20 2013]
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Another Week of Anthropocene Antics – May 19, 2... [Published ScienceBlogs : Combined Feed - May 20 2013]
Corrosion Cracking Shuts Nuke Reactor [Published PaintSquare - May 20 2013]

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Memorial Day weekend gas tab likely to hit $1.4... [Published Autoblog Green - 10 hours ago] Filed under: MPG , Legislation and Policy , USA Americans are about to spend a lot of money on gasoline. If the number crunchers at the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) are correct, US drivers will spend a tidy $1.44 billion filling up for their ...
Tesla Haters: Missing the Forest for the Trees [Published Energy Policy Information Center (EPIC) - 15 hours ago] The Wall Street Journal published a delightful OpEd this morning, “ The Other Government Motors ,” which is a very earnest attempt at finding a negative angle on Tesla Motors’ recent repayment of its $451 million dollar loan, with interest, 9 years ...
UCS charges NRC with "enabling unsafe and illeg... [Published Beyond Nuclear - May 23 2013] David Lochbaum (photo, left), the Director of the Nuclear Safety Project at the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS), has written the five U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Commissioners , and others at the agency responsible for enforcement ...
A Welcome Voice of Corporate Leadership [Published CleanTechies Blog - CleanTechies.com - May 20 2013] A theme that I have been writing and speaking about a lot recently is the obligation of industry CEOs to lead their companies in reducing heat-trapping emissions and accelerating the transition to a low-carbon economy – not only because of the essential ...
Another Week of Anthropocene Antics – May 19, 2... [Published ScienceBlogs : Combined Feed - May 20 2013] Logging the Onset of The Bottleneck Years This weekly posting is brought to you courtesy of H. E. Taylor . Happy reading, I hope you enjoy this week’s Global Warming news roundup skip to bottom May 19, 2013 Chuckles , COP19+ , Arctic Council ...

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