Convergence - Union of Concerned Scientiests - USA

Water Management in the States

Source: Union of Concerned Scientists We Reviewed More Than 150 Papers on Water Management. Here’s What We Learned. In my previous life...

Opinion: Mobility Justice

Source: Union of Concerned Scientists Decarbonizing Transportation Must Come with People-Powered Mobility Justice Over the last decade we...

The Infuriating Link Between Wildfires and Fossil Fuel Companies

Source: Union of Concerned Scientists New science from the Union of Concerned Scientists directly links coal, oil, and gas companies with...

Repurposing Cropland in California: A Solution for Everyone?

Source: Union of Concerned Scientists I may be a romantic, but I firmly believe that we can reimagine agriculture, rural disadvantaged...

Vapor Pressure Deficit (VPD)

Source: Union of Concerned Scientists What Is Vapor Pressure Deficit (VPD) and What Is Its Connection to Wildfires? Climate change is...

REL Study Shows Wind and Solar Power Can Decarbonize US Power Sector with Minimal Land Use

Source: Union of Concerned Scientists The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) recently published a study showing that wind and...

US: A Better Way of Paying for a Reliable Electricity Grid

Source: Union of Concerned Scientists Last spring, the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO), which operates the electricity...

US: Six Ways Science Can Boost Climate Accountability in 2023

Source: Union of Concerned Scientists Never has holding the fossil fuel industry accountable for driving the climate crisis been more...

US: How Are Wind Turbines Made?

Source: Union of Concerned Scientists Many humans feel at least a bit of “megalophilia”—a love of very, very big things. This might be...

USA: Renewable Energy

Source: Union of Concerned Scientists Unlimited resources. Little or no pollution. The movement of wind and water, the heat and light of...

Climate Science

The science is clear: climate change is happening. We are the cause. We need to act now. Source: Union of Concerned Scientists Scientists...

Combatting Climate Disinformation on Social Media

Source: The Union of Concerned Scientists Mis- and disinformation on climate change and clean energy solutions is widely spread on...

Building Local Power With Neighborhood Microgrids

Source: Union of Concerned Scientists A new case study by the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) and Parker Village, a “smart...

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