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Union of Concerned Scientists

12/08/2017 / By Robert Jonathan

Thousands of scientists across multiple countries are warning about “negative global environmental trends”

Some 25 years after scientists warned of environmental dangers that could destroy the human race, an international team of researchers is again sounding the alarm in the form of a second notice about what they described as worsening trends affecting the earth’s ecosystem. In an essay published in the BioScience journal, eight scientists and academics acknowledge that while the ozone layer […]

10/19/2017 / By D. Samuelson

U.S. nuclear regulators caught VASTLY underestimating the risk of radioactive material storage fires that could devastate the U.S.A.

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is responsible for all “policies and regulations governing nuclear reactor and materials safety,” reports NRC.gov. With a budget of $1 billion and 4000 employees, they are also in charge of licensing and litigation issues for the ninety-nine existing nuclear power plants in America. Within the confines of these aging nuclear facilities, reports the Orange County Register, there […]

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