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July 10, 2025

Power Hungry: Why Data Centers Are Developing Their Own Energy Sources to Fuel AI

The spread of AI data centers is larger, more numerous, and faster-growing than anything that has come before to the electric utilities. The potential for this to cause supply shortages and costs for consumers is plain to see.

Mike Jacobs
Senior Energy Analyst

The 100-Hour Weather & Climate Livestream

July 10, 2025

Ask a Scientist: How Livestreaming 100 Hours of Weather and Climate Moved Thousands to Action

Michelle Rama-Poccia
Bilingual Writer and Podcast Host, Union of Concerned Scientists

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The Court Has Spoken: A Healthy Climate is a Human Right

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May 21, 2017

North Korea’s May 21 Missile Launch

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May 19, 2017

Infrastructure Spending Is Coming. Climate Change Tells Us to Spend Wisely

Jamesine Rogers Gibson
Former Contributor

May 19, 2017

No Rest for the Sea-weary: Science in the Service of Continually Improving Ocean Management

UCS Science Network

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May 18, 2017

New Study on Smart Charging Connects EVs & The Grid

Peter O'Connor
Former contributor

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May 18, 2017

There’s an Elephant in the Room and It Smells Like Natural Gas

Julie McNamara
Associate Director, Policy for Climate and Energy

May 18, 2017

April 2017 Was the Second Hottest April on Record: We Need NOAA More Than Ever

Astrid Caldas
Senior Climate Scientist

May 17, 2017

Warhead Reentry: What Could North Korea Learn from its Recent Missile Test?

David Wright
Former Contributor

May 17, 2017

Ad Hoc Fire Protection at Nuclear Plants Not Good Enough

Dave Lochbaum
Former Contributor

May 16, 2017

BP Hosts Annual General Meeting Amid Questions on Climate Change

Kathy Mulvey
Accountability Campaign Director, Climate & Energy Program

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May 16, 2017

Three Reasons Congress Should Support a Budget Increase for Organic Agriculture Research

Marcia DeLonge
Former Contributor

May 16, 2017

One of Many Risks of the Regulatory Accountability Act: Flawed Risk Assessment Guidelines

Genna Reed
Former Staff

May 16, 2017

Reduce Risk, Increase Benefits: More Energy Progress for Massachusetts?

John Rogers
Energy Campaign Analytic Lead

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May 16, 2017

ConocoPhillips Shareholders to Consider Climate-Related Lobbying and Executive Perks

Kathy Mulvey
Accountability Campaign Director, Climate & Energy Program

May 15, 2017

Five Ways to Move Beyond the March: A Guide for Scientists Seeking Strong, Inclusive Science

UCS Science Network

In UCS's 2016 Climate Accountability Scorecard, both ExxonMobil and Chevron scored "poor" in the area of Planning for a World Free From Carbon Pollution. Look for a Scorecard update later this year.

May 15, 2017

Chevron, ExxonMobil Face Growing Investor Concerns About Climate Risk

Kathy Mulvey
Accountability Campaign Director, Climate & Energy Program

May 13, 2017

North Korea’s Missile in New Test Would Have 4,500 km Range

David Wright
Former Contributor

May 10, 2017

Shake, Rattle, and Rainout: Federal Support for Disaster Research

UCS Science Network

May 10, 2017

New Arctic Climate Change Report: Stark Findings Confront Secretary of State Tillerson Ahead of G7

Brenda Ekwurzel
Director of Scientific Excellence

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May 9, 2017

5 Reasons Why the Regulatory Accountability Act is Bad for Science

Yogin Kothari
Former Contributor

May 9, 2017

Solar Jobs, Coal Jobs, and the Value of Jobs in General

Peter O'Connor
Former contributor

May 9, 2017

What Does Scott Gottlieb’s Leadership Mean for Scientific Integrity at the FDA?

Genna Reed
Former Staff

May 9, 2017

How Oats Could Save Iowa’s Farmers (and Fight Pollution)

Karen Perry Stillerman
Deputy Director

May 9, 2017

US-China Relations Set Up to Fail

Gregory Kulacki
East Asia Project Manager

May 8, 2017

Advisory Committee Shakeup Targets Independent Science and Scientists

Genna Reed
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