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January 9, 2014 Recap: Virginia Supreme Court Hearing on FOIA, Scientific Research, and Michael Mann Michael Halpern Former Contributor
January 9, 2014 Driving a Tesla Model S: A Glimpse into the (Electric) Future Dave Cooke Senior Vehicles Analyst
January 9, 2014 Beyond Coal and Natural Gas: What’s the Way Forward for West Virginia? Jeremy Richardson Former Contributor
January 8, 2014 U.S. Planning a Nuclear Weapons Spending Spree Lisbeth Gronlund Former UCS Global Security Program Co-Director
January 8, 2014 Fait Accompli—USDA Decision on Herbicide-Resistant Crops Betrays Farmers and the Public Doug Gurian-Sherman Former contributor
January 7, 2014 Preview of Thursday’s VA Supreme Court Hearing: University of Virginia v. American Tradition Institute Michael Halpern Former Contributor
January 7, 2014 Dear EPA: Four Very Personal Reasons Why Clean Cars Matter Michelle Robinson Former Contributor
January 6, 2014 Cleantech Crash or Crescendo: What “60 Minutes” Got Wrong… and Right John Rogers Energy Campaign Analytic Lead
January 3, 2014 In Science and Democracy We Trust: A Family History and a Nation’s Future Gretchen Goldman President of UCS
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December 20, 2013 Environmental Justice Must be a Part of Obama's Climate Action Plan Rachel Cleetus Policy Director
December 20, 2013 More Chicken or Pork, Less Beef: A Holiday Gift for the Climate Doug Boucher Former Contributor
December 20, 2013 Part-Time Activism for the Busy Expert: A Molecular Biologist's Tale UCS Science Network