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Does California Need New Nuclear Power Plants?

Union of Concerned Scientists

For example, a 2008 bill would have lifted the moratorium entirely and replaced it with a less stringent set of requirements. The cost of other energy technologies matters as well. But when nuclear costs are higher, it doesnt make sense to invest in the technology since there are lower-cost alternatives available.

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Center For Coalfield Justice, MIT Researchers Host April 17 Public Meeting In Washington County On An Upcoming Seismic Study In Southwestern PA

PA Environment Daily

The Center for Coalfield Justice and researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology will host an April 17 public meeting on an upcoming seismic study in Southwestern PA to be held at the American Legion Post 175 at 168 Park Avenue in Washington, Washington County from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

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How Bad Ballot Design Can Impact Election Outcomes—And What We Can Do 

Union of Concerned Scientists

While some undervotes are intentional, confusing ballot design and voting technology has been linked to over and undervotes rates. Louis than occurred statewide in 2008 when election administrators there failed to clearly differentiate between contests. times higher than the rest of the state in 2008 and five times higher in 2010.

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Climate Policy and the Audacity of Hope

Legal Planet

Wind power costs fell by half from 2008 to 2021. The Department of Energy estimates the cost of an electric vehicle lithium-ion battery pack declined 89% between 2008 and 2022. I don’t mean to imply that technological progress will automatically fix things. Rooftop solar costs in 2020 were a third of what they had been in 2010.

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Reflections on “Yes they can control the weather.”

Legal Planet

By far the most ambitious activities and the most expansive claims are in China, where weather modification schemes came to international attention when they were used to clear the skies over Beijing for the 2008 Olympics. Who knows, maybe in 50 years people will figure out how to steer or weaken hurricanes, or even prevent their formation.

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New Analysis Shows Truck Manufacturers’ Scare Tactic Just a Bunch of Hot Air

Union of Concerned Scientists

Though manufacturers largely didn’t adopt the necessary emissions control technology to meet the NO X requirement until 2010, the 2007 standard did require new technologies to be deployed, at an increased upfront cost.

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Profs. William Boyd and Alex Wang Join Prof. Ted Parson in Emmett Institute Faculty Leadership

Legal Planet

Boyd is recognized as one of the country’s leading energy and environmental law scholars and has written pathbreaking articles on public utilities, risk regulation, forestry, and the role of science and technology in environmental law. As many of you know, our long-serving faculty co-director Prof.

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