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  • | MATT ALANIZUNSPLASH | MR Online

    More heat this weekend–more inequities of keeping cool

    Originally published: Union of Concerned Scientists on August 13, 2021 by Dr. Juan Declet-Barreto and Dr. Kristy Dahl (more by Union of Concerned Scientists)  | (Posted Aug 17, 2021)

    This summer, dangerous heat seems like it’s not letting up.

  • | The Advanced Test Reactor has been testing fuels and materials for the nuclear Navy government and commercial industry since 1967 It also produces valuable medical and industrial isotopes | MR Online

    What Bill Gates has wrong about “advanced” nuclear reactors

    Originally published: Union of Concerned Scientists on April 13, 2021 by Colleen MacDonald (more by Union of Concerned Scientists)  | (Posted Apr 19, 2021)

    If nuclear power needs to be part of the climate solution, why not continue to use what we have? I understand the reactors that we have are aging out. But why not either shore those up or use the same design that we currently have where we wouldn’t have to go through the lengthy and costly development phase?

  • | ExxonMobil Versus Chevron Fight for SecondtoLast Place Among Fossil Fuel Companies Has Begun | MR Online

    ExxonMobil versus Chevron: Fight for second-to-last place among fossil fuel companies has begun

    Originally published: Union of Concerned Scientists on March 19, 2021 by Nicole Pinko (more by Union of Concerned Scientists)  | (Posted Mar 29, 2021)

    As the weather grows warmer, bears, birds, and corporate America begin to emerge from their respective hibernations. Bears will awaken hungry with thoughts of berries; birds will fly north, reversing their southern migration; corporate America will prepare their proxies and ballots. Soon it will be annual general meeting (AGM) season.

  • | Ask an Expert Congress Plans to Spend Billions on Dangerous Unnecessary Nuclear Weapons | MR Online

    Ask an expert: Congress plans to spend billions on dangerous, unnecessary nuclear weapons

    Originally published: Union of Concerned Scientists on August 5, 2020 by Elliott Negin (more by Union of Concerned Scientists)  | (Posted Aug 07, 2020)

    This week is the 75th anniversary of the U.S. bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the only time nuclear bombs have been used in a conflict—and one could only hope the last time. To commemorate the anniversary, I thought it would be appropriate to devote this column to taking a hard look at current U.S. nuclear weapons policy, and to do that, I had a chat with our new Global Security Program Washington representative, Kevin Davis.

  • | Pixabay Coronavirus Corona Virus Covid19 Free image on Pixabay | MR Online

    Understanding vaccines during COVID-19

    Originally published: Union of Concerned Scientists on March 31, 2020 by Dr. Jo Anne Welsch (more by Union of Concerned Scientists)  | (Posted Apr 11, 2020)

    Dr. Jo Anne Welsch, currently working on vaccine development for low and middle income countries at a global health organization, discusses how vaccines are developed and tested, and the implications of the process for the coronavirus.

  • | Offshore oil rig with sunset | MR Online

    With the public distracted, Interior Department moves full speed ahead on oil and gas leases

    Originally published: Union of Concerned Scientists on March 20, 2020 by Maria Caffrey (more by Union of Concerned Scientists)  | (Posted Mar 24, 2020)

    We are currently in a state of national emergency thanks in no small part to the Trump administration’s muzzling of public health experts and slow response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

  • | White House Removes Public Health Experts from Coronavirus Discussions | MR Online

    White House removes public health experts from Coronavirus discussions

    Originally published: Union of Concerned Scientists on March 11, 2020 by Michael Halpern (more by Union of Concerned Scientists)  | (Posted Mar 18, 2020)

    The White House held dozens of meetings about coronavirus response that excluded government experts because the discussions were unnecessarily classified over the objections of HHS Secretary Alex Azar, reports Reuters. Experts were not just barred from speaking openly about what we knew about the emerging pandemic. Apparently, they weren’t even allowed in the room.

  • | From Scientist to Activist | MR Online

    From scientist to activist

    Originally published: Union of Concerned Scientists on September 19, 2019 by Heather Price (more by Union of Concerned Scientists)  | (Posted Sep 23, 2019)

    “Dr. Doom.” fellow students joked as we walked out of our department seminar. It was 1998 and the presenter was Richard Gammon, a co-author of the first IPCC report. I didn’t share my fellow University of Washington grad students’ joke. I was uneasy, wondering about the timing of forecasts and feedback loops.

  • | Killer Heat in the United States Climate Choices and the Future of Dangerously Hot Days 2019 | MR Online

    Killer heat in the United States: Climate Choices and The Future of Dangerously Hot Days

    Originally published: Union of Concerned Scientists on 2019 (more by Union of Concerned Scientists)  | (Posted Aug 02, 2019)

    Extreme heat is poised to rise steeply in frequency and severity over the coming decades, bringing unprecedented health risks for people and communities across the country.

  • | ICE | MR Online

    Science group opposes planned immigration raids, mistreatment of immigrants

    Originally published: Union of Concerned Scientists on July 12, 2019 (more by Union of Concerned Scientists)  | (Posted Jul 16, 2019)

    Statement by Ken Kimmell, President, Union of Concerned Scientists

  • | The Wettest 12 Months New Analysis Shows Spikes in Flood Alerts in the US | MR Online

    The wettest 12 months-new analysis shows spikes in flood alerts in the U.S.

    Originally published: Union of Concerned Scientists on May 23, 2019 by Juan Declet-Barreto (more by Union of Concerned Scientists)  | (Posted May 27, 2019)

    April 2019 marked the wettest 12-month period in the United States since record-keeping began 124 years ago, breaking the previous record set from May 2015–April 2016. In most places in the contiguous U.S., by April 2019 it had already rained more than the annual average during the 20th century. This week, heavy rain is dumping up to 1 foot of rain in northern and central parts of the U.S.. It’s evident that extreme precipitation events are getting more extreme, and also that climate change is one of the culprits.

  • | | MR Online

    Yes, ExxonMobil and Chevron are still distorting climate science

    Originally published: Union of Concerned Scientists on October 23, 2018 by Brenda Ekwurzel (more by Union of Concerned Scientists)  | (Posted Oct 27, 2018)

    If you look at headlines from the last year, ExxonMobil, Chevron and other major fossil fuel companies have seemingly turned a new page on climate change.

  • | November Elections and the Art of Voter Suppression | MR Online

    November elections and the art of voter suppression

    Originally published: Union of Concerned Scientists on October 15, 2018 by Michael Latner (more by Union of Concerned Scientists)  | (Posted Oct 18, 2018)

    Voting rights violations are emerging across several states with less than a month before the conclusion of midterm elections in the United States.

  • | The IPCC Gets Real about the 15°C Target | MR Online

    The IPCC gets real about the 1.5°C target

    Originally published: Union of Concerned Scientists on October 8, 2018 by Peter Frumhoff (more by Union of Concerned Scientists)  | (Posted Oct 10, 2018)

    The Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5°C released today by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), provides a stark profile of the disruptive climate futures we face with rising temperatures and the ‘rapid and far-reaching’ transitions across major sectors of the global economy that are now needed if warming is to be limited to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels.

  • | CoastGuardrescuehurricaneFlorencee1538752340685 | MR Online

    Seven things you should know about the IPCC 1.5°C Special Report and its Policy implications

    Originally published: Union of Concerned Scientists on October 5, 2018 by Rachel Cleetus (more by Union of Concerned Scientists)  | (Posted Oct 08, 2018)

    The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is soon going to release an important report to help inform global efforts to limit climate change. The special report details the impacts of a global average temperature increase of 1.5°C relative to 2°C above pre-industrial levels, and pathways to limit temperature increase to that level.

  • | President Trump | MR Online

    Leaked nuclear posture review lays out policy changes that would increase risk of nuclear war

    Originally published: Union of Concerned Scientists on January 12, 2018 (more by Union of Concerned Scientists)  |

    A draft of the 2018 Nuclear Posture Review leaked to the Huffington Post indicates that the White House is planning changes to the U.S. nuclear arsenal and its nuclear-use policy that would increase the risk that nuclear weapons will be used.

  • | Shredded Grants Union of Concerned Scientists | MR Online

    Trashing science in Government grants isn’t normal

    Originally published: Union of Concerned Scientists on October 24, 2017 by Jacob Carter (more by Union of Concerned Scientists)  | (Posted Oct 28, 2017)

    There is now a political appointee of the Trump administration at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), John Konkus, reviewing grant solicitations and proposals in the public affairs office.

  • | US Nuclear Weapons Map Visual Capitalist | MR Online

    We visualized the U.S. nuclear arsenal: It’s not pretty

    Originally published: Union of Concerned Scientists on September 15, 2017 (more by Union of Concerned Scientists)  |

    International security experts often refer to the twin goals of military policy: to minimize the risk of war and to minimize the damage should war start.

  • | Hurricanes Irma and Jose | MR Online

    UCS experts’ view of risk and preparedness as the impacts of hurricanes Harvey and Irma mount

    Originally published: Union of Concerned Scientists on September 8, 2017 by Erika Spanger-Siegfried (more by Union of Concerned Scientists)  |

    We’ve witnessed the destruction done by Hurricane Harvey and now, less than two weeks later, with clean-up in Texas and Louisiana scarcely underway, we see the path of Caribbean devastation Hurricane Irma is leaving as it heads toward mainland U.S.

  • | The Arkema chemical facility in Crosby Texas | MR Online

    As Arkema plant burns, six things we know about petrochemical risks in the wake of Harvey

    Originally published: Union of Concerned Scientists on August 31, 2017 by Gretchen Goldman (more by Union of Concerned Scientists)  | (Posted Sep 01, 2017)

    In many ways, Harvey is unprecedented. Yet, we live in a world where our president revokes policies that ensure our infrastructure is storm ready, where climate mitigation efforts have stagnated, and where disaster relief efforts often don’t reach those that need it most. We must do better.

Monthly Review Essays

  • Mapping U.S. Imperialism
    The Mapping Project | US military bases around the world Photo Al Jazeera | MR Online

    This article deals with U.S. imperialism since World War 2. It is critical to acknowledge that U.S. imperialism emanates both ideologically and materially from the crime of colonialism on this continent which has killed over 100 million indigenous people and approximately 150 million African people over the past 500 years.

Lost & Found

  • Russia and the Ukraine crisis: The Eurasian Project in conflict with the triad imperialist policies
    Samir Amin | State flag of Ukraine behind a wall of anonymous protesters in Kyiv Ukraine | MR Online

    We wanted to draw readers attention to this piece by Samir Amin, which was written at the time of the Maidan Coup in 2014. —Eds. 1. The current global stage is dominated by the attempt of historical centers of imperialism (the U.S., Western and Central Europe, Japan—hereafter called “the Triad”) to maintain their exclusive control […]

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