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Union of Concerned Scientists
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| Description | Citizens and Scientists for Enviromental Solutions
UCS is an independent nonprofit alliance of more than 100,000 concerned citizens and scientists. We augment rigorous scientific analysis with innovative thinking and committed citizen advocacy to build a cleaner, healthier environment and a safer world.
UCS's programs are the means by which we accomplish this. They are the pressure points translating vision into action. Through them, we connect the best scientific insights with the knowledge and support of an astute citizenry and apply them to the machinery of government at all levels—with results that have set a standard for effective advocacy for decades.
UCS was founded in 1969 by faculty members and students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology who were concerned about the misuse of science and technology in society. Their statement called for the redirection of scientific research to pressing environmental and social problems.
From that beginning, UCS has become a powerful voice for change. Our core groups of scientists and engineers collaborate with colleagues across the country to conduct technical studies on renewable energy options, the impacts of global warming, the risks of genetically engineered crops, and other related topics. We share the results of our research with policymakers, the news media, and the public.
Our experts work together with citizens across the country to disseminate our findings and alter policies in local communities as well as on the national level.
Our advocates are highly respected in Washington, D.C., as well as in state capitals, and are frequently called to testify before government committees.
The UCS Online Action Network gives citizen the means to keep informed on our issues and to help shape policy by expressing their view to government and corporate decisionmakers.
Through our Sound Science Initiative, thousands of scientists provide the facts on environmental science to government and the media.
Knowing the enormity of the challenge, we actively work in coalition with other environmental groups that share our goals. |
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