Environmental Impacts of Renewable Energy Technologies
Jul 14, 2008 · Solar power. Like wind power, the sun provides a tremendous resource for generating clean and sustainable electricity. The environmental impacts associated with solar …
Union of Concerned Scientists
The Union of Concerned Scientists puts rigorous, independent science to work to solve our planet's most pressing problems. Joining with people across the country, we combine …
Environmental Impacts of Solar Power - Union of Concerned …
Mar 5, 2013 · The sun provides a tremendous resource for generating clean and sustainable electricity without toxic pollution or global warming emissions. The potential environmental …
How Does the Sun Affect Our Climate? - Union of Concerned …
Jul 16, 2009 · The Sun-climate connection. The Sun is the source of most of the energy that drives the biological and physical processes in the world around us—in oceans and on land it …
What is Solar Geoengineering? | Union of Concerned Scientists
Oct 29, 2020 · Scientists agree that we need to swiftly and dramatically cut emissions of heat-trapping gases. Also necessary: safely and sustainably removing carbon dioxide from the …
Understanding Radiation - Union of Concerned Scientists
Oct 4, 2024 · When a radioisotope decays, it may emit energy (radiation) in the form of alpha or beta particles or gamma rays. If the energy of these particles or rays is high enough, that …
How Nuclear Weapons Work | Union of Concerned Scientists
Sep 29, 2016 · Each piece by itself was not enough to constitute a critical mass (the minimum amount of nuclear material needed to maintain fission)—but by colliding the pieces, critical …
A Brief History of Nuclear Accidents Worldwide
Oct 1, 2013 · Chernobyl. Chernobyl, Ukraine (former Soviet Union), April 26, 1986 Chernobyl is considered the world’s worst nuclear disaster to date. It occurred on April 26, 1986, when a …
Health Impacts of Radiation Exposure - Union of Concerned …
Oct 4, 2024 · Acute exposure to radiation (as in direct contact with radioactive material or being near a nuclear detonation) can result in cutaneous radiation injury (CRI), a skin burn that can …
How Radiation Interacts with the Human Body
Oct 4, 2024 · The way radiation enters the environment or human body can affect what health outcomes researchers expect to see. Nuclear toxicologists investigate the absorption, …