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Food Waste 101

GuideUnited StatesShelia Hu
An overview of why we throw away so much food, how it impacts people and the planet, and what we can do to waste less.
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Neonics: The Toxic Truth

Fact SheetUnited States, Minnesota, Michigan, California, ColoradoAllison Johnson, Daniel Raichel, Lucas Rhoads, Lena Freij
Pesticides kill bees, pollute water, and threaten our health.
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Single-Use Plastics 101

GuideUnited StatesCourtney Lindwall
Here’s everything you need to know about the most ubiquitous (and avoidable) kind of plastic waste: the kind made to be tossed in mere minutes.

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Clean Energy Building Finance Policy Statement (PDF)

Overview
This statement outlines several federal financing policies that could be deployed quickly in the context of a jobs bill, in order to catalyze a retrofit industry that will generate long-term employment.

Presentation: Economics of Plutonium Recycle (PDF)

Overview
A presentation delivered on December 11, 2009 at Johns Hopkins University by Thomas B. Cochran, Ph.D., Senior Scientist at the Natural Resources Defense Council, arguing against reprocessing spent uranium and plutonium, and instead continuing the current open fuel cycle system...