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How Do Hybrid Cars and Trucks Work?
Hybrids use an internal combustion engine—and can be fueled like normal cars—but also have an electric motor and battery.
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What Are Electric Cars?
Unlike conventional vehicles, electric cars and trucks use a motor powered by batteries or a fuel cell.
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Benefits of Renewable Energy Use
Renewable energy—wind, solar, geothermal, hydroelectric, and biomass—provides substantial benefits for our health, our climate, and our economy.
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How Bad Are Fossil Fuels Actually?
The true costs of coal, natural gas, and other fossil fuels aren’t always obvious—but their impacts can be disastrous.
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The Hidden Costs of Fossil Fuels
The costs of gas, fuel, and other fossil fuels extend far beyond the gas pump or electric bill.
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Attribution Science
Attribution science shows us precisely how much climate change is shaping and changing our world.
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Applications of Climate, Energy, and Environmental Justice
Assessing the key different types of justice (distributive, procedural, and restorative) within the climate and energy movements can be challenging.
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Environmental, Climate, and Energy Justice—What Do They Mean?
If you’ve encountered these concepts and aren’t totally sure what they mean—we got you.
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Ten Signs of Global Warming
Ten ways climate change affects our planet.
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Cumulative Impacts Policies
In the real world, no one is exposed to one pollutant from one source at a time. Cumulative impacts policies seek to address multiple exposures to pollutants and sources of pollution.
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How Radiation Interacts with the Human Body
Radiation is absorbed by humans in many ways, and can harm the human body in the short and long term.
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Health Impacts of Radiation Exposure
Radiation is associated with a wide range of adverse health outcomes, including acute radiation sickness, burns, cancer, cardiovascular disease, or even death.