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Climate Change Is a GOP Issue, Too
Climate Change Is a GOP Issue, Too
It’s striking to see how much the Republican Party has changed its tune on the environment.
Tia Nelson
May 24, 2019
The Nuclear Posture Review and the Growing Danger of Nuclear War
The Nuclear Posture Review and the Growing Danger of Nuclear War
On February 2nd, the Trump Administration released the 2018 Nuclear Posture Review (NPR), a document that sets U.S. Nuclear Policy for the…
Tara Drozdenko
Feb 14, 2018
European Arms Race Redux?
European Arms Race Redux?
Last month, the New York Times reported that Russia had secretly deployed a new ground-launched cruise missile in violation of the…
Tara Drozdenko
Mar 6, 2017
We Knew the World Would Not be the Same
We Knew the World Would Not be the Same
On July 16, 1945, the United States tested the world’s first nuclear device in the desert of Alamogordo, New Mexico, ushering in the Atomic…
Tara Drozdenko
Jul 16, 2016
What happened at Chernobyl 30 Years Ago?
What happened at Chernobyl 30 Years Ago?
The world’s worst nuclear power accident took place thirty years ago today. The accident released radioactive material over parts of…
Tara Drozdenko
Apr 26, 2016
A Close Call: How We Almost Nuked Ourselves
A Close Call: How We Almost Nuked Ourselves
In the 1950’s and 1960’s, the U.S. flew its bombers around the country with nuclear weapons on board. The idea was to make sure that, in a…
Tara Drozdenko
Mar 14, 2016
Non-Nuclear Weapon States Lead on Nuclear Disarmament
Non-Nuclear Weapon States Lead on Nuclear Disarmament
Forty-six years ago the international community did something incredible. They took a step towards sanity and a safer world and signed on…
Tara Drozdenko
Feb 22, 2016
We Need A Climate Debate
We Need A Climate Debate
When Democratic National Committee Chairman Tom Perez rejected the idea of a Presidential debate focused on climate change, his…
Tia Nelson
Jul 30, 2019
Wind Power: What Goes Around Really Does Come Around
Wind Power: What Goes Around Really Does Come Around
The blades of the first windmill spun millennia ago. Today, they are spinning a world of energy independence and jobs.
Parwat Regmi
Jan 16, 2019
It’s Time to Rethink the Convenience of Single-Use Plastics
It’s Time to Rethink the Convenience of Single-Use Plastics
There is a direct link between plastics and the onslaught of climate change. One study estimates that by 2050, there will be more plastic…
Parwat Regmi
Dec 21, 2018
Food Waste: The World’s Dumbest Environmental Problem
Food Waste: The World’s Dumbest Environmental Problem
You can help reduce climate change, save money, conserve energy and feed the hungry. All you need to do is stop wasting and tossing out so…
Tia Nelson
Oct 8, 2018
Outrider Connects with Local Communities at the 2018 Wisconsin Science Festival
Outrider Connects with Local Communities at the 2018 Wisconsin Science Festival
At Outrider, we understand the importance of connecting with our communities in communicating science. We have woven this idea into our…
Parwat Regmi
Oct 1, 2018
Remembering the atomic bombing of Japan after 71 years
Remembering the atomic bombing of Japan after 71Â years
Memorials stand to remind us of our mind’s atrocious power, while ready-for-launch nuclear silos exist as a reminder of lessons unlearned.
Parwat Regmi
Aug 6, 2016
Nuclear Black Market
Nuclear Black Market
A Concerning Trade
Parwat Regmi
Jul 27, 2016
Paris Climate Conference: My Global Homecoming
Paris Climate Conference: My Global Homecoming
When I step on the ground in Paris this month, it will be a sort of homecoming for me. It’s not that I am French, but that I am returning…
Tia Nelson
Dec 5, 2015
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