Revised and updated 2003© 1991, 1994, 2003 by the Union of Concerned ScientistsAll rights reservedThe Union of Concerned Scientists is a nonprot partnership of scientists and citizens combining rigorous scienticanalysis, innovative policy development, and effective citizen advocacy to achieve practical environmental solutions.The UCS Clean Energy Program examines the benets and costs of the country’s energy use and promotes energy solutions that are sustainable both environmentally and economically.More information about UCS and the Clean Energy Program is available on the World Wide Web, at
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.Project CoordinatorRobin ShermanProject AssistantNicholas BrookeUCS Staff Contributors and Reviewers for Original VersionDonald AitkenMichael BrowerEric DenzlerWarren LeonHoward RisJanet WagerLisa WiddekindAnnabelle WinneUCS Staff Contributors and Reviewers for 2003 VersionSteve ClemmerJacques DeloriJeff DeyetteDesign and ProductionLinda DreyfussHerb RichHeather TuttleTeacher ReviewersVicky Krupp, Hamilton-Wenham Regional High School, Hamilton, Mass.Paul Mello, Middletown High School, Middletown, R.I.Nancy Nowak, Nathan Bishop Middle School, Providence, R.I.Tom Wellnitz, Shore Country Day School, Beverly, Mass.Special thanks to the students of Students Taking Action for Tomorrow at Hamilton-Wenham Regional High Schoolin Hamilton, Massachusetts, for their help.