Union of Concerned Scientists

The Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) is a non-profit advocacy organization based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Some of the policies that the UCS endorses include controls on pollution, reduction of nuclear weapons, a ban on weapons in space, federal regulation of biotechnology, and the protection of endangered species. The Union also encourages research on renewable energy, low-pollution vehicles, and sustainable agriculture.

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Non-profit - Advocacy - Cambridge, Massachusetts - United States - Pollution - Nuclear weapon - Weapons in space - Biotechnology - Endangered species - Renewable energy - Sustainable agriculture

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The UCS was founded in 1969 at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology by faculty and students. The UCS membership includes many private citizens in addition to professional scientists.

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1969 - Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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