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The Union of Concerned Scientists

is a nonprofit partnership of

scientists and citizens combining

rigorous scientific analysis, inno-

vative policy development, and

effective citizen advocacy to

achieve practical environmental

solutions. Established in 1969, we

seek to ensure that all people

have clean air, energy, and

transportation, as well as food

that is produced in a safe and

sustainable manner. We strive for

a future that is free from the

threats of global warming and

nuclear war, and a planet that

supports a rich diversity of life.

Sound science guides our efforts

to secure changes in government

policy, corporate practices, and

consumer choices that will

protect and improve the health

of our environment globally,

nationally, and in communities

throughout the United States.

In short, UCS seeks a great change

in humanity’s stewardship of

the earth.

Union of Concerned Scientists Annual Report 2004 1

2 A message from the

Chair and President

Our issues:

3 Biotechnology

4 Scientific integrity

5 Antibiotic resistance

6 Global warming

7 Nuclear safety

8 Nuclear weapons

9 Missile defense

9 Sustainable agriculture

10 Renewable energy

11 Nuclear terrorism

12 Air pollution

13 Invasive species

13 U.S.-China relations

14 UCS and its members step up

to the challenges ahead

16 Financial report

18 National Advisory Board

18 Donors

24 Board members

UCS Gives Science a Voice in Public PolicyC O N T E N T S

“ I can’t remember any epoch in which so many

science policy issues were submerged in order to advance

a White House political agenda. The most devastating effect is

the United States’ withdrawal from international treaties and

efforts in the environmental field, most notably in global

climate change.“The thinning of our polar ice caps is frightening—I truly

fear for the lives of my grandchildren. UCS inmy view is unique in thinking scientificallyand, of necessity, acting politically.”

Leon LedermanDirector, emeritus, Fermi National Accelerator

Laboratory, U.S. Department of Energy

Resident scholar, Illinois Mathematicsand Science Academy

Winner of the Medal of Science (1965)and the Nobel Prize in Physics (1988)

“ I greatly appreciate the efforts of UCS to examineinstances in which political agendas appear to be underminingthe integrity of science and to report the facts.”

Neal LaneUniversity professor and senior fellow,

James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy, Rice University

Former assistant to the president for scienceand technology and director, Office ofScience and Technology Policy

Former director, National Science Foundation

2 Union of Concerned Scientists Annual Report 2004

he Union of Concerned Scientists has never faced a more challenging political

and policy environment. The problems facing life on Earth are increasingly

urgent, yet the political leadership in the White House and on Capitol Hill is unacceptably

blocking scientific input and taking our country in the wrong direction.

Terrorists threaten to attack the United States using the most destructive weapons

available to them, but the Bush administration has still not taken the available measures

needed to adequately secure nuclear materials around the globe. The scientific consensus

that global warming is under way and must be slowed grows stronger with each

new study, but the Bush administration refuses to take responsible action. As UCS

documented in 2004, this administration has systematically censored, suppressed, and

misrepresented scientific research, stacked scientific advisory committees with industry

insiders, and used political litmus tests rather than scientific credentials to determine

whether a scientist is invited to advise the government.

Despite this toxic climate, UCS and our supporters achieved a number of victories in

2004. Our Clean Energy and Clean Vehicles teams both helped make precedent-setting

policies a reality: in Colorado, voters approved the nation’s first ballot initiative

mandating a large increase in new renewable energy production, and California

enacted the first regulations in the nation requiring reductions of global warming

emissions from cars and passenger trucks. Our Global Security team helped eliminate

funding for new nuclear weapons. And our Campaign to Restore Scientific Integrity to

federal policy making drew widespread attention to the Bush administration’s abuses.

Yet this level of change is not commensurate with the urgency of the problems we’re

working to solve. While continuing to fight for incremental progress on our issues, we

must also redouble our efforts to build public demand for the major changes we know

are needed.

This will not be possible without the ongoing support of our longtime donors,

foundation partners, members, and activists. Your contributions in our fiscal year 2004

enabled us to increase our scientific and technical capacity, which is central to our

mission and makes UCS unique in the environmental community. You also helped

improve our ability to get our message out to policy makers: the challenges we face are

urgent and daunting, but practical solutions exist.

We thank you for your support and partnership.

Kurt Gottfried, Chair Kevin Knobloch, President

Kurt Gottfried and Kevin Knobloch

A Message from the Chair and President

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Farmers raising food crops once hadto worry about pests, weather, diseases,and prices. Now, in some states, they facea new threat: contamination from cropsgenetically modified to produce pharma-ceutical or industrial products.

For several years, UCS has monitoredthe development of these so-called pharmacrops out of concern that the drugs orindustrial compounds they produce couldcontaminate the food supply. That concernwas validated in 2002 when pharma corncontaminated a half-million bushels ofsoybeans; only last-minute interventionprevented the contaminated soybeans fromentering the U.S. food and feed supplies.

In response to that incident, UCSlaunched an effort to determine whetherfood crops such as corn and soybeancould be used as pharma crops whileensuring complete protection of the foodsupply. That effort culminated in our2004 report A Growing Concern: Protectingthe Food Supply in an Era of Pharmaceuticaland Industrial Crops, authored by six agricultural experts commissioned toanalyze the problem. The experts’ majorconclusion was that corn and soybean (asthey are currently produced, stored, andtransported) cannot be used as pharmacrops in the United States while ensuringvirtually zero contamination of the foodand feed supplies.

outdoor production of food crops genetically modified to produce pharma-ceutical or industrial substances until an effective regulatory regime can be put in place. UCS will gather support forsuch a ban in the coming months from arange of groups interested in protectingour food supply, including major U.S.food companies.

Another report released in 2004, Goneto Seed: Transgenic Contaminants in theTraditional Seed Supply, also had seriousimplications for the pharma crop industry.In Gone to Seed, we presented the resultsof the first study to systematicallyaddress concerns that the seed suppliesfor traditional crop varieties might becontaminated with transgenic materialfrom genetically engineered varieties.Results from our small pilot study confirmed these concerns. We found pervasive, low-level contamination oftraditional seeds of corn, soybean, andcanola by DNA sequences from commer-cial transgenic varieties.

Although we were unable to test forpharma crop contaminants in our pilotstudy, the results suggest nonetheless thatthe current seed production process isvulnerable to such contamination.Traditional seeds could be contaminatedby genes from pharma crops as well asmany other engineered varieties grownin the United States but not approved forthe food supply.

The research reported in A GrowingConcern and Gone to Seed leads us tobelieve that pharma crop contaminationof the food supply may have occurredalready and may be ongoing. As a result,we are urging the U.S. Department ofAgriculture to immediately ban the

Are “Pharma” Crops a Threat to the Food Supply?

UCS Food and Environment Program Deputy Directorand Senior Scientist Jane Rissler weighs seedsbefore shipping them to DNA-testing labs.

B I O T E C H N O L O G Y


Few initiatives that UCS has under-taken since its founding in 1969 have generated as much attention as our decisionto investigate the ways in which the Bushadministration has manipulated and cen-sored science to serve its political agenda.From the moment we released ourFebruary 2004 report Scientific Integrity inPolicy Making in conjunction with a state-ment signed by some of America’s mostrespected scientists, our organization wasthrust into the spotlight like never before.

Traffic on the UCS website increasedby a factor of almost 10. Nearly everymajor wire service and U.S. daily newspaper reported the charges, and thepresident’s science advisor was forced torespond. Media outlets around the worldsoon picked up the story, editorials supporting our effort began appearing inmany prominent newspapers, and morethan 25,000 UCS activists called for aSenate investigation.

Our findings were damning. On issuesincluding childhood lead poisoning, mer-cury emissions, reproductive health,

and Drug Administration scientists thatraises serious concerns about the agency’scommitment to assessing drug safety.Nearly one in five respondents, for exam-ple, said they had been pressured to recommend approval for a drug despitereservations about its safety.

What has been gained and whatcomes next? We have succeeded in famil-iarizing Congress and the national mediawith scientists’ concerns, and we arebuilding support among various scientificand public health associations for neededreforms. The National Academy ofSciences, for example, issued its ownreport condemning political litmus tests.Rep. Henry Waxman (D-CA) has intro-duced legislation on the issue. And theOffice of Management and Budget reacted to pressure from the scientificcommunity by dropping some of themost egregious elements of its plan tocentralize control over federal agencies’use of scientific peer review.

Our priorities for 2005 begin with formulating and advocating policies that

endangered species, climate change, andthe question of weapons of mass destruc-tion in Iraq, agency officials had distortedor suppressed the work of their own scientists when the results did not supportthe president’s policies. In addition, candi-dates for scientific advisory posts hadbeen asked inappropriate questions abouttheir political views. A follow-up reportwe published in July provided even moreevidence of a pattern of abuse.

The initial 62 signers of our statementincluded former science advisors to both Democratic and Republican admin-istrations dating back to President Eisenhower, along with many winners ofthe Nobel Prize and National Medal ofScience. By year’s end, more than 6,000scientists, medical professionals, and engineers had endorsed the statement.

Capitalizing on this momentum, weorganized a series of roundtables at universities around the country, drawingclose to 2,000 participants to discuss theproblem and potential solutions. We alsohelped disclose an internal survey of Food

Putting Science (and theAbuse of Science) on the Front Page

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A National Problem Hits Close to Home

nne Kapuscinski knew her urinary tract infection was a commonillness that should have been easily remedied with antibiotics.

Yet after taking the prescribed drugs for a few days, her condition was deteriorating and she realized the drugs were not working. Anne’s infection was completely resistant to the antibiotic mostcommonly prescribed for her condition, and by the time her doctor prescribed a different drug, her kidneys were threatened with seriousdamage. Though the second antibiotic proved effective, Anne did not fullyrecover for almost six months.

As a biologist and UCS board member, Dr. Kapuscinski understood theimplications of her experience and allowed us to publicize the story,thereby dramatizing the real-life consequences of the overuse of antibi-otics. Recent scientific research, which characterizes urinary tract infectionsas food-borne illnesses and suggests that antibiotic resistance in these infec-tions may have been generated in animals, adds to the mounting evidencethat the overuse and misuse of antibiotics in agriculture leads to humaninfections that are more virulent, longer-lasting, and more costly to treat.

In response to this looming public health crisis, UCS has long advocatedthe elimination of nontherapeutic antibiotic use in animal agriculture.Working with our colleagues in the Keep Antibiotics Working coalition(KAW), we supported the federal Preservation of Antibiotics for MedicalTreatment Act (PAMTA) in 2004 by obtaining more than 380 endorse-ments—including those of the American Medical Association and othermainstream medical organizations—and generating numerous lettersto the editor, newspaper editorials, and op-eds on the issue.

Together with KAW, we kept pressure on the Foodand Drug Administration’s Center for VeterinaryMedicine, which issued new guidelines on how antibiotic resistance will factor into its approvalprocess for new veterinary drugs. We also workedwith the Wild Oats natural-foods supermarket chainto educate consumers about antibiotic resistance,and with specific government agencies and corpor-ations to change existing policies. For example, we had success in 2003 persuading McDonald’s to stop purchasing poultry from suppliers who use antibiotics, andare now urging Burger King and Wendy’s to do the same.

We will also continue working in 2005 to ensureCongress enacts PAMTA. We don’t want increasingnumbers of people going through the sameexperience as Anne Kapuscinski.

will help prevent any future administra-tion from undermining governmentresearch and advisory committees. Wewill continue to publicize specific abuses,encourage scientists to speak out, educatedecision makers about the importance ofindependent scientific advice, and pursuebetter congressional oversight of federalagency conduct.

We will also continue polling govern-ment scientists to document the effectthese abuses have on their morale. It hastaken decades to build world-class scientific staffs at federal agencies, andthe best and brightest scientists will neither stay in nor be attracted to publicservice if political appointees activelyundermine their input. The continuedabuse of government research, therefore,not only threatens our nation’s publichealth, safety, and environment, but ourscientific leadership in the world.

Restoring scientific integrity to federalpolicy will remain a top priority for UCSin the months and years ahead.

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“One morning it hit me that I was really sick,” recalls UCS board member

Anne Kapuscinski. “The room started to spin. I broke out in chills.”

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worth more than one billion dollars in newcar sales—to ask these companies to investin cleaner cars rather than lawsuits. UCSwill work with other environmentalorganizations in 2005 to help defendCalifornia’s standards while bringing themto other states.

This study galvanized support across thestate for measures to reduce emissions ofheat-trapping gases—measures such asthose outlined in our report Climate Control:Global Warming Solutions for California Cars.Conventional technologies, our vehicleengineers argued, could reduce heat-trapping emissions by 40 percent for an extra$1,900 per vehicle (and pay for themselves inless than five years). Both UCS studiesproved critical to the California AirResources Board in enacting the first-everstandards to limit heat-trapping emissionsfrom motor vehicles. In setting a precedentfor the rest of the country, California’s planrepresents significant progress.

When automakers responded by filingsuit to stop the new standards, UCS organ-ized 50,000 activists—a market potentially

A few years ago, you would nothave seen articles in mainstream maga-zines declaring that global warming is real,is worsened by human activities, and mustbe confronted. That changed in 2004 whenthese same points were made in the pagesof BusinessWeek, National Geographic, andDiscover, which named global warming theyear’s top science story.

Yet the White House not only irre-sponsibly ignores the international scientificconsensus but also censors its own scientists when their public statements andwritings reflect that consensus. We arereminded of the moment in 1994 whentobacco executives sat in the Capitol anddeclared that nicotine was not addictive—even though everyone knew that was a lie.While we make the case that our nationalleaders risk looking similarly foolish unlessthey take action, we will push for progressat the state and regional levels.

California drew much of our attentionin 2004 because of its environmental lead-ership and unique power to set pollutionstandards other states can follow, and thisstrategy proved tremendously successful.The foundation for much of our work inthe Golden State was the report ChoosingOur Future: Climate Change in California, acollaborative effort between UCS and 17prominent local scientists and economiststhat shows what awaits Californians laterin this century should global warming gounchecked: a striking increase in extremeheat and heat-related deaths, severe watershortages, and losses to the state’s promi-nent wine and dairy industries.

Reaching a Tipping Point on Climate Change

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Leading with Science

U C S H A S E A R N E D T H E R E S P E C T of lawmakers and environmentalists alikethrough our unique combination of scientific expertise and political advocacy. Our leadership on climate policy is reflected in the fact that the Intergovernmental Panel onClimate Change selected Global Environment Program Director Peter Frumhoff to co-author a chapter in the next edition of its influential assessment of climate science.

Policy makers and reporters who know our reputation listen to what we have to say, and in this way we are shaping the national conversation about global warming. Forexample, we helped draw widespread attention to a 2004 study of climate change in theArctic, and capitalized on the media’s curiosity about the disaster movie The Day afterTomorrow to separate fact from fiction on the subject of abrupt climate change.

Our focus in 2005 will remain on state and regional efforts to combat global warm-ing, but we will also continue building support on Capitol Hill for the eventual passage ofthe McCain-Lieberman Climate Stewardship Act—an important first step in reducing ournation’s heat-trapping emissions.

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The Nuclear Power Industry Plays with Fire

hen a serious safety problem was discovered in 2002 at theDavis-Besse nuclear power plant in Ohio, UCS got involved to

ensure the repairs ordered by the plant’s owner and the NuclearRegulatory Commission (NRC) corrected both the problem and the oversight failures that allowed it to develop. Incredibly, as bad as the situation at Davis-Besse was, it may beworse at New Jersey’s Salem and HopeCreek plants, where workers in 2004refused to restart a reactor they fearedwas headed for disaster.

There are currently 103 nuclear powerplants in the United States. All were builtbefore 1975, and none were expected tocontinue producing power for more than30 years. Nevertheless, as the operatinglicenses for these plants come up forreview by the NRC, their owners arerequesting—and receiving—20-year extensions. Because every technol-ogy breaks down over time, the 2004 UCS report U.S. Nuclear Plants inthe 21st Century: The Risk of a Lifetime argued that the NRC was practically inviting tragedy. We also offered 10 recommendations toensure proper risk management.

The focus of our efforts in 2005 will be to ensure that specific safety issues such as the problems at Salem and Hope Creek areaddressed, and to pressure both Congress and the NRC into providingmuch-needed industry oversight. Public safety should not be compro-mised just to keep aging plants running.


Another major environmental mile-stone influenced by our analyses was theCalifornia Public Utilities Commission’sruling that electric utilities doing businessin the state must begin accounting for thecost of global warming when choosingnew energy suppliers. This decision givesa welcome boost to renewable energy.

UCS is committed to ensuring thegains made in California this past year aresecured in 2005 and, just as important,that our ongoing efforts to reduce heat-trapping emissions in the Northeast also produce real results. As technicaladvisor to the Regional Greenhouse GasInitiative, we not only have a central role in creating what would be the firstcarbon trading market in the UnitedStates, but also an opportunity to engageboth coasts—which together producemore carbon dioxide than every othercountry except China and Russia—in thestruggle to slow climate change. And thatcould bring us to the turning point when Washington has no choice but tojoin the fight.

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Rep. Hobson, as chairman of the Housesubcommittee that controls nuclearweapons spending, argued it is hypocriti-cal for the United States to warn othernations not to develop nuclear weaponswhile pursuing them itself.

UCS could not agree more. Moreover,our research has demonstrated that the administration’s proposed nuclear“bunker buster” cannot do what its proponents believe it can. Rather thandestroying a deeply buried bunker without contaminating the surroundingarea, as many hope, this weapon would

A t a time when many construeany criticism of defense spending as unpatriotic, the last thing you mightexpect to see is a Republican member ofthe House of Representatives opposingthe plans of the president. But that isexactly what happened in 2004 whenRep. David Hobson of Ohio emerged asa surprising champion for UCS andeveryone opposed to the development ofnew nuclear weapons.

President Bush had requested almost$36 million in funding for research intonew, more “usable” nuclear weapons.

Plans for New Nukes AreKnocked Off Course

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throw up an enormous cloud of deadlyradioactive dust and debris. It is also morelikely to release rather than destroy anychemical or biological agents stored in thebunker, undermining another rationale for its development. Our analysis helped bolster Rep. Hobson’s case as he made thecourageous decision to eliminate all of therequested funds.

Along with this stunning victory cameprogress in the Senate, where we helpedinitiate a bipartisan working group onnuclear proliferation and U.S. nuclearweapons policy. UCS worked closely withthe group’s Democratic co-chair, Sen.Dianne Feinstein of California, and successfully encouraged Sen. John McCainof Arizona to serve as the Republican co-chair—a key to ensuring cooperationbetween the parties on these issues.

As we move forward in 2005, increasedcapacity in both our lobbying and analyticcapabilities will help bolster our support ofthe Senate working group, Rep. Hobson,and other champions in the House. Thevictories of the past year validate our long-time strategy of working on both sides ofthe political aisle. Now we need to findmore policy makers with the integrity ofRep. Hobson.

Calling U.S. development of newnuclear weapons hypocritical, Rep. David Hobson (R-OH, right)eliminated all the funds requested by President Bush for that purpose.

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Protecting Americans’ Health and Farmlands

o one would argue against keeping our air, water, and food as free as possible from toxic contamination, or against

keeping our agricultural lands productive for future generations. But making that happen is a challenge for consumers, environmentalists, and other interested parties. Well-funded corporateinterests are working overtime to shape federal agriculture policy, puttingenvironmental protections at risk.

UCS spent much of 2004 successfully fending off various attempts toweaken regulations intended to promote sustainable agriculture:

• Sen. Larry Craig (R-ID) attempted to exempt “factory” farms fromhaving to report their toxic emissions—despite the fact that some ofthese operations generate as much ammonia and hydrogen sulfideas the nation’s largest industrial plants. UCS and other concernedparties helped defeat this measure, but Sen. Craig is expected to try again.

• The USDA issued directives that would have undermined landmarkorganic standards the agency itself established in 2002. The resultingpublic outcry, including a joint letter of protest from UCS and othergroups, forced the USDA to rescind its directives.

• The Conservation Security Program provides financial incentives forfarmers and ranchers who protect natural resources, but the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) proposed enacting the program in such a way that almost no onewould qualify for the available funds. UCS generated 10,000 of the 12,000 comments criticizing this proposal, which is still under review.

We also worked in positiveways to encourage an agricul-ture based on pasture-raisedanimals. Raising cattle, poultry,and swine in this healthy environment has multiple ben-efits, including a reduced needfor antibiotics. UCS has begunresearch for a new report thatwill scientifically evaluate thenutritional claims for pasture-raisedanimals and provide importantinformation for consumers to makean informed choice—a choice thatcould move U.S. agriculture away fromfactory farms.

No Surprise: A Flawed System Flops

hey can’t say we didn’t warn them.UCS has long been critical of the

Pentagon’s plans for a systemdesigned to intercept missiles headed for theUnited States. Its technical deficiencies areserious enough that our 2000 reportCountermeasures helped convince theClinton administration not to deploy the system. President Bush, however, vowed todeploy the same critically flawed system by October 2004 even though it gives thepublic a false sense of security.

Last May, our report Technical Realitiesexplained that the simplest countermea-s u r e s — p a i n t e d balloon decoys, forexample—woulddefeat the system,and that the testsconducted to datebear no resem-blance to a realattack since theyincluded advancewarning of the mock attack and numerousartificial constraints. The Missile DefenseAgency nevertheless appeared ready to proceed with its plans, disregarding the federal requirement that a weapons system undergo operational testing prior to deployment.

UCS kept up the pressure in the mediauntil it became common knowledge onCapitol Hill that the system would not work.In part because of press coverage of the system’s technical flaws, the October deployment was quietly dropped from theBush administration’s agenda. Then, inDecember, the system suffered the publichumiliation of a failed flight test in whichthe interceptor missile did not even leave itslaunch platform. Although the Pentagoncontinues to place additional interceptors insilos, it has canceled its plans for an officialdeployment—a real victory for UCS. Thepresident’s FY06 budget request for missiledefense is less than last year’s, but we willpush for further reductions.

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by 64 million metric tons—the equivalentof taking more than nine million cars offthe road—and create demand for 25,000megawatts of new renewable energy.

In the state of California, UCS con-tributed to two more precedent-settingdecisions that brightened the futureprospects of renewable energy:

Our testimony and legal briefs helpedpersuade the California Public UtilitiesCommission to adopt rules requiring utilities to factor in the cost of climatechange when considering new energysources. From now on, California utilitieswill have an extra financial incentive tohelp their customers become more energy-efficient, and to use renewable energy asa means of preventing carbon emissionstoday rather than paying more to reducethem in the future.

As part of a coalition, we convinced thenation’s largest municipally owned utility(based in Los Angeles) to withdraw itsplans for a new coal-fired power plantand instead invest in enough renewableenergy to meet 20 percent of its sales by 2017.

Coloradans money, create jobs, and evenhelp the state’s utilities by stabilizingrates. Nevertheless, the fossil fuel industrylobbied aggressively to defeat the initiative, compelling us to tour the statewith local officials and environmentalgroups to publicize the results of ouranalysis. The resulting victory, whichgives us a blueprint to follow in otherstates, represents the crowning achieve-ment of an already successful year forUCS at the state level.

For example, we provided assistanceto coalitions that added the District ofColumbia, Maryland, New York, andRhode Island to the renewable standardsmap and strengthened the Pennsylvaniastandard. We estimate that by 2017 statestandards will reduce carbon emissions

While the country pored overmaps of red and blue states in the wakeof the presidential election, UCS updat-ed a map of its own. Colorado votersgave environmentalists around thecountry something to cheer about onelection night by approving a first-of-its-kind ballot initiative requiring a specific percentage of the state’s electricity tocome from renewable resources such as the wind and sun. After the state legislature failed on three occasions to pass a renewable energy standard, voters spoke for themselves and addedColorado to our map of 18 states thatnow have adopted such a standard.

UCS supported this landmark initia-tive by providing a cost-benefit analysisthat concluded the standard would save

States Turn Out in Supportof Clean Energy

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A Responsible National Plan

R E N E WA B L E R E S O U RC E S such as the sun and wind currently account for only two percent of U.S. energy consumption, and the sad fact is that the White House andCongress are in no hurry to change the status quo. UCS had no choice but to oppose the2004 national energy bill because of its regulatory rollbacks and fossil fuel subsidies, andour lobbying helped block the bill’s passage. On a more positive note, we were able to salvagetax credits for renewable energy producers and help extend them at least one more year.

For 2005 and beyond, UCS intends to reframe the debate on Capitol Hill and gain critical bipartisan support by demonstrating the economic benefits of renewable energy.Our 2004 report Renewing America’s Economy and subsequent state-specific reports showedthat a shift to cleaner energy is not only feasible but financially responsible. Increasing thenational share of renewable energy consumption to 20 percent by 2020, for example,would create a net increase of 355,000 jobs—almost twice as many as would be createdby adding fossil fuel capacity. Numbers like this demonstrate conclusively that switchingto clean energy can be a win-win scenario.

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Stopping Terrorist Strikes at the Source

hortly after the 9/11 attacks, President Bush said that defending the United States from terrorists armed with

weapons of mass destruction was his highest priority. Yet hisadministration has done too little to secure weapons-usable nuclearmaterials since then.

One promising development in 2004 was the creation of the GlobalThreat Reduction Initiative, which will work to secure nuclear materialsin Russia and in research reactors around the globe. UCS generated12,000 letters supporting the initiative, and we met with the programdirector to discuss possible strategies. As the initiative moves ahead, wewill seek congressional support for programs of common interest.

Meanwhile, UCS Senior Staff Scientist Ed Lyman testified before theNuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) on security risks associated withthe use of mixed-oxide (MOX) fuel in U.S. and Russian nuclear power plants. The NRC wants to relax its security regulations for MOX, claiming terrorists would not want to steal it. However, becauseplutonium can be separated from the fuel by a straightforward chemical process, MOX may be quite attractive to terrorists. Its theftshould be prevented by stringent security measures.

Dr. Lyman also authored Chernobyl on the Hudson?, a report commissioned by Riverkeeper, Inc. on the vulnerability of New York’sIndian Point nuclear power plant (35 miles from Manhattan) to a 9/11-style attack. The prospect of a catastrophic release of radiationover the greater New York City area was also dramatized by the HBOdocumentary Indian Point: Imagining the Unimaginable, in which Dr. Lyman and UCS Nuclear Safety Engineer Dave Lochbaum stressed theneed for additional precautions at theplant. UCS is determined to ensure ourpolitical leaders do more than paylip service to these and similarproblems in 2005.

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UCS Senior Staff Scientist Ed Lymanexplains security risks at the Indian

Point nuclear power plant inan HBO documentary.

UCS was the first environmental groupto pursue state renewable energy standards,and it’s clear that our strategy is paying dividends. In 2005, we will help our allieswin new standards in Illinois and Montana,raise existing standards in Iowa, Texas, andWisconsin, and continue making our casethat clean energy is good for localeconomies. The lesson learned in Coloradois that there are voters in both parties whowant to swing this country away from itsdangerous dependence on fossil fuels.

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UCS President Kevin Knobloch joins political leaders fromMaine (Gov. John Baldacci), Illinois (Sen. Dick Durbin),and Washington State (Rep. Jay Inslee) to discuss the economic benefits of renewable energy at the July 2004 New Energy for America forum in Boston.


to encourage owners of aging diesel truckfleets to retrofit their vehicles with cleanertechnology, but it was virtually unfunded.

The strength of our argu-ment not only convinced legislators to approve $140 mil-lion in new funding, but also led the California AirResources Board to establishaggressive standards forreducing diesel emissions.We plan to make the sameargument to other state and

federal lawmakers in 2005 when we pushfor cleanup programs elsewhere.

Our success in California followed onthe heels of a major victory in the fightagainst diesel pollution at the nationallevel. Technical analysis conducted by UCSin 2003 and 25,000 public comments generated through our online Action

Thousands of homicides grab head-lines in California each year, yet the deadlyeffects of diesel exhaust shorten the livesof even more Californians.Medical expenses, lost pro-ductivity, and prematuredeaths associated with dieselsoot cost the Golden State$21.6 billion a year. Thesepowerful facts, outlined inour 2004 study Sick of Soot:Reducing the Health Impacts ofDiesel Pollution in California,could not be ignored by state legislators.

Working with other environmentalgroups, UCS argued that California neededto make an investment in its publichealth—for every dollar spent on dieselcleanup, we explained, the state wouldsave $10 in health care costs. Californiaalready had a voluntary program in place

Economics Helps Make theCase for Cleaner Air

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Network in 2004 helped persuade theEnvironmental Protection Agency toundertake a serious cleanup of dieselengines used in construction, agricultural,and other “nonroad” equipment. At thetime, nonroad diesel engines produced asmuch toxic soot as all diesel trucks andbuses on U.S. highways combined. Thenew rule will hold this heavy equipment tothe same standard as highway vehicles,reducing their emissions by more than 90 percent. Given the Bush administra-tion’s hostile attitude toward environmen-tal regulations in general, UCS supportersshould take special pride in the magnitudeof this achievement.

Another important victory for UCS inWashington, DC, was our effort to keepthe federal government’s Clean School BusUSA program alive. Despite our workestablishing the threat that school buses—which represent some of the oldest anddirtiest diesel vehicles on the road—poseto the health of America’s children, therewas a very real possibility that funding for this cleanup program would be withdrawn. Instead, we won a 50 percentincrease from $5 million to $7.4 million forfiscal 2005. Our continuing focus on thetremendous public health benefits ofreduced diesel pollution will hopefullypave the way to further success on CapitolHill this year.

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Seeking Common Ground in the Far East

CS is lucky to have Gregory Kulacki on staff. Having lived andworked in China for more than 12 years, Dr. Kulacki speaks and

reads Mandarin and has an understanding of China’s culture andpolitical behavior that few American security experts can match.Continuing to spend several months in China every year has allowedhim to develop strong relationships with the country’s security elite,including the scientists with whom UCS has been working for more thana decade.

Conversely, a general lack of understanding and language skills inWashington, DC, contributes to misperceptions about China’s intentions, which are sometimes judged to be hostile when in fact theyare not. A vivid example of this problem was the Pentagon’s 2004 reportthat China had developed an advanced anti-satellite weapon. Dr. Kulacki quickly determined that the source of this information wasa single website, maintained by a Chinese layperson—calling into question the quality of U.S. military intelligence related to China.

To facilitate communication between Chinese and American scientists on global security and arms control, UCS maintains fellowship programs that enable Chinese scientists to work with security experts in the United States. We also chose Beijing as the sitenot only of an April 2004 conference on space weapons technology andpolicy, but also for our 16th annual Summer Symposium on Science andWorld Affairs. Here, 42 scientists from China, the United States, andother countries discussed their research and how it could help informpolicy makers in their countries. With Dr. Kulacki’s help, we are buildinga foundation for peaceful relations with China that could pay dividendswell into the future.

This InvasionRequires a Stronger

Responsenvasive species typically don’t generate much press coverage

except when they first arrive andwhen they threaten either the local way oflife or a treasured local species. They are anurgent national problem nevertheless. TheAsian long-horned beetle, for example,which hitchhiked to the United States inpacking material, could spread from Illinois,New Jersey, and New York and devastatemaple trees throughout the country.

Fortunately, UCS is successfully drawingattention to the problem and pressing for policy solutions both in our nation’s capital and as far away as Alaska. We and our allies helped pass five new laws last year to keep invaders out of the GreatLakes, support local efforts to control weeds,and address the threats posed by non-native migratory birds, the brown treesnake, and sudden oak death (a serious forest disease). We also continued to recruit co-sponsors for the National Aquatic InvasiveSpecies Act and will work to ensure this legislation is not weakened in 2005.

In the process of convincing a high-profile philanthropic organization to stopdistributing packets of wildflower seeds thatincluded invasive species, we began workshowing that this is just one pathway the U.S.Department of Agriculture has failed toaddress. In addition, our 2003 report on invasives in Alaska became a popular publiceducation tool there, winning us key alliesand even generating interest in creating acenter for invasive species research at thestate university.

Further progress will come in 2005through our work with the recently formedNational Environmental Coalition on InvasiveSpecies (www.necis.net), whose sharedresources help us target the highest prioritiesand convince Congress and the Bush administration to act. It’s time the federalgovernment responded to invasive species asthe serious national problem they are.

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have pursued Dr. Henry Kendall’sgoal of scientists and citizens workingtogether to make a great change in humanity’s stewardship of the earth. Alongthe way, thanks to the generous financialsupport of people like you, UCS has expanded in size and influence, earning areputation as the organization that thepublic, the media, policy makers on bothsides of the political aisle, and other advocacy groups can turn to for accurate,unbiased information about threats to ourenvironment, health, and security.

While these threats become increasinglyurgent, political opposition to environmentalprotections has rarely been more hostile.Nevertheless, UCS is doing more than justsounding the alarm; our scientists are developing innovative solutions to some ofthe world’s most seemingly intractableproblems. Our arguments have been basedon such persuasive facts that we achieved anumber of significant victories in 2004—victories that help make Dr. Kendall’s visionof a safer, healthier world a reality.

Your donations make this success possible by enabling UCS to reach out to abroad network of scientists and activists andto hire outstanding scientists and policyexperts. These talented individuals not only offer credible, nonpartisan analysis and practical, realistic policies, but thedetermination and savvy to win support instate houses and on Capitol Hill. In short,your contributions fund work that has alasting impact.

We thank you for showing your commitment to the well-being of futuregenerations by supporting UCS.

“It is our future—

the future of this planet—

that is at stake, and we

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Left: UCS Clean VehiclesProgram Director Jason Mark (right) meets with members of our new National Advisory Board.


H E N R Y K E N D A L L S O C I E T Y

In honor of the Nobel-winning physicist and guiding spirit ofUCS, the Henry Kendall Society recognizes donors whose passion for our issues and desire to become more involved inour work provide a solid foundation for the organization’sfuture. With an unrestricted annual gift of $1,000 or more,Henry Kendall Society members help us respond rapidly andeffectively to emerging problems and new opportunities.

Donors at this level are true partners in our efforts to protect the environment and preserve global security. We honor their participation by offering:

• Special updates on our current campaigns and organizational priorities

• Opportunities to join senior UCS staff in telephone briefings about our work

• A personal liaison at UCS to answer questions and provide information

• Invitations to small gatherings with senior UCS staff and other Henry Kendall Society members

• Complimentary copies of UCS reports upon request

P A R T N E R S F O R T H E E A R T H

Members of Partners for the Earth, by making a convenientmonthly donation to UCS through a credit card or bank withdrawal, provide a dependable source of revenue for theorganization throughout the year and represent some of ourmost loyal and consistent supporters. In fact, hundreds ofPartners for the Earth have been making a monthly contributionto UCS for more than 20 years.

In recognition of this outstanding long-term support,Partners for the Earth receive our annual report, special updateson our work, and their own personal contact on the UCS staff toassist with questions about or changes to their monthly gifts.

L I V I N G L E G A C Y S O C I E T Y

A healthy and hospitable Earth may be the greatest legacy wecan leave to our children and grandchildren. With that in mind,Living Legacy Society members who share our long-term goal—harnessing the power of science to create a healthier, safer world—have elected to provide for UCS in their wills.These bequests, life income gifts, and other charitable estateplanning arrangements provide vital support for the work ourorganization will conduct in the years to come.

For further details about these giving options and more, please call or write:

Development Department, Union of Concerned ScientistsTwo Brattle Square, Cambridge, MA 02238

(800) [email protected]


Strong financial growth in 2004 allowed the Union ofConcerned Scientists to respond effectively to new challengesand opportunities by expanding our programs. We are gratefulto the many members, supporters, and foundations who madethis possible. Your contributions provided us with a record operating budget of $10.3 million—of which we dedicated asolid 80 percent to our program work. The year ended with amodest operating surplus of three percent.

Contributions from individuals grew more than 25 percent in2004, reflecting both continued growth in our membership base and increasing generosity among existing UCS members.Revenue from foundations contributed $4.8 million to the operating budget—a 16 percent increase from 2003.

Membership & Contributions 44%

Foundations & Other Grants 40%

2004 Revenue

2004 Expenses

● Clean Vehicles 16%

● Clean Energy 15%

● Global Security 15%

● Global Environment 13%

● Restoring Scientific Integrity 9%

● Food and Environment 8%

● Legislative 3%

Note: Percentages shown do not add tosubtotal due to rounding.

Financial Report Year ending September 30, 2004

Programs 80%

This revenue growth gave us the ability to increase our budgetfor programmatic activities by 19 percent while holding thegrowth of administrative and fund-raising costs to less than fourpercent. The most dramatic increase in programmatic activity isreflected in our new Restoring Scientific Integrity initiative.

Net assets grew to $11.5 million by year’s end, bolstered inlarge part by generous contributions from individuals, plannedgifts, and steady multi-year contributions from foundations.Positive investment returns and additions, primarily frombequests, helped the UCS endowment reach $4.2 million.

Planned Giving 8%

Operations & Investments 8%

General & Administrative 7%

Fund-raising & Member Communications 13%

Temporarily Permanently 2003 Unrestricted Restricted Restricted Total Total

OPERATING REVENUE AND OTHER SUPPORT

Membership and contributions $5,248,850 $5,248,850 $4,173,655

Foundation and other institutional grants 85,259 $5,255,490 5,340,749 5,677,687

Sales of publications 5,163 5,163 6,581

Sublease income 132,799 132,799 172,648

Other revenue 447,390 40,414 487,804 117,273

Net investment income 39,315 1,328 40,643 32,522

Net assets transferred from nonoperating activities 313,782

Net assets released from restrictions:Satisfaction of program restrictions 4,726,863 (4,726,863)

Total operating revenue and other support 10,685,639 570,369 11,256,008 10,494,148

OPERATING EXPENSES

Programs:

Global Environment 1,382,290 1,382,290 1,550,150

Global Security 1,574,359 1,574,359 1,307,235

Food and Environment 837,876 837,876 762,757

Clean Vehicles 1,650,788 1,650,788 1,582,212

Clean Energy 1,578,769 1,578,769 1,538,648

Restoring Scientific Integrity 879,460 879,460

Legislative 321,289 321,289 163,083

Total programs 8,224,831 8,224,831 6,904,085

Supporting services:

General and administrative 717,367 717,367 615,693

Fund-raising and member communications 1,382,801 1,382,801 1,405,487

Total supporting services 2,100,168 2,100,168 2,021,180

Total operating expenses 10,324,999 10,324,999 8,925,265

Change in net assets from operations 360,640 570,369 931,009 1,568,883

NONOPERATING REVENUE AND OTHER SUPPORT

Gifts 988,385 988,385 518,943

Net investment income 323,443 19,185 342,628 393,137

Total nonoperating revenue and other support 1,311,828 19,185 1,331,013 912,080

NONOPERATING EXPENSES

Loss on impairment of private company equity securities 299,999 299,999

Total nonoperating expenses 299,999 299,999

Net assets transferred to operations (313,782)

Change in net assets from nonoperating activities 1,011,829 19,185 1,031,014 598,298

CHANGE IN NET ASSETS 1,372,469 589,554 1,962,023 2,167,181

Net assets at beginning of year 4,877,867 4,469,735 $185,335 9,532,937 7,365,756

Net assets at end of year $6,250,336 $5,059,289 $185,335 $11,494,960 $9,532,937

Note: Shaded area indicates operating budget.


2004


The Joyce FoundationThe John D. and Catherine T.

MacArthur FoundationThe John Merck FundOak FoundationThe David and Lucile Packard

FoundationPloughshares Fund

$50,000-99,999Anonymous (2)Bright Horizon FoundationThe Cedar Tree FoundationThe CornerStone CampaignDeer Creek FoundationThe Ford Foundation

The David B. Gold FoundationThe Katherine and David Moore

Family Foundation, Inc.The New York Community TrustThe Pew Charitable TrustsV. Kann Rasmussen FoundationRichard & Rhoda Goldman FundFred and Alice StanbackWallace Global Fund

$25,000-49,999C. S. FundCarolyn FoundationClothes Off Our BackCompton Foundation, Inc.Foundation M

David M. Gottfried and Juliane KowskiThe George Gund FoundationBen Hammett, Ph.D.Steven and Michele Kirsch FoundationPark Foundation, Inc.Nancy Stephens and Rick RosenthalThe Robert & Patricia Switzer

Foundation Leadership Grants Program

Town Creek Foundation, Inc.Working AssetsWorking Assets Grantmaking Fund

of the Tides Foundation

Mel Coleman, Jr.Golden, CO

Donald Comb, Ph.D.Beverly, MA

Blythe DannerSanta Monica, CA

Jerome de BontinNorthbrook, IL

Liam DonohueWinchester, MA

Rosemary Faulkner, Ph.D.New York, NY

Christopher Field, Ph.D.Los Altos, CA

Carol Tucker ForemanWashington, DC

E. Marianne GabelDelaware, OH

Richard Gammon, Ph.D.Shoreline, WA

Roy Gordon, Ph.D.Cambridge, MA

Andrew Gunther, Ph.D.Oakland, CA

Daniel Gunther, M.D.Carpinteria, CA

Marilyn Harlin, Ph.D.Portland, OR

Kent A. HealyWest Tisbury, MA

Theodore HeppNew York, NY

John Barton HopkinNicasio, CA

DeWitt HornorNew York, NY

Proctor HoughtonAuburndale, MA

Eloise HoughtonAuburndale, MA

Hans HuberConcord, MA

Ned HulbertHarrisville, NH

David HurdDes Moines, IA

Jane KaczmarekPasadena, CA

Daniel Kammen, Ph.D.Berkeley, CA

Fred Kirschenmann, Ph.D.Ames, IA

Frances Moore LappéCambridge, MA

Jonathan LaskerNew York, NY

Leon Lederman, Ph.D.Chicago, IL

Henry LeeCambridge, MA

Dennis LevittVan Nuys, CA

Felicia MarcusSan Francisco, CA

Priscilla Johnson McMillanCambridge, MA

William Moomaw, Ph.D.Medford, MA

Mary Day MordecaiHarrisville, NH

Marion Nestle, Ph.D.New York, NY

Sara NicholsLos Angeles, CA

Bill NyeSanta Monica, CA

Jeffrey ParkerChilmark, MA

Edward Parson, Ph.D.Ann Arbor, MI

John PetroLos Altos, CA

Wendy PullingSan Francisco, CA

Stuart Rice, Ph.D.Chicago, IL

Barry Rock, Ph.D.Durham, NH

Louis SalkindSanta Cruz, CA

Tedd SaundersBoston, MA

L. Matthew Schwartz, M.D.Lafayette Hill, PA

Jon SedmakMcLean, VA

NoraLee SedmakMcLean, VA

Andrew Sessler, Ph.D.Oakland, CA

James Shapiro, Ph.D.Chicago, IL

Max StoneDover, MA

D O N O R S

N A T I O N A L A D V I S O R Y B O A R D

David Suzuki, Ph.D.Vancouver, BC, Canada

Fran UlmerJuneau, AK

Jon UngarScarsdale, NY

Elsie Van Buren, Ph.D.Hancock, NH

Kim Waddell, Ph.D.Napa, CA

George WallaceBoston, MA

Kathleen WashienkoSeattle, WA

Bradley WhitfordPasadena, CA

Robert WilsonGrass Valley, CA

Darrell WindleChicago, IL

Jeff WolfeStrafford, VT

Robert WorthNew York, NY

Donald J. Wuebbles, Ph.D.Chicago, IL

Members of the UCS National Advisory Board are united by a shared commitment to protect the environmentand ensure global security. These individuals are actively engaged in our work, lending their time, resources,and expertise to help UCS advance sound scientific solutions.

Wendy AbramsHighland Park, IL

David Andow, Ph.D.St. Paul, MN

David BallonNew York, NY

Leora BarishNew York, NY

Joan BavariaMarblehead, MA

Henry BeanNew York, NY

Ed Begley, Jr.Studio City, CA

R. Stephen Berry, Ph.D.Chicago, IL

Rev. Sally BinghamSan Francisco, CA

David BlittersdorfCharlotte, VT

Christopher BonifacePortland, OR

Edward C. Brainard, IIMarion, MA

Michael Brower, Ph.D.Andover, MA

The Union of Concerned Scientists gratefully acknowledges the following individuals and foundations for their generous contributions of at least $1,000 during our fiscal year 2004 (October 1, 2003-September 30, 2004). We would also like to thank the thousands of supporters who could not be listed here due to space limitations or who prefer to remain anonymous. You are the reason we are able to remain a strong, independent voice for policy change based on sound science. Thank you.

� Partners for the Earth member ❂ Living Legacy Society member m Participated in a matching gift program

Henry Kendall Society

The individuals listed made annualcontributions of $1,000 or more. This leadership society honors thelife and work of the late HenryKendall, a Nobel laureate who wasthe chairman and guiding spirit ofUCS from 1972 to 1999.

$100,000+Anonymous (3)Beldon FundThe Energy FoundationThe William and Flora Hewlett

Foundation


$10,000-24,999Anonymous (4)Avocet Charitable Lead UnitrustThe William C. Bannerman

FoundationJan and David BlittersdorfMarkell BrooksMaude D. Corser, in memory of

Jack D. Corser, Jr.Peter DanzigDavis Conservation FoundationLaurie T. DeweyJimmy FallonFranklin Philanthropic FoundationJohn and Mary FrantzKurt and Sorel GottfriedRichard and Lois GuntherKent and Maureen HealyProctor and Eloise Houghton ❂Mrs. R. Grice KennellyThe Stephen and Tabitha King

FoundationDennis Levitt and Jane GordonMr. and Mrs. William F. MorrillThe New-Land Foundation, Inc.Paul NewmanJohn PetroPhilancon Fund at the Boston

FoundationFred Plum, M.D.Scherman Foundation, Inc.Dr. and Mrs. Jonathan SchorschJordanna SchutzJon and NoraLee SedmakThe Shifting FoundationThe Streisand FoundationElsie P. Van BurenWallace Genetic Foundation, Inc.Bradley Whitford and

Jane KaczmarekWiancko Family Donor Advised

Fund of the Community Foundation of Jackson Hole

Amy Woods and Humberto Gil

$5,000-9,999Anonymous (6)Porter Anderson, Jr.Lynn P. Babicka through

The Ettinger Foundation, Inc.Leigh and David Bangs �Laurie and Bill BenensonThe Reverend and

Mrs. C. Frederick BuechnerPaul Chasman and

Anna Wiancko-ChasmanEcoTrustDebra P. EkmanRoland EmmerichRosemary FaulknerThe Fred Gellert Family FoundationDavid W. GenglerRoy G. Gordon, Ph.D.Daniel and Katherine GuntherHarriet and Philip HarperDavid HitzDeWitt HornorHans HuberMr. and Mrs. Peter E. Kane �Mr. and Mrs. Charles KaplanDavid L. KnierimThe Korein FoundationMorton La KretzThe Leighty Foundation

Caleb Loring, Jr.Jeanne Markel and Chris WedgeConstance Markovich through the

Gardner Grout FoundationJohn P. McBride Family and the

ABC FoundationThe Mendel McCormack Fund of

the Tides FoundationGilman OrdwayQuixote FoundationStanley R. ResorThe Roxbury Fund of the New York

Community TrustEd Salpeter and A. L. ShouseMr. and Mrs. Robert F. SchumannMr. and Mrs. Arent H. Schuyler, Jr.Joan and Jim ShapiroAdele Simmons ❂Harris A. Sprecher Revocable TrustDonna and Tom StoneMr. and Mrs. John H. SutterJonathan and Nicole M. UngarJulia Sharp VergaraEdgar VillchurWarner Bros.Kathleen M. Washienko and

Mike MathieuThe John and Marilyn Wells

Family FoundationWilliam B. Wiener, Jr. FoundationRobert and Barbara Wilson

$1,000-4,999Anonymous (40)Lester AndersonAnthony Anemone and

Vivian K. PyleRobert C. ArnoldLindsay and Kirsten AustinThe Ayudar FoundationJoseph W. Baggett mMargaret D. BalitsarisLeora Barish and Henry BeanBill and Becky BartovicsSusan BasseinAndrew S. Bean �Bonnie Bedelia and Michael MacRaeCathleen W. BellevilleRudolf A. H. BergmannMargaret A.S. BiggarBiodiversity and Sustainability FundMr. and Mrs. Charles R.

Boardman III �Mrs. Elspeth G. BobbsDr. Joshua BogerSerine BonnistThe Boston FoundationPeter and Susan BradfordMr. and Mrs. Edward C. Brainard IILewis M. Branscomb, Ph.D.Bryan Brauer �Nancy and John BrayMichael C. BrowerChristopher and Susan BrownDavid F. Buccolo mFrederick and Jane BucknerAmes Byrd �Cambridge Trust CompanyAnneke Campbell and Jerry KaganMr. and Mrs. Malcolm CampbellMarcia CannonAlan L. CarlsonAnn B. CarterBetty Case �❂

Theresa CerutiTim E. ChaseSig M. Chester �Robert and Bobbe ChristophersonAndrew C. Chu �Capt. Atlee F. Clapp, USN Ret. �Susan ClarkDavid and Kristine CloudJean M. CluettKathryn and Douglas CochraneDavid P. CohenMr. and Mrs. Ted CohenMarilyn J. CombComputer Warehouse AssociatesPhilip Coyle and Martha KrebsStephen T. CraryJohn A. Crawford IIICream Hill FoundationSarah CreightonBlythe DannerAlan C. DeChantShaun and Linda DeolaJames K. DonnellStrachan and Vivian DonnelleyLiam S. DonohueNancy and Thomas DuncanNathan M. DunfieldEarthbound FarmRobin and Karin EatonMr. and Mrs. Baird EdmondsMr. and Mrs. Harrison Eiteljorg IIElizabeth M. Gitt FoundationMr. and Mrs. Stephen F. EmlyRichard S. EmmetMichael and Linda Engle �Enivar Charitable FundMs. Hasso EwingRobert M. FactorJames A. FayStanley Feather, Jr. and

Brenda Fister �Paul Feder, M.D.Hortense F. FeldblumRobert and Cynthia FeldmanTeresa Ferner StammRonald and Sylvia Ferry ❂James and Mary FicoKathleen Fischer and Thomas HartMr. and Mrs. Robert J. FisherW. Burns Fisher �Nancy and Thomas Florsheim

Family FoundationWesley K. FoellCharlotte K. FoxNaomi C. FranklinRobert L. French ❂Austin P. and Jennifer B. FrumE. Marianne GabelMr. and Mrs. John Garvey ❂Jean Craighead GeorgeEric and Emma Gimon mJohn A. GirouardMarvin L. Goldberger, Ph.D.Amy P. GoldmanLouis and Kelly GondaCarolyn GordonCrawford GordonGail Gorlitzz and Cris SmithMr. and Mrs. John E. GrayGreen Meadow Fund of the

Maine Community FoundationJerry GreenwaldLee GrodzinsEdward and Brita Grover �

Change Startsat Home

s the parents of two young children,

Kathy Washienko andMike Mathieu are raising thenext generation of environ-mentalists. They have madetheir commitment to the environment a family matter,working to live their lives in asustainable way: they buy“green” energy from theirelectric company, use energyefficiency as a primary criterionwhen evaluating new appli-ances, and are looking intohybrid cars. “We feel we all have a responsibility tothink long-term, consider theimpact of our actions, andtake steps to alleviate and prevent harm to people andour planet,” Kathy explains.

She first joined UCS whilepursuing her master’s degreein public health at theUniversity of Michigan, and isnow a member of our newNational Advisory Board. Herpersonal interest in publichealth issues and her analyticalinstincts make UCS a naturalfit. “It would be easy to feeldiscouraged by the lack offederal leadership on manyhealth, safety, and environ-mental issues,” Kathy notes.“I’m encouraged by UCS’sefforts, which lead to impor-tant progress in these areas,and being involved with UCSgives me an opportunity tomake a difference.”


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Gualala Fund at the Boston FoundationCarl HaeflingDan Hafeman IIIR. S. HaleyJohn V. HaralsonMarilyn M. Harlin, Ph.D. ❂Jim and Sestina HartElizabeth E. HathawayMark Hausknecht, M.D.Norman M. HayesJan HeineHuyler C. HeldJohn HirschiJ. Leith Holloway �Catherine Newman HolmesRampa HormelLola L. HorwitzJohn D. HoultNed Hulbert and Mary Day MordecaiDavid and Barb HurdLaura and John HusseyBeal B. HydeInternational Creative Management, Inc.The James Irvine FoundationMr. and Mrs. Roderick JamesonRonald and Shirley JarvellaBarbara H. Bott and

Robert L. Jennings, Jr.Louis K. JensenWillard P. JohnsonDr. and Mrs. Edward M. Jones, Ph.D.Michael D. JonesSuzanne Jones and Robert Elia mPeter G. Joseph, M.D. �Derry and Charlene KabcenellThe Kaplan Family mBurton and Anne KaplanMr. and Mrs. Ric KayneAnn KendallLori Kenschaft and Randall SmithKathy Kerby and Ben LittauerKarl S. Kister and Mary CaulkinsBruce and Kathleen KnobeKevin Knobloch and Liz BuchananWilliam and Diana KnoxRuth Michel KopolowLeonard Merrill KurzKate and Peter LamdinMeredith LaneKurt and Gladys LangEdward J. LansbergPaul Lappe ❂Jonathan L. LaskerDr. and Mrs. William M. LaysonRichard P. Leavitt ❂David and Dana LeeThomas E. LeggatCharles and Carol LeiwantAnn LennartzHelaine Lerner through the

Tamarind FoundationJames and Ruth LevitanMary E. LiebmanStuart E. Liebowitz �Christopher LloydDavid B. Lomet mLouise A. Maddux

Environmental TrustDr. George H. Lowe IIIChristopher and Sally LutzGreg Malins and Jennifer MilmoreGeorge E. MalloukJohn R. ManningRaymond M. Marcus, M.D.

Margaret H. and James E. Kelley Foundation

Ann MarkinJohn and Barbara MatsingerMargaret P. MautnerAnne and Brian MazarS. J. McDougalPriscilla Johnson McMillanWendell M. McMillan, Ph.D.Leonard C. MeekerGuy Merckx and Elaine WallaceChristopher P. MillerLynn and Jean D. MillerRobert and Gladys Miller FoundationRon MillerMrs. Albert MoormanGreg and Ester MoranDr. Gordon A. and

Mrs. Julia A. MoreauMarion B. Moreton Charitable

Lead TrustEdward J. MulqueenJeffrey and Carrie NachmanoffAlice P. Neuhauser and

Thomas R. ConroyNew England Biolabs, Inc.Nancy K. Ninde �Mrs. Fred NobelNochera Family FoundationH. Roderick and Joan NordellSandra G. NowickiMarti Noxon BynumSir Nicholas NuttallWilliam S. Nye �Fielding Ogburn �The Vivian and Paul Olum FoundationLeonard and Miriam Orner

Charitable Trust Charlotte M. Otten �❂Carl B. PageMargaret Parker �❂Susan and Jeffrey ParkerJaime and Serena PelissierPiersol FoundationMike and Betty PongraczFrances D. Potter ❂Roy C. PorterMartha Stokes PriceR.W. Family Fund of The Oregon

Community FoundationRobert B. Ragland FoundationMaria Sarath RagucciJack RapaportAndrew ReichMichael Reich, M.D.Judith and John ReppyFrank ReuterHoward Ris, Jr. and Margaret Shean-RisRobert RitchieN. Robinson and B. VohryzekJohn and Elizabeth RolphPaul W. Rosenberger ❂Benjamin J. Rosenthal FoundationArnon S. Rosenthal ❂Alan and Jan Marie RushforthChristine H. Russell Fund of the

Columbia FoundationProf. and Mrs. Alvin M. SapersteinTedd SaundersFannette H. SawyerPat Scanlon and Kathleen ScanlonDr. Mark and Mrs. Isabel SchifferRobert J. Schloss and Emily M. Sack

Roland P. Schroeder and Mary L. Mowbray

W. Ford SchumannKenneth and Doreen ScribnerF. Peter SeidelSerendipity Charitable Gift FundAndrew M. SesslerGerald ShapiroJamie Shaw and Christopher CopeChristine SheppardDiane ShermanSidney Stern Memorial TrustPeter SillsThe Silver Mountain

Foundation for the ArtsDavid Smith and Carolyn MollerMarion B. SmithPatrick SneadIrwin Solomon, M.D.Aaron SorkinDaniel Sperling and Patricia M. DavisDon SpringerEdmund and Jennifer StanleyNorton and Irene StarrJane Watson Stetson and E.W. Stetson IIINancy P. StetsonMr. and Mrs. K. Martin StevensonFrances W. StevensonJ. Mayone Stycos ❂Charles R. SullivanMarion T. Sweeney �Tara Fund of the Tides Foundation

on the recommendation ofKathleen Barry and Robert Burnett

Nancy B. TaylorDr. Stephen M. TeagueGeorge and Barbara ThibaultMr. and Mrs. Edward ThomasTony ThomasKent ThurberTom and Ancella ToldrianJanet E. TraubCatherine Treece, Ph.D. ❂John R. TrittipoTimothy T. Turner �The Two Commandments FoundationMichael C. UbellUnger Family FundElizabeth Van VleckDaniel C. VandermeulenFrances Vaughan and Roger N. WalshD. Audrey WakefieldGeorge and Joan WallaceNancy WarshowMal Warwick �D. Randolph Watts and

Barbara K. Sullivan-WattsPeter and Karen Weidlein mLisa WeilAlan M. Weiner and Nancy MaizelsL. Randall WeisbergClara Weiss FundEllyn and Robert WeissW. Pete WelchNancy G. WhitneyEdward WhittakerElizabeth WhittallMargaret Whitton and Warren SpectorRobin and Marsha WilliamsJeff and Dori WolfeMr. and Mrs. Robert R. WorthH. E. Wright ❂Phil and Betty Jean YoungJ. A. Zaitlin

Living Legacy Society

UCS is pleased to recognize the following individuals who havemade irrevocable donations in theform of legacy gifts or have noti-fied us of their intention to include UCS in their estate plans. We aregrateful for their foresight anddesire to ensure that UCS will meetits goals long into the future.

Anonymous (7)Peter G. Aitken �Arthur and Shirley BabadElisabeth V. BarbeeGerhard F. BeddingFred and Mary Bingman �Gertrude BockCharles and Mary Bowers �Erika BruckDick and Margaret BrukenfeldJohn Brunn �Richard and Helen BulinskiRoyald V. CaldwellBetty Case �Robert and Osla CaseDr. Dorothy Kyte Cinquemani �Marguerite C. ClarkLouise S. ClayWallace A. ColeWalton G. Congdon �Edward W. ConklinDon and Jan Davidson �Robert DunMargaret ElizaresRichard A. FarrarBarry Fass-Holmes �Louisa Ferree �Ronald and Sylvia FerryRobert L. FrenchAustin P. and Jennifer B. FrumPatricia L. Frye �Mr. and Mrs. John GarveyAlbert I. GellerCharles and Neva GlennJudith Green �Joe GreenbergMarilyn M. Harlin, Ph.D.Thomas HeinleGertrude A. HochgrafEileen HoenigSidney Hollander, Jr.Proctor and Eloise HoughtonArthur D. HulbertR. Taber Jenkins and Marina K. JenkinsMiss Marilyn JohnsonPhillip and Billie KirpichMary LanerPaul LappeRichard P. LeavittPaula LeffmannDavid Leggett �Miriam LukensBob Maerten �Barbara MarosLola MaskiewitzDonald F. MaxstadtJoAnn McGivernPatricia Tool McHugh �G. Robert MillerH. C. MitchellDorothy MorrellClaire Necker



C. Alan BrunsDavid BryanWilliam P. BryanHarold and Coletha BurksMr. and Mrs. Crawford P. ButlerSusan E. ButlerLynne M. CallahanAntonio CamachoWillem V. L. CampagneRosalia CancianWilliam B. CaneCarlo CantaveMarjorie Weith CapenNora CarbineEdward CareyDominick J. Casadonte, Jr.Betty Case ❂Susan M. CaseDorothy F. CaseyHugh and Barbara CassidyMarjorie V. CastimoreMalca ChallMarjorie ChamberlainJessalyne L. Charles, M.D.Henry CheslerPaul and Elizabeth ChmelikMax ChretienHoward and Ruth ChristofersenJames R. ChurchillThomas H. ChybaJames C. Clark, Jr.Kenneth ClarkRoss C. ClarkSteven ClausenJames S. Uleman and

Marilyn E. ClevelandEugene and Lillian CliffordDale R. Colbert, Jr.Thomas P. ColeElizabeth A. ColmanJames and Gloria ColvinRichard P. ConnellEdwin F. CookPeter A. CookPauline CooperSol and Shirley CooperSteven H. Cornell, M.D.Carlyle A. CreceliusK. Crosby-WilliamsThomas I. CrowellJean CulverMr. and Mrs. C. Jeremy CurtoysMr. and Mrs. Anthony DaddioArthur and Winnifred DannerMyrnie DautCecile B. DavidDon and Jan Davidson ❂Andrew M. Davis, M.D.Daniel A. DawsonMr. and Mrs. John F. DeaconElizabeth DeakinCarolyn B. DeanAlice DeKanyCharles Y. DeknatelDavid DengelSonia Borra DeSantisDouglas C. DevauxHoward F. Didsbury, Jr.Mark DiekhansMr. and Mrs. William J. DobbinsRuth G. DoellRosemary Jantzen DohertyKaren DoughertyLynne J. Dover

Not for UsAlone

he first time JenniferFrum heard certain

plants described as“alien invaders,” she laughed.But she gradually learnedabout invasive speciesthrough master gardeningcourses and then began tonotice them all around herArlington, VA, neighborhood.“I became appalled,” she says.“It is especially disturbing torealize the damage they do towildlife.” Jennifer is glad UCSworks on this often-unrecog-nized threat to biodiversity,but she also likes the overallpracticality of our approach—weighing environmental issuesand then focusing on whatwill make a difference.

Jennifer’s husband Austin,chairman and legal counselfor a nonprofit corporation,likens UCS to an expert witness—someone he can callon to provide technical infor-mation that strengthens hiscase. When he went to CapitolHill as part of a UCS lobbyingday to voice his support forclean school bus legislation, heknew he had the analysis toback up his position.

Members of the HenryKendall Society since 2001, the Frums have also recentlyincluded UCS in their will.Jennifer notes that this is asmuch a gift to their children asit is to UCS: “Part of what Iwant to leave our children is abetter world for them to live in.”


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Joel T. Nigg �Dorothy W. NowakNathan OckmanEldor and Stella OmdahlWilliam and Nancy OrdwayCharlotte M. Otten �Mort PackelMargaret Parker �Burnley T. PerrinFrances D. PotterCharles and Audrey RaebeckCharles A. RanneyLynn C. RichardsRobert Allen RiggsPaul W. RosenbergerHarry RubinIrene A. Saikevych, M.D.Lawrence SanRichard J. SarroMarcia T. SatterleeMary and Glenn Schnadt �George J. SelvidgeSigne L. ShermanWilliam L. Shuman �Adele SimmonsFrances SimsarianElske V. P. SmithArnold SpragueWalter W. Stark and Dorothy R. StarkBarbara Holland Stein �Howard Stein �Rose and Abraham SteinJeanne E. Stoenner, R.N.J. Mayone StycosSarah R. Swift �Joseph B. Thomas IV and Etel ThomasHans ThurnauerCatherine Treece, Ph.D.Glenn VargasFlorence WagnerBettine and Lawrence WallinLorraine and Herbert WeierJean and Kenneth WentworthJohn WoodmanseeBeatrice A. WrightH. E. WrightRoger and Betty Wrigley

Bequests

In memoriam, UCS acknowledgesthe following individuals whoprovided for UCS through theirwills or estates during fiscalyear 2004. We are grateful fortheir generosity and foresight.

AnonymousMargaret BerryCharles Van Wyck BrooksBen Art CramJoAnne JacksonJane A. KammRobert L. KehoeT. Wanningen KoopmansMary Lou Swift MantleDorothy E. MarvinJean B. MayJames I. MerrillRosalyn M. MervisKatherine P. PayneNelson B. RobinsonWinifred Woodmansee

20-year Partners for the Earth

UCS is deeply grateful to the following individuals who havebeen members of our monthlygiving program for 20 years ormore. We are honored by thisoutstanding long-term supportand dedication to our mission.

Mary Claire AdamsDonald W. Aitken, Jr.Richard S. Albright IIHermann A. AllenDean AmelMinda Rae AmiranSeth D. Ammerman, M.D.Barbara B. AndersonJean and Robert AndersonLorraine AndersonStephen and Cynthia AndertonJoel M. Andres, M.D.Paul T. ArvesonLee R. AtterburyMargery B. AvirettGrace W. BachoferJean-Loup BaerRoger G. Bagwell IIDonald K. BakerElliot and Sara BakerBarbara J. BaldwinElaine A. BardenHelen C. BarnettRobert and Joan BatesKay BauerWalter S. BeardenJane BeckmanRichard Bednarczyk, M.D.Edna A. BeemanRichard BegleyPaul BeitoThomas R. Bell, M.D.Douglas J. BenderKent Benedict, M.D.Dr. and Mrs. Abram S. BenensonLorna S. BenjaminMark K. BennettCheryl L. BentleyKarl L. BernhardHarriet P. BernheimerMurray and Elena BerrieCristina BiaggiFred and Mary Bingman ❂Nancy BirdLawrence J. BlacikGraeme and Cathryn BlakeJames and Jenna BlalockNicolas Bloom and Sharon GoldblattAndre BoissevainClara G. BonellFrancis T. BonnerCharles and Mary Jane BoothNancy H. BoschenElizabeth BowdanEllen R. BowenKathleen and James BowerDarl E. BowersWalter D. BowmanDebra BrackettSusanna R. BradleyBryan BrauerKevin P. BrownNancy Brown


Margaret and Bruce A. DrewRoger F. DuncanJohn A. DunlapAnn C. DunningtonDorothy DykemaRose M. DysonJohn and Wendy EadsPeter EilbottPeter Elias and Mary WilliamsNancy Borel EllisStephen D. EllisBruce and Linda EmersonMary EpesAlvin C. EsheJoseph O. EvansR. Neil Faiman, Jr.Billie W. FarmerMike FarrellBeatrice FarwellStanley Feather, Jr. and Brenda FisterRobert FentonLouisa Ferree ❂Alan FersterRollin and Averil FessendenBernard J. FinePatricia FinleyGuy P. FischerLouis M. FischerVernon FischerViola FisherElizabeth M. FlavinRenee Flower and Jim MacKenzieD’Anna FortunatoJohn Angus FosterNancy FranklinMaggie FreedMarvin FreiserArnold G. FribergAdolph FuerstRichard M. FullerAnne W. GaleEdward J. GallagherPatsy F. GardnerMichael GeraghtyMary GerbicFredric C. GestenSandra L. GiardiniThomas C. GibbonsRobert I. GilbertRandall A. GoetzlFelicitas D. Goodman, Ph.D.Margaret S. GoodmanWeston W. GoodnowHenry N. GordonJohanna H. Gorman, M.D.Dan GouldDavid GowingDavid Graper and Catherine KirklandWilliam T. GreenRobert GreenwoodDouglas GreerErwin and Erna GrobEthan GrossmanLouise GroutEdward and Brita GroverElizabeth B. GroverRosemary GutwilligDeborah HaakRachel HadasMr. and Mrs. Jean-Pierre HaeberlyDoris W. HallMichael J. HallidayCharmaine HamillLeonard Harmon

Mr. and Mrs. James S. HarrisRobert and Carolyn HartfordPhilip and Jean HarveyKenneth C. HassMartin F. Hatch, Jr.Carolyn L. HavigThorne HaysRuth A. HazeltonAnne P. HeffleyJohn HeineggSheila HellerWinnie HeplerJames E. HerndonEric HertzbergDonald L. HerzbergCatherine and Jack Hickey-WilliamsSwink Hicks, M.D.Lotte HirschJames R. HohmanAlan HolderDavid HolmanMarjorie HouserRobert F. HowarthStuart HubbardElizabeth L. HubermanMr. and Mrs. James C. HudsonSusanne M. HumphreyDorothy HumphreysR. L. Hunter-AndersonSimeon HydeMarion P. HymanMargaret B. HymansRay and Nancy IannuzzelliWalter IgersheimerJoan IntratorKevin IskierskiDonald and Sara IvesRobert J. JacobsMarjorie JacobsonMichael JamesJohn T. Jameson, Jr.Robert T. JantzenJustina JohnsonEmlen and Bernadette JonesSarah JoslinPatricia F. JuddRuth KahnAbby KaishDr. and Mrs. Thomas A. KaplanJames R. KeeffeTheodore R. KehnHelen M. KellyMaureen KempNancy G. KennawayDaniel KennedyNan KennedyStephen Kent, M.D.Mr. and Mrs. Sam KetcherKeith KeutzerMha Atma Singh KhalsaBetty R. KiersteadHarriet KillorinNancy KingEd and Kathryn KlecknerDaniel Kleppner, Ph.D.John W. KlugePaul KlunderSusie KnightBarbara S. KoelleRobert Koller and Noreen SpotaHannie O. KowalPatricia KowalMary B. KreiderRichard Kreminski

Carol E. KubieMarion S. KundigerFrederick Kurth, M.D.Thomas C. LaBarrBurritt S. Lacy, Jr.Vivian S. LambCarol LambertFrances LambertsMary LarsonStephen R. LarterJeffrey T. LeaBernard V. LeasonJacqueline A. LedgerThomas Lee and Antoinette HartgerinkDavid Leggett ❂Dirk and Krista LehewMorris R. LernerFrank LettonSally LevingsMr. and Mrs. John LewisGeorgie W. LewisPeter R. LimburgCraig R. LinderDr. and Mrs. Craig S. LingleLyn LoflandAnne Nevins LoftisDuke G. LokkaHerbert LongLeon Philip LounibosBarry H. LynnJohn W. MacArthurElizabeth MacDonaldHilliard K. MacomberDiane L. MadiganBob and Barbara Maerten ❂Marjorie MaherMark MajetteC. Denison MakepeaceClara MalmudeGlenn and Edith MartinVictor MartinoRobert MaserRaymond E. MattesonMr. and Mrs. Daniel H. MatthewsLinda A. MauckMichael MautnerJeffrey and Elizabeth MayDan MayclinSteven and Ursula McAllisterChris McAuliffeRichard McCarronMartha M. McClearyPat McCoy, M.D.Richard P. McCullohDusa McDuffEugene McGrawRichard C. McLeanLeslie McLean and Jack KrauseHarold and Elvira McMullenJohn L. McNay, M.D.Laurance McPheetersNancy M. McPhersonElizabeth H. MeiklejohnSherry MelchiorreLisi MelkusFrederick MendelsohnF. W. Manfred Menking, M.D.Lindsay MerrymanRobert and Mary MetcalfJanice MichaelJohn MigliettaRitchie D. MikesellRoberta MilarAbigail Miller and Marc Loran

Anstiss C. MillerPaul F. MilnerMarvin MondlinBeth MooreDaniel E. MooreKatharyn S. MooreMr. and Mrs. William MorewoodBerda F. MorleyWilliam H. MorrisEva MoseleyMildred R. MoskowitzFrederick W. MuellerBetty MullendoreTrudy MullerJon G. MummawNina N. MuranoKaren and Marc MuskavitchMr. and Mrs. Ted MyersJacquetta NapolitanPaul R. NarvesonWill L. NashAugustus Nasmith, Jr.Joseph M. Natterson, M.D.Peter M. NelsonSara NerkenCharles W. NewquistGertrude H. NichollsRobert L. NicholsRobert and Marilyn NimsDavid NitkaFreya G. NottinghamRobert E. OfnerTamaki OgataKaren J. OhlsonJeffrey W. OlsonMildred E. O’NeillEleanor OsgoodLauren OsornioLucille Osterweil, Ph.D.Randy D. OverbeyJames OverstreetJohn and Yvonne PalkaHarold PancieraBetty Ruth ParkerEdward PaulsonGeorge G. PavloffDonald PelzSanford M. PelzG. Donald PenrodShirley PerkinsWilhelmina O. PetersTimothy D. Peterson, M.D.Susan PierszalowskiDeborah PogelWilliam G. PorterTheresa H. PottsMildred C. Primakoff, Ph.D.Stephen P. ProsserMr. and Mrs. John D. PutnamToni L. PutnamBoris and Dorothy RagentA. Karl RappJeannette RaskerMarian RasmussenDaniel F. ReadGeorge Rector and Joan ByrdMartha R. ReedBernd W. RehmElizabeth H. ReissRandall W. ReyerBetty RiceYolanda RigaliRobert G. RitterJoe Roberts



Mr. and Mrs. John B. RoeschMark RolePaula RoloffNancy and John RomanoJean S. RonickDouglas R. RoseThomas S. RosenPeter RosenbladtMr. and Mrs. Paul RowlandDiane Ruckman and

Robert Lee CodyNancy RudolphDavid P. RuhlPhilip G. RuhleFanny and Orville RuidWayne P. RussRick and Martha SamcoBruce and Ruth SandersonBetsye and Bruce SargentRuth L. SchaeferSusan SchillerAnthony L. Schlaff, M.D.Raymond H. SchneiderDavid SchoneAlfred C. SchroederJohn D. SchultzSeymour I. SchwartzRussell L. SchweickartRichard SchweickertJill SeamanAbigail SeixasRobert SennhauserBernard O. SeraphinSilas ShaakerMarie H. SharpMarian L. ShattoMichael H. SheaJames R. SheatsMary Lou Shelton, Ph.D.Ray and Dardanella ShenefeltDouglas C. ShepardDerin A. ShermanMichael and Elaine ShieldsAnne ShureRobert B. SitarVictor Skorapa, Jr.Kenneth D. SliningHoward M. Slyter, Jr., M.D.Marcy and Mark SmallenJasper E. SmithMichael J. SmithRoslyn and Homer SmithPhilip T. SneadRobert M. Soderstrom, M.D.Jean M. SolomonRobert Lee SolomonRonald E. SomerbyNancy W. SommerGilbert and Victoria SorrentinoJack T. SpenceF. Joseph SpielerWilliam and Pauline SpoffordJames R. SpotilaAlicemary SprickmanAdelaide SproulKarin StanleyKatherine StannardJason A. StarrR. John StedmanBarbara Holland Stein ❂Jean H. StemDonald and Diane StephenOlin StephensGenira Stephens-Hotopp

Faye B. SteuerBeth Stevens and Kevin DoughertyAndrew E. StevensonElizabeth J. StickneyDiana A. StokesDonald J. StoopsRaymond StoughGreg StoverAnne S. StrausBarbara A. StrippelhoffSteven and Marilyn StrongMichael Studdert-KennedyNancy Sullivan and Stephen KentThomas and Sandra SullivanEmanuel and Joanne SuterSandra P. SwaffordMarion T. SweeneyLeonard SwiftSarah R. Swift ❂Nancy and Donald SwyersTimothy and Marilyn TakaroMrs. John TalbottSylvia S. Tansey, Ph.D.David P. Tapscott, M.D.Andrea S. TarrBernard F. Taylor, Ph.D.Helen and Jay TeppermanJohn Thomas and Dianne OdumLillian P. ThomasStanley ThomasMurray TobakRobert E. TonksJim TooherRobert and Rebecca TracyMr. and Mrs. Robert L. TravalineKenneth and Susan TullipanoWilson TurnerDennis K. TweedyJames R. TyboutPeter C. UdenLorri A. UngarettiJane M. VacantePaul VahanianJames and Meri VahlAbigail P. van AlstyneWillem and Ingeborg van PeltSteven R. VanBeverRoberta VanLaanenJan VenoliaMartha and Bernard VinickJoseph J. VitaleKatherine H. VoegtleCarl VogelRobert R. VreelandW. Robert WaggonerHelayne WaldmanDewey I. Wallace, Jr.Elizabeth S. WallaceMarsha L. WallaceDonald J. WalshPeace WatkinsJane R. WattenbergBruce W. WeidePamela J. WeinbergerDonald WeissEllen WestCarol P. WetherbeeMaria WetzelJonathan S. WheelerJacqueline WhippsGerald R. WhitcombNorm WhitleyMark WiedmanSusan J. Williams and Helge R. Berg

Giving Sciencea Voice hen Joel Shore startedimposing a “gas tax”

on himself—totalinghis yearly gas purchases andcontributing that amount to anonprofit organization—UCSwas his first recipient. He hassince continued to support usas a member of the Steward-ship Circle, explaining that,“UCS effectively advocates forand remains true to the science of the issues mostimportant to me: climatechange, missile defense, andrestoring scientific integrity inthe executive branch.”

A physicist from Rochester,NY, who is also a member of the UCS scientist email networks SecurityNet and theSound Science Initiative, Joelbelieves science has a pivotalrole in public policy. “Sciencecannot tell us what the rightpolicy is,” he says, “but it isvital in helping us evaluate thevarious policy paths.” Joel hastaken his interest in policywork straight to Washington,DC, participating in UCS-organized lobbying activities.For example, he met withCongressional staff to discussnational missile defense. Joelsays he appreciates the factthat “UCS allows me to takean active role in using myknowledge and skills as a scientist to fight for the thingsthat I believe in.”


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L. Ted WilliamsPaul H. WilliamsPhillip and Marilyn WilsonPatricia WinerWadsworth and Jeanette E. WinslowRobert A. WinterDavid A. WissmannEmily V. WolfRichard Wolfe and Joanne KollarBeth WolfsohnLori WolfsonCharles E. WoodwardEsther T. WoodwardJohn G. WrightFred and Peggy WuertelePeter C. Yeager and Kathy E. KramJohn B. Yost and

Helen M. Clyatt Yost, M.D.Kathleen L. YoungLaurinda K. YoungRichard and Elsie ZarnowitzDr. and Mrs. Arthur ZelmanDorothy ZeugPaul M. ZimmermanRobert L. ZimmermanMerlin W. Zook

Matching Gift Companies

UCS thanks the following compa-nies that matched members’ giftsat a level of $250 or more.

Adobe Systems IncorporatedAltria Group, Inc.American Express FoundationAmgen FoundationThe Bank of America FoundationThe Chase Manhattan FoundationComputer Associates

International, Inc.Cleveland H. Dodge FoundationThe Flora Family FoundationThe William and

Flora Hewlett FoundationJanusMasterCard InternationalMicrosoft Matching Gifts ProgramMillipore FoundationNuveen Investments, LLCPfizer, Inc.Verizon FoundationJohn Wiley & Sons, Inc.


UCS Board Members

Kurt Gottfried (Chair) is emeritus professor ofphysics at Cornell University. A co-founder ofUCS, he has served on the senior staff of theEuropean Center for Nuclear Research in Geneva,

is a former chair of the Division of Particles and Fields of theAmerican Physical Society, and is a member of the AmericanAcademy of Arts and Sciences and the Council on ForeignRelations. He has published widely on theoretical physics andnational security issues.

Peter A. Bradford (Vice-Chair) advises and teacheson utility regulation and energy policy in the U.S.and overseas. A former member of the NuclearRegulatory Commission and former chair of both

the NY Public Service Commission and the Maine PublicUtilities Commission, he has been a visiting lecturer in energypolicy at the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies.He is the author of Fragile Structures: A Story of Oil Refineries,National Security and the Coast of Maine.

Thomas Eisner is Schurman Professor of Chem-ical Ecology at Cornell University and director ofthe Cornell Institute for Research in ChemicalEcology. A leading biologist and National Medal

of Science winner, he is an active conservationist, both nationallyand internationally. He served on the National AudubonSociety’s board and the Nature Conservancy’s scientific council.He is the author of For Love of Insects and is a well-known naturephotographer.

James A. Fay (board member emeritus) is professoremeritus of mechanical engineering at theMassachusetts Institute of Technology. Dr. Fay isformer chair of the Massachusetts Port Authority,

a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the American Physical Society, and the American Association forthe Advancement of Science, and a member of the NationalAcademy of Engineering. His published works on the environmental effects of energy technologies include Energy andthe Environment.

Richard L. Garwin is a National Medal of Sciencewinner and Fellow Emeritus at IBM. For sevenyears, he was Philip D. Reed Senior Fellow forScience and Technology at the Council on Foreign

Relations. He contributed to the first thermonuclear weaponsand photo-intelligence satellites, and has served on thePresident’s Scientific Advisory Committee, the Defense ScienceBoard, and the 1998 Rumsfeld Commission to Assess the BallisticMissile Threat to the United States.

Geoffrey M. Heal is Paul Garret Professor of PublicPolicy and Corporate Responsibility and professorof finance and economics at the Graduate Schoolof Business at Columbia University. Dr. Heal is a

former managing editor of the Review of Economic Studies, aFellow of the Econometric Society, and has published 13 bookson economic theory and environmental economics. His recentenvironmental research focuses on market-based incentives forconservation and biodiversity protection.

James S. Hoyte (Treasurer) is the Assistant to thePresident/Associate Vice President for EqualOpportunity Programs, Lecturer in EnvironmentalSciences and Public Policy at Harvard College,

and Adjunct Lecturer in Public Policy at the Kennedy School ofGovernment at Harvard University. He is also a member of theUniversity Committee on Environment at Harvard. Mr. Hoyte isa lawyer who has served as Secretary of Environmental Affairsfor Massachusetts and as Chair of the Massachusetts WaterResources Authority.

Anne R. Kapuscinski is Professor of Fisheries andConservation Biology and Director of theInstitute for Social, Economic and EcologicalSustainability at the University of Minnesota.

Dr. Kapuscinski currently serves on a variety of national andinternational committees addressing the safety of geneticallyengineered organisms and sustainability options in agriculture,aquaculture, and the environment. She is the recipient of a PewMarine Conservation Fellowship and the Department ofAgriculture’s Honor Award for Environmental Protection.


James J. McCarthy is Alexander Agassiz Professorof Biological Oceanography at Harvard Universityand former Director of the Museum ofComparative Zoology. Dr. McCarthy serves on

many panels and commissions relating to oceanography, polarscience, and the study of climate and global change. He chairedthe international committee that oversees the InternationalGeosphere-Biosphere Program, and served as co-chair of theIntergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) WorkingGroup II, Third Assessment.

Mario J. Molina is a professor at the University ofCalifornia, San Diego. He has served on the U.S.President’s Committee of Advisors in Science andTechnology, the Secretary of Energy’s Advisory

Board, the National Research Council Board on EnvironmentalStudies and Toxicology, and on the boards of the U.S.-MexicoFoundation of Science, the MacArthur Foundation, and others. Dr. Molina and two colleagues shared the 1995 NobelPrize in chemistry for their research on the ozone layer in the stratosphere.

Stuart L. Pimm is Doris Duke Chair of Conserva-tion Ecology at Duke University. His work focuseson conservation biology and the protection ofbiodiversity. He is a Pew scholar and the author of

The World According to Pimm: A Scientist Audits the Earth and The Balance of Nature? Ecological Issues in the Conservation ofSpecies and Communities. Much of his research concerns the protection of endangered species in the Florida Everglades andglobal patterns of extinction.

Adele Simmons is vice chair of Chicago Metropolis2020 and a senior advisor to the World EconomicForum. She is chair of the board of the Fair LaborAssociation and a member of the board of the Field

Museum. Previously, Dr. Simmons served as president of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation and president ofHampshire College. She was also appointed by President GeorgeH.W. Bush to his Commission on Environmental Quality andserved on the Commission on Global Governance.

Nancy Stephens is an actress and political activist.A California gubernatorial appointee to the SantaMonica Mountains Conservancy Advisory Board,Ms. Stephens also serves on the executive board of

the Earth Communications Office and the advisory board of theLiberty Hill Foundation. She is a longtime member of theEnvironmental Leadership Forum of the California League ofConservation Voters and also serves as a trustee of the Richardand Hinda Rosenthal Foundation.

Thomas H. Stone is chairman and chief executiveofficer of Stone Capital Group, Inc., a familyinvestment company. He devotes significant timeto not-for-profit organizations working with

young people and music, as well as those working on global environmental problems. Mr. Stone serves on the boards of theRavinia Festival Association, the Anti-Defamation League ofB’nai B’rith, and the Merit School of Music.

Ellyn R. Weiss is an artist, a retired partner in thelaw firm of Foley, Hoag & Eliot, and former general counsel to UCS. Ms. Weiss has also servedas assistant attorney general for environmental

protection for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, specialcounsel and director of the Secretary of Energy’s HumanRadiation Experiments Investigation, and deputy assistant secretary of the Office of Environment, Safety, and Health within the U.S. Department of Energy.

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