IEER InfoInstitute for Energy and Environmental ResearchIEER_f0213fa0-9b85-11e1-b683-5b389e657eeaThe Institute for Energy and Environmental Research (IEER) began work in 1987. Our focus has been mainly on two areas: ozone layer depletion and energy-related climate issues; and environmental and security aspects of nuclear weapons production and nuclear technology... IEER is a 501(c)(3) organization. ActivistsEER provides activists, policy-makers, journalists, and the public with understandable and accurate scientific and technical information on energy and environmental issues. Our audience is that of the determined activist concerned about the world, the concerned policy-maker, and the knowledgeable journalist. We choose our subjects so that they are relevant to environmental protection and other aspects of human well-being.We rely mainly on primary scientific literature and official documents, and our work has held up well to intense scrutiny by the U.S. Department of Energy and its contractors, as well as others who have reason to dislike our conclusions ...Policy-MakersJournalistsU.S. Department of Energy The PublicArjun Makhijani, Ph.D.Member, IEER Board of Directors, President of the Board and Senior Engineer of IEERSadaf Rassoul Cameron Member, IEER Board of Directors, Vice President of the Board and Co-Founder / Co-Director, Kindle ProjectDavid Close, Ph.D.Member, IEER Board of Directors, Secretary and Treasurer of the Board and Professor of Physics at East Tennessee State UniversityCathie Sullivan, Member, IEER Board of Directors, New MexicoHisham Zerriffi, Ph.D.Member, IEER Board of Directors, Assistant Professor and Ivan Head South/North Research Chair, Liu Institute for Global Issues, University of British ColumbiaFoundationsIEER's work is supported by grants from foundations, concerned individuals and public interest consulting contracts. Foundation grants are received from Colombe Foundation, Ford Foundation, Kindle Project, the Alki, Leocha, and Livingry Funds of the Tides Foundation, New-Land Foundation, Stewart R. Mott Foundation. Colombe FoundationFord FoundationTides Foundationthe Alki, Leocha, and Livingry Funds of the Tides FoundationNew-Land FoundationStewart R. Mott Foundation_f02142b6-9b85-11e1-b683-5b389e657eeaOur aim is to bring scientific excellence to public policy issues in order to promote the democratization of science and a safer, healthier environment._f02143b0-9b85-11e1-b683-5b389e657eeaScienceOur Commitment:Science and Democracy. While scientists write for each other, they do so largely in "peer-reviewed" journals. When the process works well it means that a number of qualified people have looked over the research and commented on it before publication. But the very term "peer review" means that the people who are affected by those decisions are not only left out of the review, they are generally not even a part of the audience.IEER's aim is to provide people with literature which has a quality equal to that in scientific journals, but which doesn't require you to go back to college to get a degree in science to understand it. DemocracyFunAccuracyIntegrityEnvironmental SafetyEnvironmental HealthFun ScienceMake science fun._f0214464-9b85-11e1-b683-5b389e657eeaScience Can be Fun.(No, really!)While we are dedicated to providing sound technical information, we do not believe it must be a painful process. IEER technical trainings and our newsletters, Science for Democratic Action and its international counterpart Energy & Security, present not only accessible science, but fun science as well.NewsletterInclude in our newsletter a lighter side to science without compromising its accuracy or integrity._f021452c-9b85-11e1-b683-5b389e657eea1Science for Democratic Action includes a lighter side to science without compromising its accuracy or integrity. From Atomic Puzzlers, to Dr. Egghead, to Centerfolds for Technoweenies (a.k.a. Science for the Critical Masses), Science for Democratic Action is the learning tool of choice for well-informed activists.Our technical training workshops are another way we bring science to the activists with a minimum of pain.International NewsletterPublish an international newsletter._f02145ea-9b85-11e1-b683-5b389e657eea2Russia France China JapanIEER also publishes an international newsletter, Energy & Security, the cornerstone of our "Nuclear Material Dangers" global outreach program. Generally speaking, Energy & Security is a translation of Science for Democratic Action, and is published in Russian, French, Chinese, and Japanese. This allows us to provide an international audience with the same accurate and understandable technical information that is the foundation of our reputation in the United States. Energy & Security provides activists, policy makers, and journalists around the world with the tools they need to effectively address problems related to nuclear materials and technologies.WorkshopsConduct workshops._f02146a8-9b85-11e1-b683-5b389e657eea3IEER's workshops and newsletters are backed up by technically sound factsheets, reports, and publications as well as by the expertise of our highly trained staff, and our more than 10 years of experience.FactsheetsProduce fact sheets._f0214784-9b85-11e1-b683-5b389e657eea4Reports and PublicationsIssue reports and other publications._f021484c-9b85-11e1-b683-5b389e657eea52012-05-11http://www.ieer.org/ieerinfo.htmlOwenAmburOwen.Ambur@verizon.net