The Equation - Union of Concerned Scientists - page 178

view of El Palito oil refinery in Puerto Cabello, Venezuela

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January 13, 2026

President Trump’s Imperial and Illegal Grab for Venezuelan Oil Is a Losing Bet

President Trump’s addiction to fossil fuels will not make people in the United States safer or richer. In fact, it will do the opposite by dragging us into a 19th-century-style imperial adventure that will impose high costs for everyone on the planet.

Kathy Mulvey
Accountability Campaign Director, Climate & Energy Program

Protesters hold signs during a demonstration against U.S. military action in Venezuela on January 06, 2026 in Washington, DC.

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January 13, 2026

Illegal, Aggressive, and Unstable: President Trump’s Foray into Venezuela Increases Security Risks

Laura Grego
Research Director, Senior Scientist

photo looking up at a brick wall, at the bottom of which is an old sign with a radiation symbol and the words "fallout shelter"

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January 13, 2026

Ask a Scientist: What Happens When There Are No Limits on US and Russian Nuclear Weapons?

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America's 66-Year War (and Counting)

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September 14, 2016

House Science Committee Holds Hearing on Its Own Authority: Chairman Smith Circles the Wagons

Gretchen Goldman
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September 14, 2016

Cleveland Can Beat the Heat by Planting Trees—But Don't Forget Environmental Justice

Juan Declet-Barreto
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September 14, 2016

Native Rights and Concerns at Standing Rock: The Important Role of Science

Andrew Rosenberg
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September 14, 2016

Pulling Back the Curtain on a Massively Polluting Industry

Jeremy Martin
Director of Fuels Policy

September 14, 2016

Visit to the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station

Dave Lochbaum
Former Contributor

September 13, 2016

New Research Documents That Sugar Industry’s Playbook Goes Way Back

Genna Reed
Former Staff

September 13, 2016

I’m Just About to Install Solar. Here’s What I’m Looking to Get out of It…

John Rogers
Associate Director, Energy Analytics

September 13, 2016

New Chevy Bolt a Leap Forward in Affordable Clean Driving

David Reichmuth
Senior Engineer, Clean Transportation Program

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September 13, 2016

America's Top Brands, Cattle, and Deforestation

Lael Goodman
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September 13, 2016

Nuclear Bathtub Safety

Dave Lochbaum
Former Contributor

September 12, 2016

Community Solar: Making Solar Accessible without Rooftops

Jeff Deyette
Director of State Policy and Analysis

September 12, 2016

Obama in China: Lessons from the Red Carpet

Gregory Kulacki
East Asia Project Manager

September 12, 2016

No Need To Wait for the Future: Global Warming Impacts Are Happening Right Here, Right Now.

Astrid Caldas
Senior Climate Scientist

September 12, 2016

Why You Should Be Paying Attention to the Upcoming Budget Fight

Yogin Kothari
Former Contributor

September 9, 2016

In Memoriam: Paul Baer

Rachel Cleetus
Policy Director

September 9, 2016

Why Do Fuel Economy Standards Matter With Cheap Gas?

Dave Cooke
Senior Vehicles Analyst

September 9, 2016

Nuclear Plant Security on the 15th Anniversary of 9/11: The Need to Remain Vigilant

Ed Lyman
Director, Nuclear Power Safety

Jared M. Dort / Wayne National Forest

September 9, 2016

Congress Can and Should Act to Support Coal Communities

Jeremy Richardson
Former Contributor

September 8, 2016

Come El Niño or La Niña, Climate Change is La Madre of Weather Systems

Juliet Christian-Smith
Western States Regional Director

September 7, 2016

Why the American Geophysical Union Should Reject Corporate Sponsorship from ExxonMobil

Peter Frumhoff
Former Director of Science and Policy and Chief Climate Scientist

Photo: Adrian Salvador

September 7, 2016

A Labor Day Story: The Life and Death of a Farmworker Fuels the Fight for Justice

Ricardo Salvador
Former Contributor

Endangered Columbian white-tailed deer on Tenasillahe Island at Julia Butler Hansen National Wildlife Refuge in Oregon.

Photo: Blu Chaney, USFWS: CC BY 2.0/Flickr

September 7, 2016

New Endangered Species Peer-Review Policy Scores A Point for Independent Science

Gretchen Goldman
President and CEO of UCS

September 7, 2016

The United States, China, and Anti-Satellite Weapons

Gregory Kulacki
East Asia Project Manager

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