The Equation

A neon light installation by artist Alicia Eggert in the Smithsonian Institute reads in hot pink lettering: this present moment used to be the unimaginable future.

Gretchen Goldman/UCS (artwork by Alicia Eggert, Smithsonian American Art Museum)

January 15, 2026

The Future Is Not Written. It Is Ours to Create.

After one year of President Trump’s second term, let’s challenge ourselves to imagine and bring to life a much, much better future.

Gretchen Goldman
President and CEO of UCS

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January 15, 2026

One Year of the Trump Administration’s All-Out Assault on Climate and Clean Energy

Rachel Cleetus
Policy Director

two armed federal agents standing in a cloud of tear gas on a suburban street

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January 14, 2026

Divide and Destroy: A New Year of the Trump Administration’s Authoritarianism

Jennifer Jones
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Five Kinds of Things the UCS Satellite Database Can Tell You

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April 3, 2014

The EPA, Human Studies, and Getting the Science Right

Gretchen Goldman
President and CEO of UCS

April 3, 2014

How Many Products with Palm Oil Do I Use in a Day?

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April 2, 2014

Tomorrow’s Cars, Funded Today: DOE Re-energizes the ATVM Loan Program

Josh Goldman
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April 2, 2014

Top 7 Reasons for Considering an Electric Vehicle Today

Josh Goldman
Former Contributor

April 1, 2014

Top 5 Ways the Latest IPCC Review of Climate Change Reflects the U.S. Experience

Angela Anderson
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April 1, 2014

Which Costs More? Transmission Lines for 10x More Renewable Energy, or Pipelines for 2x More Natural Gas

Mike Jacobs
Senior Energy Analyst

April 1, 2014

President Obama’s Plan to Cut Methane Emissions Will Help Reduce Climate Risks of Natural Gas

Steve Clemmer
Director of Energy Research & Analysis

April 1, 2014

Climate Change May Cause Baseball Ticket Prices to Rise

Michael Halpern
Former Contributor

April 1, 2014

Three Wet (Nuclear) Pigs

Dave Lochbaum
Former Contributor

March 31, 2014

On Human Strength and Climate Change: Thoughts on Chavez Day

Adrienne Alvord
Former Contributor

March 31, 2014

Reconsidering Chinese Views on Military Space Strategy

Gregory Kulacki
East Asia Project Manager

March 31, 2014

Heads in the Sand: Koch Brothers Push States to Avoid Carbon Rules

Jeremy Richardson
Former Contributor

March 31, 2014

Sidelined Science: Let’s Get the House Science Committee Back on Track

Andrew Rosenberg
Former Contributor

March 27, 2014

Proposed Freeze of Ohio's Clean Energy Standards is Misguided, Not in the Best Interest of Consumers

Sam Gomberg
Senior Analyst

March 26, 2014

Kansas House of Representatives Says “no” to Attack on Renewable Electricity Standard

Jeff Deyette
Director of State Policy and Analysis

March 26, 2014

So… How Does Science Make You Feel?

Aaron Huertas
Former Contributor

March 26, 2014

Second Chance: Will EPA’s New Ozone Standard Follow the Science?

Gretchen Goldman
President and CEO of UCS

March 26, 2014

The Ocean’s Cooling Effect: An Air Conditioner for the Planet

Roberto Mera
Former contributor

March 25, 2014

The Nuclear Security Summit Communiqué Statement on Separated Plutonium Is a Step Backward

Ed Lyman
Director, Nuclear Power Safety

March 25, 2014

An Electric Spring: 3 Strong Trends in the EV Market

David Reichmuth
Senior Engineer, Clean Transportation Program

March 25, 2014

Post-installation and Post-maintenance Testing

Dave Lochbaum
Former Contributor

March 24, 2014

Fixing the NNSA: Expect Delays

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Senior Washington Representative

March 21, 2014

A Conspiracy Theory Researcher Falls Victim to Conspiracy Theories: Intimidated Journal to Retract Lewandowsky Paper

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