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
Program Director, Center for Science & Democracy

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Lead Scientist, Science Hub for Climate Litigation

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November 12, 2013

The New Honda Accord Hybrid: Using Electric Vehicle Technology to Catch Up to the Prius

David Reichmuth
Senior Engineer, Clean Transportation Program

November 12, 2013

Nuclear Risk Accounting 101

Dave Lochbaum
Former Contributor

November 8, 2013

Climate Science, Nuclear Power, and a Renewable Energy Future

Steve Clemmer
Director of Energy Research & Analysis

November 8, 2013

Through the Looking Glass: Climate Change Denial, Conflict of Interest and Connecting Science to Policy

Andrew Rosenberg
Former Contributor

November 8, 2013

Wolf Usurps NASA Authority on International Cooperation

Gregory Kulacki
East Asia Project Manager

November 8, 2013

Fording an Energy Fjord: Norway's Oil Savings

Josh Goldman
Former Contributor

November 7, 2013

Problems with an East Coast Missile Defense Site

Laura Grego
Research Director, Senior Scientist

November 7, 2013

Which States Rank Highest on Energy Efficiency Efforts? Latest Results May Surprise

John Rogers
Associate Director, Energy Analytics

November 6, 2013

Florida Sea Level Rise: A State’s Race Against The Sea

Erika Spanger
Director of Strategic Climate Analytics

November 6, 2013

Colorado Towns Pass Fracking Moratoria, Bans Despite Big Spending by the Oil and Gas Industry

Gretchen Goldman
President and CEO of UCS

November 6, 2013

Can Attacking Scientists Be a Political Liability?

Michael Halpern
Former Contributor

November 5, 2013

The Balancing Act: Public Engagement for the Academic Scholar

UCS Science Network

November 5, 2013

Congress Wants to Keep the Feds Out of Fracking: Bad Idea

Andrew Rosenberg
Former Contributor

November 5, 2013

Nuclear Safety and Diversity

Dave Lochbaum
Former Contributor

November 4, 2013

The Falling Cost of Wind Power Spurs New Investments

Steve Clemmer
Director of Energy Research & Analysis

November 1, 2013

Clearing the Air on Fracking: Reflections from our Recent Webinar

Gretchen Goldman
President and CEO of UCS

November 1, 2013

How Much Does it Cost to Create a Single Nuclear Weapon?

Elliott Negin
Former Contributor

October 30, 2013

Talking Biofuels: A Conversation with University of Illinois Biofuel Experts

Jeremy Martin
Director of Fuels Policy

October 30, 2013

A Solution to Cancer-Causing Air Pollution… and What You Can Do to Help

Michelle Robinson
Former Contributor

October 29, 2013

Performance Drives the B61 Bomb Update

Stephen Young
Senior Washington Representative

October 29, 2013

NAPS Naps

Dave Lochbaum
Former Contributor

October 28, 2013

Convenient Science for Hire: the American Council on Science and Health Puts the Cart before the Horse

Gretchen Goldman
President and CEO of UCS

October 28, 2013

Lessons from Hurricane Sandy for Flood Risk and Flood Insurance

Rachel Cleetus
Policy Director

October 25, 2013

Disproving the Skeptics: 10x More Windpower and Solar is No Problem!

Mike Jacobs
Senior Energy Analyst

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