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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North Carolina Governor Perdue Balks on Sea Level Rise Science

Michael Halpern
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August 1, 2012

Massive Power Outage in India Highlights Energy, Water, and Climate Vulnerabilities

Rachel Cleetus
Policy Director

August 1, 2012

Where is Sea Level Rise Most Rapid? Today Congress Heard the Answer: North America

Brenda Ekwurzel
Former Staff

August 1, 2012

Documents Show Japan Repeatedly Rejected Nuclear Weapons

Gregory Kulacki
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August 1, 2012

Will the 2012 U.S. Drought Burst the Farmland Property Bubble?

Doug Boucher
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July 31, 2012

Resilience to Drought Can be Improved…Within Limits

Doug Gurian-Sherman
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July 31, 2012

Fission Stories #103: Nuclear Time Out

Dave Lochbaum
Former Contributor

July 30, 2012

Dangerous Summer Heat on the Rise in the Midwest

Todd Sanford
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July 30, 2012

2012 U.S. Drought and Heat Expose Electricity Supply Risks

Erika Spanger
Director of Strategic Climate Analytics

July 27, 2012

Pools May be “Adequate,” But Dry Casks are Safer

Ed Lyman
Director, Nuclear Power Safety

July 27, 2012

Watch What You Say (or Don’t Say!) about Food

Doug Boucher
Former Contributor

July 27, 2012

Drought Double Whammy: As the World Warms, U.S. Droughts Likely to Be Hotter, More Damaging

Brenda Ekwurzel
Former Staff

July 27, 2012

24th International Summer Symposium on Science and World Affairs

David Wright
Former Contributor

July 26, 2012

From Muppet Labs to Your Gas Tank: The Emerging Cellulosic Biofuel Industry

Jeremy Martin
Director of Fuels Policy

July 25, 2012

The Enormous Costs of the 2012 Drought to American Farmers and Taxpayers

Rachel Cleetus
Policy Director

July 24, 2012

Sally Ride: 1951-2012

Calen May-Tobin
Former contributor

July 24, 2012

Fission Stories #102: Under Pressure

Dave Lochbaum
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July 23, 2012

CEI Compares Climate Scientist to a Child Molester

Michael Halpern
Former Contributor

July 23, 2012

Congress: Bad on Lemurs, Bad on Jobs [UPDATED]

Calen May-Tobin
Former contributor

July 23, 2012

In California, Not All Renewable Energy Investments Are Created Equal

Laura Wisland
Former Contributor

July 23, 2012

China in Focus #7: Remembering the Beijing Olympics

Gregory Kulacki
East Asia Project Manager

July 20, 2012

Lochbaum and Lyman Address NAS on US Response to Fukushima

David Wright
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July 19, 2012

Michigan Open Letter on Clean Energy and Green Jobs

Jeff Deyette
Director of State Policy and Analysis

July 19, 2012

Albert Einstein Gets Yarn-Bombed

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