The Equation - Union of Concerned Scientists - page 30

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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

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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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January 23, 2024

An Equitable Energy Transition in California Will Take All of Our Voices

Guest Commentary

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January 22, 2024

An Opportunity to Reduce Water Pollution from Slaughterhouses

Stacy Woods
Research Director

IPCC meeting, Istanbul, Jan 2024

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January 22, 2024

The IPCC and the Need for Actionable Science

L. Delta Merner
Lead Scientist, Science Hub for Climate Litigation

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John Rogers/UCS

January 22, 2024

This Leap Year, Four Clean Energy Leaps to Watch For

John Rogers
Associate Director, Energy Analytics

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January 22, 2024

UCS Is Primed and Ready for this Election Year

Johanna Chao Kreilick
Former President

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January 18, 2024

Can Federal Transit Operations Funding Foster Healthy, Thriving, Sustainable Communities? Yes, Here’s How.

Kevin X. Shen
Northeast Transportation Policy Analyst/Advocate

A field of solar panels extends before a backdrop of wind turbines at the National Wind Technology Center near Boulder, Colorado.

US Department of Energy/Flickr

January 18, 2024

Proposed Electrolyzer Requirements for the Hydrogen Tax Credit: Strengths and Risks

Julie McNamara
Associate Director, Policy for Climate and Energy

January 18, 2024

Rural Drivers vs. Disinformation: Three Facts about Electric Vehicles to Set the Record Straight

Maria Cecilia Pinto de Moura
Scientist

Delegates at the United Nation's opening session of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) seventh assessment cycle watch a presentation.

L. Delta Merner/UCS

January 16, 2024

Why the IPCC 7th Assessment Matters

L. Delta Merner
Lead Scientist, Science Hub for Climate Litigation

Daily Hampshire Gazette

January 16, 2024

Ask a Scientist: Can Election Science Ensure the Integrity of the 2024 Elections?

Elliott Negin
Former Contributor

January 10, 2024

Navigating Net Zero Via the Law

L. Delta Merner
Lead Scientist, Science Hub for Climate Litigation

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January 10, 2024

Everything You Wanted to Know About Biodiesel and Renewable Diesel. Charts and Graphs Included

Jeremy Martin
Director of Fuels Policy

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Mr. Location Scout/Pexels

January 10, 2024

Reliance on Gas Power Plants Fuels Inequity

Vivian Yang
Western States Energy Analyst

U.S. Air Force Tech. watches a C-17 Globemaster III at Yokota Air Base, Japan.

Staff Sgt. Jonathan Steffen/US Air Force

January 9, 2024

A War That No One Wants

Robert Rust
China Analyst

Durante la tormenta invernal Elliott en diciembre de 2022, algunas de las líneas de transmisión de gas de la Tennessee Valley Authority se congelaron, cortando el suministro de energía a los consumidores.

Tennessee Valley Authority

January 9, 2024

La poca fiabilidad de las centrales eléctricas de gas: tres cosas que debes saber

John Rogers
Associate Director, Energy Analytics

January 4, 2024

After The Lights Go Out, Then What?

Mike Jacobs
Senior Energy Analyst

January 3, 2024

COP28 Took Steps Toward Safeguarding Cultural Heritage from Climate Change

Adam Markham
Former Staff

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January 3, 2024

The Supreme Court Ruled Against Wetlands in 2023. We Can Still Save Them.

Stacy Woods
Research Director

Sanjali De Silva/UCS

December 22, 2023

What Did the UN Climate Talks at COP28 Achieve and What’s Next?

Rachel Cleetus
Policy Director

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December 21, 2023

Diesel is the Reason for the Sneezin’: Cleaner Holiday Deliveries are on the Horizon

Sam Wilson
Senior Vehicles Analyst

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December 21, 2023

Hydrogen Combustion Is a Dead-End Technology for Heavy-Duty Trucks

Dave Cooke
Senior Vehicles Analyst

December 19, 2023

Five Factors are Driving Offshore Wind

John Rogers
Associate Director, Energy Analytics

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December 14, 2023

What COP28 Means for Climate Action in a US Food and Farm Bill

Karen Perry Stillerman
Deputy Director

December 14, 2023

The Year in Corporate Disclosure and Disinformation 2023

Laura Peterson
Corporate Analyst & Advocate

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