As a Fellow at the Pew Institute for Ocean Science, Hubbell initiated the establishment of the National Council for Science and the Environment (NCSE), which works with the parties that create and use environmental knowledge to influence environmental decisions.
No Pew Institute for Ocean Science, Hubbell iniciou o establecemento do Consello Nacional para Ciencia e Medio Ambiente ([National Council for Science and the Environment, NCSE), que traballa cos partidos políticos para crear e usar o coñecemento ambiental para a toma de decisións.