Too Few Funds For Seawalls

In the US, if you live near a river or an ocean you probably live near a project built and Continue reading →

Born But Not Raised Equal

“All men (people) are created equal.” A wonderful sentiment, and possibly true at birth, but the parents’ income creates an Continue reading →

Drones That Hack

Take two recent technical advances, sophisticated hacking and drones. As if being hacked wasn’t bad enough, and as if having Continue reading →

Pollute Less To Grow Economies

Pollution has been accepted as a consequence of growth. The logic has been that to reduce pollution would be to Continue reading →

Solar Desalination

Many places that need to produce fresh water from sea water are at lower latitudes. Nearer the equator, sunshine is Continue reading →

Innovative Rhino Guards

Protecting a rhinoceros seems silly considering their size and their horns, but their horns are why they are being poached Continue reading →

Fewer Poor People

Defining poverty isn’t easy, but by at least one measure there has been a dramatic improvement. The share of the Continue reading →

Bangkok May Disappear

Bangkok has too many things working against it: rising sea levels, ground sinking from drained aquifers, and its own growth. Continue reading →