US Job And Wage Growth

The good news was that US unemployment has been falling for years. The bad news was the wages were stagnant. Continue reading →

Greece The EU And The World

Greece caused a crisis within the European Union a few years ago. Bailouts, restructured debt, and austerity haven’t solved the Continue reading →

Debt Rules The World

Total world debt is triple total world gross domestic product. The world owes someone $200,000,000,000, two hundred Trillion dollars. If Continue reading →

Reclaiming Abandoned Tunnels For Bicycles

Whether this incarnation works or not, the innovative reuse of existing infrastructure is applauded. London, like many cities, has networks Continue reading →

Coal Fades As Solar And Wind Grow

Renewable energy capacity continues to increase in the US. A confluence of influences: solar prices are down, wind is gaining Continue reading →

US Greenhouse Gases Decline

We’re producing far too much greenhouse gas in the US, but the trend has finally turned. Cleaner alternatives, more efficient Continue reading →

American Research Fades

America remains innovative and has extensive research facilities, but the percentage of money spent in research and development is declining. Continue reading →

Scientists Find BPs Oil

Remember the BP oil rig disaster in the Gulf of Mexico? For years the question was, “Where’d the oil go?” Continue reading →