Past Peak Oil

It is possible that we’re past peak oil. Predicting the future is a necessary yet futile part of civilization. The Continue reading →

Greenhouse Emissions Return

For a while there, we demonstrated the ability to reduce greenhouse gases. Back in April, at the start of various Continue reading →

Sailing Ships Return

Let’s be clear, these are sailing ships, not sailboats. Before we used fossil fuels for powering transportation, businesses around the Continue reading →

Climate Change Forecasts Improve

Scientists investigate the unknown. It’s is unknown, that’s why so little is known about it. That’s true with pandemics, their Continue reading →

Shrinking American Dream

The American Dream isn’t dead, but far fewer are able to achieve one of its key accomplishments: a better life, Continue reading →

Data That Matters August 2020

Earth Overshoot Day was August 24, lengthened by the pandemic by 24 days, but far from the sustainability target of Continue reading →

Pandemic Worsens Global Debt

Check back to a post from February 2020 about the Global Debt Wave. The worry was and is that global Continue reading →

Far Fewer Cars

Hints of the new normal are arriving, and some of them are backed by data. #WorkFromHome, #ShopFromHome, #LearnFromHome all mean Continue reading →