Data That Matters September 2017

In 2016, US poverty rates finally returned to “normal”, about 12.7%. In the US, solar power now costs about $0.06 Continue reading →

Flat Global Carbon Emissions

Congratulate renewable energy. Within the last several years, solar and wind energy have become so widely adopted that global CO2 Continue reading →

Pollution Health Impact 2017

Putting pollution in context can be difficult. Much of the conversation lately has been about global warming and long term Continue reading →

Sixth Mass Extinction

Comprehensive studies of extinctions have now quantified the rate of extinction and creation of species. Previous extinctions were caused by Continue reading →

Solar Cheaper Sooner Than Expected

One sign of the growing acceptance and adoption of solar energy is that it is assumed that the price will Continue reading →

US Poverty Returns To Normal

In 2016, US poverty rates finally returned to “normal”, about 12.7%, which was the rate prior to the Great Recession. Continue reading →

Data That Matters August 2017

Earth Overshoot Day was August 2, 100% of the annual resource production used in 58% of a year. The range Continue reading →

New Nearby Planets Found

“Three Earth-mass worlds found around a small red star only 12 light-years away.” – NASA “Only” is a relative term, Continue reading →