Wind Beats Coal

Wind power is now cheaper than power from coal. Surprisingly rapid adoption and advances mean electricity can be generated from Continue reading →

US Jobs Report June 2017

Here are some nice repeating numbers: 222,000 jobs added and an unemployment rate of 4.4%. The number of jobs added Continue reading →

Disasters Increase Inequality

A study of data from disasters between 1920 and 2010 documents the effect of disasters on poverty. Basically, a major Continue reading →

Data That Matters June 2017

Atmospheric CO2 hit record 409.65 ppm. US job openings were near record highs at 5.7M, but there were still 6.9M Continue reading →

Climate Change In US Varies By State

Climate change is expected to decrease US GDP by 6%, which would turn it negative. The lower 48 states, however, Continue reading →

Free Water From Free Air

A new kind of material has been developed that filters air to extract water with little or no additional energy Continue reading →

Mining Landfills

No longer just an interesting idea, progress is being made on mining landfills for precious resources. We have a wasteful Continue reading →

Electric Cars Get Cleaner

Electric cars sound like they’d be naturally cleaner than gas-powered cars. Stand between them and the electric is obviously cleaner, Continue reading →