US Wind And Solar Hit 10 Percent

Wind and solar power reached 10% of the US’s needs in March thanks to spring winds and increasing daylight. Iowa Continue reading →

17 Qubit Computer Created

Under the heading of “dull and temporary but important”, IBM has built and is operating a 17 qubit quantum computer. Continue reading →

More Wealth More Hiding

A recent study has quantified the correlation of increased wealth with increased tax avoidance. The general population avoids about 2% Continue reading →

US Jobs Report May 2017

The economic recovery continues. US job openings are near record highs at 5.7M, but there are still 6.9M unemployed in Continue reading →

Record Atmospheric CO2

Atmospheric CO2 typically peaks in May when measured at the commonly accepted standard of Mauna Loa in Hawai’i. May 2017 Continue reading →

Undersea Methane Creating Craters

As with many things, it seems obvious in retrospect. Warmer land is creating craters in the arctic. (Siberian Craters Proliferate) Continue reading →

Data That Matters April 2017

Puerto Rico is facing bankruptcy because it is $70B in debt. Thanks to the service industry, the US gained 201,000 Continue reading →

Taxing Robots In New Economy

Enough data has been collected to at least draw a correlation between robots and jobs. For every 1% increase in Continue reading →