Popular Posts 2019

PretendingNotToPanic.com is a blog based on “news for people who are eager and anxious about the future“; with additional constraints Continue reading →

Data That Matters December 2019

“Go West, young man” (person, whatever) is less likely to happen as mobility in the US declined from about 20% Continue reading →

Data That Matters November 2019

Permafrost, one of the largest carbon sinks (one billion metric tons) has become an immense carbon source (1.7 billion metric Continue reading →

Data That Matters October 2019

In 1960, the richest paid 56% in taxes. Now they pay 23%, less than the 24.2% the poorest pay. A Continue reading →

Data That Matters September 2019

Zero. Alaska had no sea ice within 150 miles of its shores for the first time since written records were Continue reading →

Data That Matters August 2019

Fossil fuel subsidies are ~3.7 times greater than subsidies for renewable energy. The cost of gun deaths in the US Continue reading →

Data That Matters July 2019

Alaska land temperatures exceeded typical highs by 25F and water temperatures by 20F. Carbon emissions from power production in the Continue reading →

Data That Matters June 2019

By 2050, geothermal energy in America could produce 23% of national residential demand. Despite advances in renewable energy and efficiency, Continue reading →