Data That Matters June 2018

The average May temperature for the contiguous U.S. was 65.4F, 5.2F above average, making it the warmest May in the Continue reading →

Data That Matters May 2018

Alaska Sea ice has dropped from typically 300,000 square kilometers 100 years ago to 270,000 in the last 30 years Continue reading →

Data That Matters April 2018

In America, there are 13 empty houses for every homeless American. The richest 1% now hold more than half the Continue reading →

Data That Matters March 2018

Electricity usage growth decreased to zero because of renewables and efficiency increases. Two billion new homes will be required to Continue reading →

Data That Matters February 2018

Average wages rose from 0.3% to 2.9% but the bottom 83% are seeing slower growth than the top 17%. Humans Continue reading →

Data That Matters January 2018

In 2017, 11,737 Americans died from guns fired by Americans. Since 1995, Gig-style jobs have grown from 9.1% of the Continue reading →

Data That Matters December 2017

The fraction of American children who eventually earn more than their parents fell from 90% after World War II to Continue reading →

Data That Matters November 2017

The ozone hole over Antarctica has shrunk to “only” 19.6 million square kilometers. Since the start of the Great Recession, Continue reading →