Renewables Change Deserts

And here’s something unexpected. Imagine implementing some people’s energy fantasies, blanketed deserts with solar and wind farms. It makes sense Continue reading →

Developing Currency Crises

Currencies are crashing. It’s happening in enough developing countries that economists and financiers are worrying about a problem what may Continue reading →

Graphene Battery

Graphene is passing from a curiosity in the lab into the development of new products (and even the entry of Continue reading →

Planetary Sustainability Perspective

It’s not exactly news, except that sometimes the news benefits from being put into perspective. The Stockholm Resilience Centre produced Continue reading →

Recovered Or Not

Good news. If you’re in the top 10% of wealth in the US since 1971, your wealth has effectively tripled. Continue reading →

Earth Overshoot Day 2018

Sadly, this is a yearly event; hence the copy and paste and edit from last year. ” Earth Overshoot Day Continue reading →

Data That Matters July 2018

Despite a population of 7.5 billion and a forecast maximum of under 12 billion, the planet only has sustainable resources Continue reading →

Parking Costs

Go ahead and make fun of “Park your car in Harvard Yard”, but finding places to park everyone’s car in Continue reading →