Earth Overshoot Day

As of August 8th, we’ve used more resources than the planet can replenish in a year. That day is Earth Continue reading →

Human Animal Hybrids Allowed

The US National Institute of Health released a restriction on creating human-animal hybrids. The fact that the NIH had a Continue reading →

Oil Glut Resurfaces

Oil prices are heading down, again. The rise of fracking and the subsequent oil price war drove down the price Continue reading →

US Jobs Report July 2016

Here are the official numbers: “Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 255,000 in July, and the unemployment rate was unchanged at Continue reading →

Higher Minimum Wages Saves Lives

“One recent study found that if every state in the country had bumped up its minimum wage by one dollar Continue reading →

Nuclear Lemon Into Solar Lemonade

Remember Chernobyl? It’s been thirty years since the nuclear disaster. In a moment of ingenuity, someone realized that the nuclear Continue reading →

US Economy Grows Slowly

“The US economy grew at an annual rate of just 1.2% from April to June, the US Department of Commerce Continue reading →

Ice Bucket Stunt Succeeds

Remember the summer of the ice bucket challenge? Lots of videos of creative people and celebrities dumping buckets of ice Continue reading →