Alaska Bond Rating Drops

Falling oil prices aren’t just affecting countries that rely on oil revenue. The price drop is severe enough that Alaska’s Continue reading →

July Set Global Heat Records

Data: the planet experienced the hottest month on record in July. “…this was also the all-time highest monthly temperature in Continue reading →

Younger Americans Turn Socialist

Younger Americans are more likely to see socialism (49%), rather than capitalism (47%), as more favorable. That overall stat reflects Continue reading →

Youth Self-Employment Rises

Unemployment tends to be higher for young people. It is falling, and they get the credit. The largest sector of Continue reading →

Climate Forces Migrations

Climate change is expecting to require about 200 million people to relocate by 2050. That relocation is not simple, easy, Continue reading →

Bicycling To Work Grows

Bicycling to work was considered unconventional, but that is changing. The total percentage is still low, less than 4%, but Continue reading →

Indirect Costs Of Coal

Coal is plentiful and cheap, or so it seems. Coal produces 39% of the electricity in the US. The US Continue reading →

Brazilian Corruption

How big can corruption get in a major country? Brazilians are marching for impeachment of their president because the economy is Continue reading →