Cleaning Coal Is Expensive

In the last few decades we progressed from coal companies worrying about mining but not about cleanup, to ensuring they Continue reading →

The Poor Are Working

“Work hard and get yourself out of poverty” is an old adage, but not a current reality. Of the approximately Continue reading →

Give The Money To The People

The recent disaster within the Red Cross’ disaster relief response is Haiti highlights a simple, yet, institutionally difficult issue: the Continue reading →

Iceland Makes Bankers Pay

In the midst of the Great Recession, Iceland saw that the banks had become too big to fail, and the Continue reading →

Puerto Rico Is America’s Greece

Greece catches a lot of attention for good reasons. Besides the implications of a failing national economy, Greece’s debt has Continue reading →

Zimbabwe Hyper-Inflation

Worried about inflation going up or down a full percent? It is easy to think that it always moves so Continue reading →

California Is Sinking

California is sinking, and it’s nothing new. It’s been happening as long as we’ve been pulling water from the aquifers. Continue reading →

Lights You Can Eat

Algae are edible. They contain a lot of protein. Algae generate heat. That’s one of the by-products of life. Handled Continue reading →