Drug Cartels React To Legal Marijuana

Legal liquor helped put Al Capone and bootleggers out of business. Legal marijuana may help put drug cartels out of Continue reading →

The Atacama Floods

And you thought your weather was acting odd. The Atacama Desert, the driest place on the planet, just had a Continue reading →

Decentralized Power Empowers The Poor

One of the causes of poverty has been the lack of adequate infrastructure. The rise of mobile telephones, LEDs, solar Continue reading →

Costa Rica Burns No Coal

Skip the details. First, congratulate Costa Rica on getting all of their energy from clean sources. An entire country that Continue reading →

Antarctic Ice Melt Accelerates

It is troubling enough that Antarctica’s ice is melting. The melt rate is increasing. Now, the ice that has bottled Continue reading →

Employment Has Not Recovered

Unemployment may be down, but employment has yet to return to pre-Great Recession levels. Fewer people in the work force Continue reading →

99% Of The 1% Locked Out Of Politics

Money in US politics has become so powerful that even millionaires are locked out of the process. Super-PACs are increasingly Continue reading →

Recycling Plastic Via Home 3-D Printers

Plastic can be recycled; but that usually involves collecting it, sending it away, and buying something that uses the recycled Continue reading →