Autonomous Cars Mean Fewer Cops

The preliminary data are encouraging and debatable but autonomous cars may dramatically reduce accidents (~90%) and certainly won’t break the Continue reading →

Data Shows US Helps The Rich

The Great (Uncertain) Recovery from the Great (Very Real) Recession has been debated. Unemployment is down. GDP is up. The Continue reading →

Big Oil’s Mistaken Business Model

Big Oil (and is there little oil) has a business model built on assumptions. That’s true of every business model. Continue reading →

Locals Aren’t Waiting For Federal

Pick your issue. If it affects your neighborhood you may be disappointed with the national government’s response. As proof of Continue reading →

The Outer Banks Are Moving

North Carolina’s Outer Banks have been inhabited for centuries. For most of that time, residents kept their houses mobile because Continue reading →

California Has One Year Of Water Left

California’s drought has reduced their supply to one year’s consumption. The drought has been severe enough, and conservation has not Continue reading →

CO2 Emissions Stabilized In 2014

Did you see that one coming? Thanks to everyone’s efforts and the rapid adoption of renewable energy, CO2 emissions stabilized Continue reading →

The Oceans Have Risen

Climate change and sea level rise are treated academically or in the abstract. Some places are already experiencing the change, Continue reading →