More Wealth More Hiding

A recent study has quantified the correlation of increased wealth with increased tax avoidance. The general population avoids about 2% Continue reading →

US Jobs Report May 2017

The economic recovery continues. US job openings are near record highs at 5.7M, but there are still 6.9M unemployed in Continue reading →

Record Atmospheric CO2

Atmospheric CO2 typically peaks in May when measured at the commonly accepted standard of Mauna Loa in Hawai’i. May 2017 Continue reading →

Undersea Methane Creating Craters

As with many things, it seems obvious in retrospect. Warmer land is creating craters in the arctic. (Siberian Craters Proliferate) Continue reading →

Data That Matters April 2017

Puerto Rico is facing bankruptcy because it is $70B in debt. Thanks to the service industry, the US gained 201,000 Continue reading →

Taxing Robots In New Economy

Enough data has been collected to at least draw a correlation between robots and jobs. For every 1% increase in Continue reading →

Glacial Waves Accelerate Greenland Melt

As if the melting Greenland glaciers weren’t worrisome enough (accounting ~ 25% of total sea level rise), the acceleration is Continue reading →

Thaw Threatens Global Seed Vault

The Global Seed Vault was established in 2008 as a biological archive and backup in case of a disaster. If Continue reading →