Increases In Economic Efficiency

We are using more resources than the planet can replace in a year, but we’re not as wasteful as we Continue reading →

Earth Overshoot Day

As of August 8th, we’ve used more resources than the planet can replenish in a year. That day is Earth Continue reading →

Human Animal Hybrids Allowed

The US National Institute of Health released a restriction on creating human-animal hybrids. The fact that the NIH had a Continue reading →

Oil Glut Resurfaces

Oil prices are heading down, again. The rise of fracking and the subsequent oil price war drove down the price Continue reading →

US Jobs Report July 2016

Here are the official numbers: “Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 255,000 in July, and the unemployment rate was unchanged at Continue reading →

College Creates A Divide

Since the Great Recession (the Second Great Depression), there has been yet another bifurcation in America. Some feel they haven’t Continue reading →

Higher Minimum Wages Saves Lives

“One recent study found that if every state in the country had bumped up its minimum wage by one dollar Continue reading →

Official 2015 Global Temperature Record

We’ve been hearing about it for months because for at least 14 months we’ve been setting global temperature records, but Continue reading →