Growing Economies Not Pollution

For the last two years, we’ve done something that many supposed wasn’t possible: we’ve grown our global economy while not Continue reading →

Record Warm US Winter

December, January, and February combined to set a new record temperature (36.8F) for the contiguous 48 US states. Each month Continue reading →

Data That Matters February 2016

Pardon the belated post. Peak wind production can beat peak nuclear production 432Gw to 383Gw. Global trade dropped 22% in Continue reading →

Oregon Bans Coal

The state government of Oregon passed a bill to eliminate the use of coal for electricity by 2035. Oil, gas, Continue reading →

Electric Cars Pop Peak Oil

Electric cars and renewable energy are upsetting old projections. Peak Oil, the idea that demand for oil would greatly exceed Continue reading →

Coastal Flooding Details

Sea level rise is usually expressed in average global mm/year statistics, but the most direct impact is flooding. A few Continue reading →

Sea Level Rise Accelerates

In yet another way to look at the data, it is confirmed that sea levels are rising, and the rate Continue reading →

Record Global Temperature January 2016

The data is in and the records keep coming. That’s not good. January’s record temperature was 1.13 C degrees about Continue reading →