Data That Matters March 2018

Electricity usage growth decreased to zero because of renewables and efficiency increases. Two billion new homes will be required to Continue reading →

UK Coal Pollution Drops To 1891 Levels

The United Kingdom was built on cheap and readily accessible coal. Coal emissions continued to increase until about 1980. Now, Continue reading →

Data That Matters July 2017

A major disaster increases poverty by about one percent, and heightens inequality. The US added 222,000 jobs, had 4.4% unemployment, Continue reading →

Wind Beats Coal

Wind power is now cheaper than power from coal. Surprisingly rapid adoption and advances mean electricity can be generated from Continue reading →

US Wind And Solar Hit 10 Percent

Wind and solar power reached 10% of the US’s needs in March thanks to spring winds and increasing daylight. Iowa Continue reading →

Data That Matters April 2017

Renewable energy has doubled in ten years with 161GW added in 2016. US productivity dropped by 0.2%, possibly through reduced Continue reading →

Zero Coal Burned In UK

It can be argued that the Industrial Revolution began in the British Isles, largely because of the availability of coal. Continue reading →

Britain Burned No Coal

Believe it or not, good news from Britain. (I’ll leave off the Great for a while, at least until they Continue reading →