Data That Matters September 2015

European Youth Unemployment is as high as 50%. $30T of fossil fuels are effectively worthless, dramatically decreasing corporate assets. 75% Continue reading →

Fossil Fuels Falling

Commodity prices, particularly for fossil fuels, are falling. Falling prices are good for consumers. Decreases in demand, or at least Continue reading →

Coal Declines In UK Too

As coal’s influence is declining in the US, it is also declining in the UK. Coal has gone from generating Continue reading →

Coal Hits Record Low

The number of coal mines in the US has hit a record low, keeping in mind that records only go Continue reading →

US CO2 Declining

Thanks to the closing of the dirtiest coal power plants, the increased use of natural gas, increased renewables, and increased Continue reading →

Data That Matters August 2015

The price of wind power just hit a new low: $0.025/kwh. Facebook gets one billion visits in one day, a Continue reading →

US Coal Bankruptcies

“In the first half of this year, at least six domestic coal companies filed for bankruptcy.” – Salon Falling oil Continue reading →

Indirect Costs Of Coal

Coal is plentiful and cheap, or so it seems. Coal produces 39% of the electricity in the US. The US Continue reading →