Data That Matters June 2015

The poorest 40% of Americans have negative net worth. Since June 2010, the four biggest coal companies have gone from Continue reading →

Fossil Fuel Subsidies

The International Monetary Fund released a draft report on how much governments subsidize fossil fuels, both extraction and remediation. The Continue reading →

Cleaning Coal Is Expensive

In the last few decades we progressed from coal companies worrying about mining but not about cleanup, to ensuring they Continue reading →

Energy Wisdom In Developing Countries

Many projections of global warming worry about developing nations creating a lot more pollution as their citizens begin living ‘Middle-Class Continue reading →

More Trouble For Coal

Coal was king, note the change in tense. The four largest coal companies were worth a combined $21.7 billion dollars Continue reading →

Data That Matters May 2015

The US drops to #10 in R&D spending. California’s Snowpack is as 0% of normal, which isn’t normal. Alaska hits Continue reading →

Closed Coal Plants

Coal plants are closing. Many of the closures are in response to federal clean air regulations, but many were also Continue reading →

US Shuts Down Coal Power

Some power plants pollute more than others. The US has enacted regulations that require them to clean up or shut Continue reading →