Popular Posts 2019

PretendingNotToPanic.com is a blog based on “news for people who are eager and anxious about the future“; with additional constraints Continue reading →

Data That Matters November 2019

Permafrost, one of the largest carbon sinks (one billion metric tons) has become an immense carbon source (1.7 billion metric Continue reading →

Millennials May Not Live Longer

We’ve become accustomed to expecting each generation to live longer than the previous ones. That may not be true for Continue reading →

Data That Matters October 2019

In 1960, the richest paid 56% in taxes. Now they pay 23%, less than the 24.2% the poorest pay. A Continue reading →

US Suicides Rise

Suicides in the US continue to rise. “According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a record 120,000 Americans died from Continue reading →

Data That Matters August 2019

Fossil fuel subsidies are ~3.7 times greater than subsidies for renewable energy. The cost of gun deaths in the US Continue reading →

New Gun Cost Estimates

Estimating the costs of gun deaths, not simply gun usage and violence, in the US is stymied by a successful Continue reading →

Data That Matters January 2019

Globally, 0.7% of the people control 46% of the wealth. Opioid overdoses killed 40,231 Americans in 2017 which compares with Continue reading →