Seasteading A Wealthy Enclave

Seasteading is like homesteading, but instead of poor pioneers populating wild places, seasteading is for ultra-wealthy individuals who want an Continue reading →

Majority Of Land Is Developed

A recent study found that more than half of the land on the planet has been converted to human use. Continue reading →

Life In Dead Reefs

Coral reefs are dying, and revealing some aspects of life. Warm water, oxygen deprivation, pollution, are killing coral reefs leaving Continue reading →

New Estimate For Oceanic Plastic

Weighing the plastic in the ocean is difficult. The most comprehensive study has a new estimate: 268,000 tonnes. While it Continue reading →

Data That Matters July 2016

Antarctica’s ozone hole shrunk by 4.5 million square kilometers annually. Environmental controls work. California’s aquifers hold 2.7 cubic kilometers instead Continue reading →

Hydro Loses To Solar And Wind

Hydroelectric dams are becoming unpopular, unprofitable, less significant, and are new dams are more likely to be cancelled. New solar Continue reading →

Salt Not A Lake City

Salt Lake City may lose its Lake. There are many stories about massive lakes drying up and disappearing, but they Continue reading →

Global Trade Retreats

The total value of everything shipped around the world has fallen to levels similar to prior to the Great Recession Continue reading →