Electric Cars Undercut Gas

Electric cars are developing quickly technologically, culturally, and economically. Costs of production are down. Prices are down. Acceptance is up. Continue reading →

Electric Cars Get Cleaner

Electric cars sound like they’d be naturally cleaner than gas-powered cars. Stand between them and the electric is obviously cleaner, Continue reading →

Data That Matters June 2016

Between April 2015 and April 2016, US beekeepers reported losing 44% of their colonies. Instead of creating 158,000 jobs in Continue reading →

US Wages Grow Somewhat

“For the nation as a whole, average weekly wages rose by 7.4% in real terms between 2000 and 2015.” – Continue reading →

Data That Matters February 2016

Pardon the belated post. Peak wind production can beat peak nuclear production 432Gw to 383Gw. Global trade dropped 22% in Continue reading →

US Coal At 30-Year Low

The US hasn’t produced so little coal since 1986 (900,000,000 tons), which was a much smaller and dirtier economy. Through 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 →

Solar Beats Gas

Solar power costs continue to fall, and probably will continue falling for years or decades. In the sunniest places, solar Continue reading →