Data That Matters January 2017

The maker of iPhones has already replaced 60,000 workers with robots and may replace up to 360,000 by 2020. A Continue reading →

Scotland Wind Powers Country

Simple and good news. Scotland’s wind power network is now capable of producing more electricity than the country needs. For Continue reading →

Data That Matters August 2016

Every $1 increase in the US minimum wage there would be 518 fewer pre-natal deaths. Total nonfarm payroll employment rose Continue reading →

Costa Rica Runs On Renewables

Good news can come in short stories. Costa Rica just ran the country’s electrical grid on renewable energy for 113 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 →

Britain Burned No Coal

Believe it or not, good news from Britain. (I’ll leave off the Great for a while, at least until they Continue reading →

Data That Matters May 2016

Up to 47% of jobs are considered at high risk of automation. From 2009 to 2014 cities attracted 3.6% more Continue reading →