October 14, 2020
While fewer working hours can mean enjoying a shorter day or week at work, the consequences might be unpredictable.
October 12, 2020
The Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory's annual flow chart is the easy way to see all you want to know about U.S. energy use.
October 8, 2020
The massive manure pools created by North Carolina's hog farms have many problems that have not been solved.
October 8, 2020
The massive manure pools created by North Carolina's hog farms have many problems that have not been solved.
October 1, 2020
Having observed Alaska's Fat Bear Week, we can see the tradeoffs created by a proposed copper and gold mine.
August 21, 2020
In his new book, climate activist Bjorn Lomborg presents a controversial carbon tax proposal that could remind us of Goldilocks.
August 14, 2020
The recycling revenue that municipalities were receiving was shrinking and now, with some mystery surrounding cardboard, it's getting worse.
June 24, 2020
Looking at Cape Town, South Africa and 12 U.S. cities we can see why the basic water tradeoff involves a choice between conservation and affordability.
May 19, 2020
If you care about the emissions created by an electric vehicle, the next step is to think of your zip code and the grid mix in your state.
April 6, 2020
While the wisdom of plastic bag bans have always been debatable, now with the coronavirus pandemic, there is another reason to reverse them.
March 24, 2020
To see where energy comes from and where it goes, we can look at a chart with U.S. energy flows or the alternative energy that is described by xkcd.
March 13, 2020
Coronavirus can create an economic indicator that tells us whether manufacturing activity has increased or decreased in China.