Today, St. Louis commemorates 144 years since a violent labor struggle that saw widespread destruction and violence in the city and nearby areas, as part of the 1877 General Strike.
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The Michigan State Police released data from a study today that showed that fatalities are on the rise, while seatbelt usage is on the decline. We look at how this plays out across a few jurisdictions.
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In June, my partner took a three-day business trip– her first since before the pandemic hit- to Chicago. I threw
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Throw the climate modeling out the window with your flood-damaged worldly possessions. It’s time to figure out how to adapt.
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Our second podcast is finally out. I take responsibility for the delay. There were some technical issues I ran into,
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Decarbonization is the buzzword du jour in the sustainability movement. Will it make everything more expensive? Maybe– but there are a few caveats to that.
Read MoreWalking from home to Corktown last night in search of food and drink with some out-of-town visitors who were eager
Read MoreCONTENT WARNING: The 22-minute video and the clips I’ve taken from it below include some disturbing and extremely graphic imagery,
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We revisited our previous analysis trying to correlate red state regressivism with corporate investment, but this time looking at California’s newly-amended ban on state-funded travel to a number of deep red states.
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Power grids are complex things. Understanding the local grid capacity– as visualized by one mapping tool- can help us plan for things like rooftop solar or electric vehicle adoption.
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