…mean low carbon; research showed that a local hothouse tomato served out of season had a far higher carbon footprint than a tomato trucked up from Mexico. My wife Kelly…

…the modern fortress architecture style. Now, it seems, what was old is new again. Wood is making a comeback, with a focus on a green building strategy called “embodied” carbon…

…the opportunities and challenges of ocean carbon capture in the linked Boston Globe column. Are there risks? Sure. But the alternative is certain disaster. Ocean geoengineering for global carbon capture…

Juan Cole has a recap of the 2024 global warming picture. It ain’t pretty: “The World Meteorological Organization projected total global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in 2024 to be 41.6…

…trade over the past 20 to 30 years. Vertical specialisation led trade to grow much faster than it would have otherwise. Earlier, a tractor made in America would use American…

April Trade Deficit Decreased 8.2% on Lower Imports of Consumer Goods and Automotives, Commenter and blogger RJS Our trade deficit was 8.2% lower in April, as our exports increased and…

…trade in goods on the eventual 4th quarter GDP growth figures, we use exhibit 10 in the pdf for this report, which gives us monthly goods trade figures by end use…

…spotlight the lunacy of Obama administration plans to expand this dangerous “trade” agreement model via the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) “free trade” agreement. More on that later. Let’s tour what is…

…time. US Trade Deficit Rose 9.4% to a Record High in January After December Deficit Revised Higher Our trade deficit rose 9.4% in January, as the value of our exports…

The Washington Post calls attention to changes in measuring international trade values: The U.S. trade deficit with China may be much smaller than thought according to new trade measurements that…