Pipeline Dangers
Center for Biological Diversity | READ STORY

The Center for Biological Diversity presents a time-lapse video indicating the sequence and location of nearly 8000 pipeline spills and explosions in the United States since 1986. The video comes alongside detailed analysis emphasizing the number of accidents involving oil and other hazardous liquids which come to pass in the U.S.

Segregation and Integration in America

Atlantic Cities | READ STORY

These complex dot-maps, created by demographic researcher Dustin Cable from publicly available data in the 2010 census, and presented by the Atlantic, show the distribution of race and ethnicity across the geography of the United States, demonstrating that racial and ethnic segregation remains more prominent than we may think.

Young Adults Stay at Home

Pew Social Trends | READ STORY

The number of adults between the ages of 18 and 31 living in their parents' home has increased from 32% in 2007 to 36% in 2012, marking the highest frequency in forty years. At least a third of the record 21.6 million young adults living at home are college students, and the men of this generation are considerably more likely to live with their parents than are the women.

Best Alternative Energy Spots
Washington Post | READ STORY

This report by the Washington Post evaluates data compiled by researchers at Carnegie Mellon University, showing that the best locations for solar and wind energy sites may not be the most obvious. Sunny states like Arizona are an intuitive first choice for solar energy, but a panel in New Jersey or West Virginia may actually provide more net benefit.

Broadband and the Rural Economy
Daily Yonder | READ STORY

The rural and exurban (non-metropolitan) areas with the highest rates of broadband adoption tend also to have significantly higher growth in median household income. The unemployment rates in high-adoption areas increase at a slower rate, and areas with high-adoption rates experience higher rates of business growth, particularly in terms of "creative class employment."

Temperature Change, 1880 to 2012
NASA | READ STORY

NASA has compiled 130 years of climate maps demonstrating the change in temperature during the period. This comes alongside a report by the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions showing that although 90% of top global companies identify climate change as a risk to normal business operations in coming years, few are doing anything to address climate risks.

Wage Changes and Economic Recovery
Atlantic Cities | READ STORY

More than 50% of Americans are making more money today than they were five years ago, according to a recent Gallup poll. But the distribution of wage growth has been divided unevenly across the country. Smaller metropolitan areas have shown more growth than their larger metro counterparts.