Power of Data Visualization

A visualization of the impact of oil spills.

Oil has been bubbling up from the floor of the Gulf of Mexico since the Transocean Deepwater Horizon rig caught fire on April 20 and sank two days later. Here are some figures to put the spill in context:

The oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is now 80 miles across and the size of Jamaica, and according to new reports is five times worse than first thought, leaking around 5000 barrels into the sea, as opposed to the 1000 barrels first estimated.

Environmental Impact of Cell Phones

In a world of dwindling traditional energy resources, countries are starting to invest in more sustainable alternatives. Here are the countries that are spending the most on renewable energy, along with how much of it they currently produce, and what percent of their total energy output that represents.

Monuments to nature's possibility, some tree species can go to extremes from towering canopies shading coastal forest to ancient, gnarled branches casting scant cover over arid landscapes. Many such trees have fallen prey to logging and human encroachment over the years. But few persist.

Half of the US live in areas that fail to meet federal air quality standards

Tool to tell you which type of fish an d types of fishing you should support to keep our fish populations healthy

Masdar City, Abu Dhabi aims to be the world's first carbon-free city by relying entirely on solar and other renewable energy sources.

The Carbon Bathtub

It’s simple, really: As long as we pour CO2; into the atmosphere faster than nature drains it out, the planet warms. And that extra carbon takes a long time to drain out of the tub.