This Is How Much Time Americans Watch TV
A Bureau of Labor Statistics survey found that watching TV was the leisure activity that occupied the most time in 2020.
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BlackRock’s next target; plus how climate – not Covid – threatens the Olympics
By David Callaway, Callaway Climate Insights The way to get rich in a gold rush is to sell shovels, they say. The same appears to be holding true for climate change investments. So far this…
This Is How Much Time Americans Spend Sleeping
A Bureau of Labor Statistics survey found that sleeping was the activity in which the largest percentage of Americans spent time.
Chariots of Fire: The Olympics confront a warming world
By David Callaway, Callaway Climate Insights By Justin Sharon (Justin Sharon is a longtime freelance writer. After working at Merrill Lynch for many years, he transitioned to financial journalism. Among other subjects, he also…
This Is the Newest Country in the World
South Sudan, which was part of Sudan, was declared independent in July of 2011.
Climate spending only 2% vs. Covid; plus, the facts about those Amazon Basin emissions
By David Callaway, Callaway Climate Insights The deadly combination of Covid and climate change has pummeled the world especially hard this month, from heat and fire on the West Coast of North America to…
The facts behind the shock headlines about the Amazon’s net carbon emissions
By David Callaway, Callaway Climate Insights Recent research looking at deforestation in the Amazon has taken Brazil – and the world – by surprise. Michael Molinski This column is for Callaway Climate Insights subscribers…
This State Has the Most Pets
In the United States, pet ownership rates are highest in the heartland and in mountain states.
Dems debut carbon tax proposal on same day as Europe, targeting China
By David Callaway, Callaway Climate Insights At least 44 people have died and scores are missing after devastating flooding in Germany, Belgium and nearby regions. Read more below in our editor’s picks section. It…
Who Actually Is Buried in Grant’s Tomb?
Among the most well-known resting places of U.S. presidents is a highly visible mausoleum on the upper west side of Manhattan.
This Is the Most Educated City in America
Using education data from the U.S. Census Bureau, 24/7 Wall St. identified the most educated city in the United States.
Europe’s most ambitious climate roadmap yet – 55% emissions cuts by 2030
By David Callaway, Callaway Climate Insights Now the hard part begins in Brussels. After months of debate and infighting, and no less than four contentious, last-minute cabinet heads meetings in Brussels, the European Union…
This President Had the Shortest Life
At 46 years of age, John F. Kennedy was the youngest U.S. president to die.
Q2’s leaderboard suggests EV play overdone
By David Callaway, Callaway Climate Insights Overall, the Callaway Climate Insights index edged lower for the second quarter, finishing at 92.83, down 0.5%. Strength in the EV sector, up 2.6%, and natural resources, up 8.8%, largely…
These US Senators Are Leaving and Won’t Be Back
Five members of the U.S. Senate, all Republicans, have announced their departures.