Datavisualization

Environmental issues are interdisciplinary and wickedly complex. Fortunately, following the lead of Doug Engelbart and Buckminster Fuller see (animated intro), we have better tools for seeing order and solutions.

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General

Visualizing.org.

Eric Berlow (TEDtalk video).

Science Maps.

Simon Shum at Open University in the UK creates amazing tools.

Graphiz gallery. Open source software.

Visual Complexity.

Information is Beautiful.

Fathom does brilliant design on various topics.

Infographic of the day.

Fun cautionary tales on how graphs can be misleading.

Specific

How Much is Left (resources) infographic.

Money (no kidding!) including breakdowns such as of electricity.

How the top .01% spend their money (political donations). See also "Dark matter" of political money.

"The State of Working America" by the Economic Policy Institute.

Food webs

GMO's

Our Energy Dilemma in Three easy Charts.

U.S. map showing installations of non-hydro renewable energy in 1970 compared to today.

World's biggest employers.

Science of the future: A Multiverse of Exploration: The Future of Science 2021

Population

Population Density and population vs age by Fathom.

The Remotest Places on Earth

Ghost Counties

Care2 gives various kinds of eco and demographic info based on geography.

If the world's population lived in one city (different densities).