Thursday, September 30, 2010
News Links, October 1, 2010
-- Global economic meltdown --
Anglo Irish, Allied Irish May Need As Much as $19.6 Billion
Anglo Irish, Allied Irish May Need As Much as $19.6 Billion
-- Fault lines/flashpoints/military --
Ecuador in turmoil as president denounces 'coup attempt'
Pakistan Halts NATO Supplies to Afghanistan After Attack
Pakistan Halts NATO Supplies to Afghanistan After Attack
-- Energy/resources --
OPEC Oil Production Declined to Eight-Month Low in September, Survey Shows
U.K. Offshore Wind Projects Need Subsidies Until 2025, Researcher Says
U.K. Offshore Wind Projects Need Subsidies Until 2025, Researcher Says
Cuba to drill for oil in water deeper than failed BP well
Windfall: Documenting the Backlash Against Wind Energy
Windfall: Documenting the Backlash Against Wind Energy
-- Oil disaster --
Gold rush on the Gulf: Researchers clamor for cash
Gold rush on the Gulf: Researchers clamor for cash
-- Intelligence/security/internet --
'Feds radiating Americans'? Mobile X-ray vans hit US streets
'Feds radiating Americans'? Mobile X-ray vans hit US streets
-- US --
Housing: Even Worse Than You Think
California Treasurer Lockyer Calls for Ban on Muni Credit-Default Swaps
Housing: Even Worse Than You Think
California Treasurer Lockyer Calls for Ban on Muni Credit-Default Swaps
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
News Links, September 30, 2010
-- Global economic meltdown --
Japanese youth seek second, third employment
Japanese youth seek second, third employment
"A breakup would seem to be an inevitability at this point. The only question is when it will happen, and who will go first."
Tougher measures to cool property market (China)
Anglo Irish Rescue Costs Increase After Ghost Towns Spread Across Ireland
Anglo Irish Rescue Costs Increase After Ghost Towns Spread Across Ireland
-- Gold --
-- Fault lines/flashpoints/military --
China still patrolling Senkaku Islands
China still patrolling Senkaku Islands
*Japanese media report concerns that Russia and China will "team up" against Japan in island disputes.
Is China Afraid of Its Own People? (Foreign Policy)
-- Energy/resources --
Norway Concerned By Power Supply Ahead Of Winter
Norway Concerned By Power Supply Ahead Of Winter
Meat tainted with deadly bacteria is being sold to consumers; government forms 'work group' (US)
Why is the Gates foundation investing in GM giant Monsanto?
Why is the Gates foundation investing in GM giant Monsanto?
Kansas City foodbank has urgent need for donations
Grow Your Own Vegetables, City Dwellers, But Do Mind The Lead
Grow Your Own Vegetables, City Dwellers, But Do Mind The Lead
-- Oil disaster --
States tally oil spill toll to send BP their bills
States tally oil spill toll to send BP their bills
"With some Northeast Ohio residents already lining up all night for emergency utility bill help, there are predictions that the coming winter will produce a need of 'crisis' proportions."
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
News Links, September 29, 2010
-- Global economic meltdown --
Irish Rating at Risk Because of Bank Plan: Agencies
Irish Rating at Risk Because of Bank Plan: Agencies
Inflation is only a debt crisis away (Forbes Global CEO Conference)
Japan: the next global time bomb? (CNN Fortune)
-- Fault lines/flashpoints/military --
Defence chiefs and ministers to debate strategic review (UK)
Defence chiefs and ministers to debate strategic review (UK)
-- Energy/resources --
Shell increases crude oil trade with Iran - report
German government approves new energy plan, to extend life of nukes
German government approves new energy plan, to extend life of nukes
-- Got food? --
'Pollination crisis' hitting India's vegetable farmers
'Pollination crisis' hitting India's vegetable farmers
*It's been found -- check this item from yesterday.
Geoengineering series (Slate)
Unpublished Iraq War Logs Trigger Internal WikiLeaks Revolt
U.S. mounting first test of cyber-blitz response plan
U.S. mounting first test of cyber-blitz response plan
"The United States is launching its first test of a new plan for responding to an enemy cyber-blitz, including any attack aimed at vital services such as power, water and banks."
Is cash king? Credit card fees being imposed by councils
-- US --
U.S. Economy "Close to a Destructive Tipping Point," Glenn Hubbard Says
Is a parking space worth dying for?
"The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has declared road rage to be the number one traffic problem in the nation."
Is a parking space worth dying for?
"The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has declared road rage to be the number one traffic problem in the nation."
*Road rage: a symptom of the epidemic of anger engulfing the nation.
*As collapse proceeds, the national mood just keeps getting uglier.
Trucking Volume Collapses, Falls Most Month To Month Since March 2009
Ill. social service agencies beg for funds
Ill. social service agencies beg for funds
Monday, September 27, 2010
News Links, September 28, 2010
-- Global economic meltdown --
Gold is the final refuge against universal currency debasement
Rail crisis: $2.4b train plan goes off track (Oz)
Rail crisis: $2.4b train plan goes off track (Oz)
-- Fault lines/flashpoints/military --
Iran crosses into Iraq to hit bombing suspects
India's Maoist hostage crisis deepens, cop's body found
India's Maoist hostage crisis deepens, cop's body found
-- Energy/resources --
Are there hidden costs to over-dependence on China? Japan just found out.
Bulgaria Plans Caps On New Green Energy Assets
Bulgaria Plans Caps On New Green Energy Assets
*Time after time we've seen that renewables turn out to be more expensive than imagined.
Water Demand is Flash Point in Dakota Oil Boom
"Oil and gas production from the Bakken Shale is projected to use up to 5.5 billion gallons of water annually for as many as two decades."
"Oil and gas production from the Bakken Shale is projected to use up to 5.5 billion gallons of water annually for as many as two decades."
-- Oil disaster --
Scientist: At least half of spilled Gulf oil embedded in sediment and 'highly durable'
BP Well Manager Said No Warning of Blowout Before Disaster
BP Well Manager Said No Warning of Blowout Before Disaster
Uber rich get richer, everyone else gets poorer, and Democrats surrender the issue (Robert Reich)
Report: Half of interstate crime guns come from just 10 states
Report: Half of interstate crime guns come from just 10 states
"One neighborhood on the east side of Indianapolis has an entire city block where only six homes have people living in them."
Top 12 terrible signs that the recession isn't actually over (Daily Reckoning)
Sunday, September 26, 2010
News Links, September 27, 2010
-- Global economic meltdown --
Trashing the dollar to save the economy
Trashing the dollar to save the economy
-- Fault lines/flashpoints/military --
The Changing Face of China's Labor Force
The Changing Face of China's Labor Force
"Across Europe, there is likely to be private sector finance for only two demonstration projects, rather than the 12 hoped for."
-- Got food? --
Food prices rise as Asia projects lag
Yard to skillet: A bloody lesson for backyard chicken enthusiasts
Yard to skillet: A bloody lesson for backyard chicken enthusiasts
-- Environment/health --
Alberta unveils plan to study oil sands' impact on water quality
Alberta unveils plan to study oil sands' impact on water quality
And finally... UN to appoint ambassador to greet space aliens
Saturday, September 25, 2010
News Links, September 26, 2010
-- Global economic meltdown --
On the Secret Committee to Save the Euro, a Dangerous Divide
On the Secret Committee to Save the Euro, a Dangerous Divide
The economy can't grow forever (MarketWatch)
-- Fault lines/flashpoints/military --
Japan Caves In on China; Looks to U.S.
Japan Caves In on China; Looks to U.S.
End of US-China love affair? (Newsweek)
*Includes downloadable spreadsheet.
-- Oil disaster --
Use of Corexit in 1978 Oil Spill Delayed Recovery by DECADES
-- Intelligence/security/internet --
Mock drills held hours before real attack (India)
-- US --
Default Is In Our Stars (Paul Krugman)
Cement industry in severe slump after housing crash
US Businessman: Blackwater Paid Me to Buy Steroids and Weapons on Black Market for its Shooters
Cement industry in severe slump after housing crash
US Businessman: Blackwater Paid Me to Buy Steroids and Weapons on Black Market for its Shooters
"He used the example of post-World War I Germany to explain how the bailouts under Presidents Bush and Obama were 'absolutely required to save your civilization.'"
And finally... Woman fends off bear with zucchini
Friday, September 24, 2010
News Links, September 25, 2010
-- Global economic meltdown --
Anxiety about economy has cost of gold spiking
Anxiety about economy has cost of gold spiking
"The strike call threatens to disrupt the working lives of a significant proportion of the population and expose the extent to which this unpaid work is propping up the economy."
-- Energy/resources --
"Rising costs for solar power in Germany could either trigger a further large cut in sector subsidies or a cap on new installations."
*On the little-known link between water and energy production.
-- Oil disaster --
Gulf oil dispersant contained extremely toxic carcinogen
Gulf oil dispersant contained extremely toxic carcinogen
-- US --
Robert Reich: Income gap leading to 'dead' economy
FBI serves terror warrants in Minn., Chicago
"Two subjects say agency is targeting anti-war movement."
Robert Reich: Income gap leading to 'dead' economy
FBI serves terror warrants in Minn., Chicago
"Two subjects say agency is targeting anti-war movement."
*The investors and corporations who buy up farmland now will be the new aristocracy; the rest of us will be the serfs who work the land.
And finally... Swiss minister collapses in giggles during meat speech, video goes viral
Thursday, September 23, 2010
News Links, September 24, 2010
-- Global economic meltdown --
Wen Says 20% Gain in Yuan Would Cause Social Upheaval
Chinese Business Gains Foothold in Eastern Europe
Chinese Business Gains Foothold in Eastern Europe
-- Fault lines/flashpoints/military --
Chinese army hones transportation skills at SCO war games
Chinese army hones transportation skills at SCO war games
Why You Should Learn Chinese (Time)
Killings of journalists lead to news blackouts in Mexico
Obama says U.S.-Japan alliance a security 'cornerstone'
Obama says U.S.-Japan alliance a security 'cornerstone'
-- Energy/resources --
Chinese shipments of rare earths to Japan stagnant, traders say
US plans to train security forces in Nigeria, a major source of crude oil
US plans to train security forces in Nigeria, a major source of crude oil
-- Oil disaster --
Large study will examine oil spill's health effects
Large study will examine oil spill's health effects
-- Environment/health --
USA is fattest of 33 countries
USA is fattest of 33 countries
Blockbuster Worm Aimed for Infrastructure, But No Proof Iran Nukes Were Target
Cloud computing outages: What can we learn?
Cloud computing outages: What can we learn?
"Even the biggest and best cloud companies have seen their best-laid plans go to waste as their services go dark for hours at a time."
Struggling cities turn off street lights to save money
Stores Scramble to Accommodate Budget Shoppers
Stores Scramble to Accommodate Budget Shoppers
Are Resentment, Frustration And Anger The Defining Feature Of The New American?
Pelosi backs bill naming China a currency manipulator
Pelosi backs bill naming China a currency manipulator
And finally... Woman picks up children on way home from robbing bank
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
News Links, September 23, 2010
-- Global economic meltdown --
Dutch face budget cut of at least 3.2bn euros
Dutch face budget cut of at least 3.2bn euros
-- Fault lines/flashpoints/military --
Arctic claims summit gets under way in Moscow
Greek truckers march to parliament, skirmish with riot police
Greek truckers march to parliament, skirmish with riot police
CIA's Afghan Kill Teams Expand U.S. War in Pakistan
Russia cancels delivery of S-300 missile sytem to Iran, but deal for cruise missiles to Syria holds
Russia cancels delivery of S-300 missile sytem to Iran, but deal for cruise missiles to Syria holds
Forceful push to save energy (China)
-- Oil disaster --
-- US --
NYC Mayor Orders Citywide Budget Cuts
Industry experts: Less 'made in USA' puts security at risk
NYC Mayor Orders Citywide Budget Cuts
Industry experts: Less 'made in USA' puts security at risk
Wealth transfer: Tax policies gave $400 billion to the wealthy
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
News Links, September 22, 2010
-- Global economic meltdown --
UN: Rich must not cut aid to poor to balance budget
UN: Rich must not cut aid to poor to balance budget
-- Fault lines/flashpoints/military --
Collapse: Based on the Book by Jared Diamond (National Geographic)
Collapse: Based on the Book by Jared Diamond (National Geographic)
-- Energy/resources --
Geothermal Power Waiting For Its Renaissance
Geothermal Power Waiting For Its Renaissance
-- Got food? --
-- Oil disaster --
Gulf Well Is Capped, But Still 'Hell To Be Paid'
Gulf Well Is Capped, But Still 'Hell To Be Paid'
-- Intelligence/security --
Extremist websites skyrocketing, says Interpol
Extremist websites skyrocketing, says Interpol
Feds: Privacy Does Not Exist in 'Public Places'
US lawmakers seek power to 'shut down' Web sites in other countries
US lawmakers seek power to 'shut down' Web sites in other countries
-- UK --
-- US --
Despite accidents, info on gas lines is elusive
16,000 People Hit with Power Outage (San Diego)
Poof! $20B Likely Lost On GM, Says Former Auto Czar
Shadow Inventory, an Avalanche That's Coming Soon?16,000 People Hit with Power Outage (San Diego)
Poof! $20B Likely Lost On GM, Says Former Auto Czar
And finally... Grandmother battered jewellery thieves with iron bar
Mapping Stereotypes (This is a scream.)
