Archive for the 'Collapse' Category
‘Preparing For The Worst With Luxury Bunkers’
April 26th, 2014I like the waterslide. Via: CBS: Preparing for the worst by setting yourself up with only the best. As CBS 2’s Maurice DuBois reported Thursday, luxurious kitchens, swimming pools, even gyms are being added to bunkers built just in case of an emergency. Bomb shelters were a common site in backyards in the Cold War […]
Stereotype That People Renouncing U.S. Citizenship Are Wealthy Tax Dodgers Is Ridiculous
April 26th, 2014Is this fairly standard with members of the American diaspora around the world now? When you encounter a group of Americans abroad, are they talking about the U.S. in terms that range from total disappointment to quivering, tear inducing horror? —I’m Now a New Zealand Citizen Via: AP: Decisions to renounce “are driven by a […]
North Dakota Finds More Radioactive Oil Waste
April 24th, 2014Via: AP: North Dakota confirmed Thursday the discovery of a new radioactive dump of waste from oil drilling, and separately a company hired to clean up waste found in February at another location said it removed double the amount of radioactive material originally estimated to be there. The Canadian company hired to clean up the […]
The Ticking Time-Bomb at the Bottom of the Baltic Sea
April 21st, 2014Via: The Economist: THERE IS something dangerous lurking in the shallow waters of the Baltic Sea. Nearly 70 years after the victorious Allies dumped thousands of tonnes of Nazi chemical weapons and chemical agents into the Baltic Sea, experts have warned of an environmental disaster as the weapons corrode and their deadly contents spill into […]
Corn Ethanol Is a Scam
April 20th, 2014Thanks Captain! Via: Fortune: OK, can we please stop pretending biofuel made from corn is helping the planet and the environment? With huge subsidies for ethanol in gasoline, with all States now selling gasoline having some ethanol blend, and a general misconception that these biofuels are green, corn ethanol has taken on a $30 billion/yr […]
China Just Revealed a Major State Secret: Nearly 20% of Its Farmland Is Polluted
April 18th, 2014Does one double or triple this number to approach the reality of the situation? Via: Quartz: Almost one-fifth of China’s farmland is polluted, according to a government report released this week. Officials have acknowledged the country’s problems with water and air pollution, but the extent of soil contamination has been a closely guarded “state secret,” […]
Europe’s Top Banks Cut 80,000 More Staff
April 13th, 2014Ah yes, it’s nearly time for riot season in Europe. Via: Reuters: Europe’s largest banks cut their staff by another 3.5 percent last year and the prospect of a return to pre-crisis employment levels seems far off, despite the region’s fledgling economic recovery. Spurred into action by falling revenue, mounting losses and the need to […]
When Evolution’s Controversial, Declaring a State Fossil Can Get Tricky
April 11th, 2014On which day did God create z8_GND_5296? Via: Smithsonian Magazine: The Columbian Mammoth is about to become an official state symbol of South Carolina, but its path to the limelight was long and fraught with controversy. Let’s see if you can guess why. Here’s the text of the bill that made it official: Section 1-1-712A. […]
Terrifying Mental and Physical Health Consequences of Taking Statins
April 1st, 2014Madness. Via: Mercola: Related: France: Half of Drugs Prescribed Useless or Dangerous – Statins “Completely Useless”
1 in 68 U.S. Children Has Autism
March 28th, 2014Via: CNN: One in 68 U.S. children has an autism spectrum disorder (ASD), a 30% increase from 1 in 88 two years ago, according to a new report released Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This newest estimate is based on the CDC’s evaluation of health and educational records of all 8-year-old […]
