Archive for the 'Collapse' Category
The New Poor: Millions of Unemployed Face Years Without Jobs
February 22nd, 2010Economic Recovery, New York Times style: “You basically don’t want workers. You hire less, and you try to find capital equipment to replace them.” Via: New York Times: Even as the American economy shows tentative signs of a rebound, the human toll of the recession continues to mount, with millions of Americans remaining out of […]
California City to Charge $300 to Call 911
February 21st, 2010Via: CBS13: Tracy residents will now have to pay every time they call 9-1-1 for a medical emergency. But there are a couple of options. Residents can pay a $48 voluntary fee for the year which allows them to call 9-1-1 as many times as necessary. Or, there’s the option of not signing up for […]
The New Generation Leaving Ireland
February 15th, 2010Via: Business Week: When Simon Phelan started a civil engineering degree at Dublin’s Trinity College four years ago, he figured his biggest problem upon graduation would be deciding which job to choose. Ireland’s economy was growing at 5.4%, unemployment was a mere 4.4%, and construction was booming. Today, with graduation fast approaching, only two of […]
PENNSYLVANIA: ARMY NATIONAL GUARD TAKES CONTROL OF INTERSTATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM; STATE USING SNOW PLOWS TO BLOCK ONRAMPS
February 11th, 2010WGAL: Video: PennDOT Plowing Interstate On Ramps Shut Via: Lebanon Daily News: The Pennsylvania National Guard is playing a key role in responding to snow-related emergencies across the state. More than 1,200 guardsmen were on duty Wednesday afternoon, but officials expected that number to rise as the snow piled up. “We’re going to go over […]
Army National Guard Deployed In Pittsburgh
February 10th, 2010Via: WPXI: Hundreds of soldiers from the Army National Guard arrived in Pittsburgh on Sunday and are staying in the city indefinitely. More than anything, the city was in dire need of the humvees used by the National Guard, because the vehicles are able to go straight over the snow. A high volume of calls […]
One in Five Children in New York City Relying on Emergency Food Aid
February 4th, 2010Via: NBC New York: One in eight Americans needed emergency food help in 2009—–one of five children in New York City are relying on emergency food. These sad statistics come from Feeding America and the Food Bank for New York City. “Food insecure” is the bureaucratic term for hungry people — and New York is, […]
Ron Paul Warns of Social Unrest and Martial Law
February 3rd, 2010City of L.A. Wants Construction of New Buildings to Include Catchment Systems to Handle Toxic Runoff During Rain Storms
February 2nd, 2010What is happening to the millions of people who are breathing the air that’s carrying all the pollutants that are winding up in the toxic runoff? This is the Los Angeles Times from 2002: A report by a Washington, D.C., environmental group says that children in California are at greater risk of contracting cancer from […]
Schwarzenegger: Pay to Build Prisons in Mexico to Incarcerate Illegal Alien Convicts (Not The Onion)
January 28th, 2010Via: Sacramento Bee: Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Monday offered yet another way California can save on incarcerating illegal immigrants: pay to build prisons in Mexico. Schwarzenegger said in a Sacramento Press Club speech that rather than raise taxes, the state could find money by cutting pension costs, allowing offshore oil drilling and lowering prison expenditures. […]
City Condems House Because Woman Was Trying to Save Money By Using Solar Panels and Batteries Instead of Utility Power
January 28th, 2010Via: Arizona Republic: An Avondale woman who spent 11 days sleeping in her car said the city treated her unfairly when her home was condemned in December for lack of electricity. But city officials said Christine Stevens violated building codes, a health and safety concern because Avondale homes are required to have heating systems and […]
