Archive for the 'Collapse' Category
Berkeley Scientists: World In ‘Mass Extinction Spasm’
August 13th, 2008Via: NBC11: Devastating declines of amphibian species around the world are a sign of a biodiversity disaster larger than just the deaths of frogs and salamanders, University of California, Berkeley scientists said Tuesday. Researchers said substantial die-offs of amphibians and other plant and animal species add up to a new mass extinction facing the planet, […]
Italian Army Deploys to Cities; Mayor Bans Public Gatherings of Three or More People
August 4th, 2008Via: BBC: Italian troops have begun patrolling cities as part of a government campaign to combat crime and boost security. Some 3,000 soldiers will be deployed over the next week in major cities including Milan, Rome and Naples. They are patrolling alongside police officers and guarding high-profile tourist sites and embassies, as well as immigrant […]
FDIC SEIZES TWO MORE BANKS: 1ST NATIONAL BANK OF NEVADA AND FIRST HERITAGE BANK
July 26th, 2008It must be the weekend! Via: AP: The 28 branches of 1st National Bank of Nevada and First Heritage Bank, operating in Nevada, Arizona and California, were closed Friday by federal regulators. The banks, owned by Scottsdale, Ariz.-based First National Bank Holding Co., were scheduled to reopen on Monday as Mutual of Omaha Bank branches, […]
Schwarzenegger to Cut Most California State Workers’ Pay to Minimum Wage?
July 24th, 2008It’s not the Onion. Via: San Francisco Chronicle: Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger plans next week to slash the pay of more than 200,000 state workers to the federal minimum of $6.55 per hour to help ease the state’s budget crisis, according to a draft executive order obtained by The Chronicle on Wednesday. The governor also will […]
WACHOVIA BANK IN FLORIDA DISTRIBUTING COUNTERFEIT $100 BILLS
July 23rd, 2008We already knew that Wachovia was/is in deep trouble. And there is no way that this is a coincidence. Ten counterfeit $100 bills in one transaction, from a struggling bank, in the middle of a banking crisis!? No way. I know. I know. People will say, “If this was a conspiracy to keep a large, […]
To Cryptogon Readers Who Recently Bought Mountain House #10 Can Freeze-Dried Foods from Nitro-Pak
July 23rd, 2008As of August 1, your investment may increase in value by as much as 15%. Via: Nitro-Pak: PRICE INCREASE NOTICE— All Mountain House #10 can freeze-dried foods & units are going up August 1, 2008 by as much as 15%. … Current processing time for most non-can food orders is currently taking 2-4 business days […]
Thieves Stealing Brass Nuts from Fire Hydrants
July 22nd, 2008Via: AP: Dogs aren’t the only ones casting a longing eye at fire hydrants these days. Fire departments across the country report that thieves are twisting the brass nuts off the tops and selling them for scrap, raising concerns that the hydrants won’t work when needed most. Firefighters responding to an April house fire in […]
Illinois Governor Planning to Send National Guard Into Chicago
July 17th, 2008Via: NBC5: As Gov. Rod Blagojevich on Wednesday signed a new law that will put in place tougher penalties for selling guns to minors, he also announced he’s got a new idea to help combat the violence that Chicago is experiencing: he’s talking to the Illinois State Police and the National Guard to see if […]
Welcome to the Frozen Economy
July 16th, 2008If I refer to Southern California as a death trap, what do the population centers of the North East represent? Via: Business Week: The Polar ice cap may be melting, but the U.S. economy is frozen, starting right here in my small town. Gradually rising levels of dismay at the gas pump and in the […]
Contaminated U.S. Site Faces ‘Catastrophic’ Nuclear Leak
July 16th, 2008Via: New Scientist: ONE of “the most contaminated places on Earth” will only get dirtier if the US government doesn’t get its act together – clean-up plans are already 19 years behind schedule and not due for completion until 2050. More than 210 million litres of radioactive and chemical waste are stored in 177 underground […]
