Archive for the 'Elite' Category
Daniel Nocera’s ‘Artificial Leaf’ and Synthetic Photosynthesis for Energy Conversion
March 29th, 2011Via: Press Release – American Chemical Society: Scientists today claimed one of the milestones in the drive for sustainable energy — development of the first practical artificial leaf. Speaking here at the 241st National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, they described an advanced solar cell the size of a poker card that mimics the […]
Libyan Rebels Form Central Bank
March 29th, 2011Mmm hmm. Via: Bloomberg: Libyan rebels in Benghazi said they have created a new national oil company to replace the corporation controlled by leader Muammar Qaddafi whose assets were frozen by the United Nations Security Council. The Transitional National Council released a statement announcing the decision made at a March 19 meeting to establish the […]
Whole Food Diet Alone Can Significantly Reduce ADHD Symptoms
March 29th, 2011Via: Civil Eats: Over five million children ages four to 17 have been diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in the United States and close to 3 million of those children take medication for their symptoms, according to the Centers for Disease Control. But a new study reported in The Lancet last month found […]
Chinese Battery Factory Cataclysms; Lead in the Soil and Groundwater
March 28th, 2011Since beginning its transition 30 years ago, China’s economic development has been miraculous. —World Bank Via: Reuters: The general manager of a battery plant in eastern China faces environmental pollution charges after lead emissions from the plant poisoned nearly 170 villagers, including 53 children, state news agency Xinhua reported on Sunday. Ying Jianguo, manager at […]
Remember Building 7
March 27th, 2011Via: Remember Building 7:
Tata to Help Sun Catalytix Commercialize Revolutionary Energy Conversion Technology
March 25th, 2011Sun Catalytix Scientific Advisory Board Chairman, Dr. John M. Deutch: Dr. John M. Deutch is currently an Institute Professor at MIT, and as a faculty member since 1970, has served the MIT community as Chairman of the Department of Chemistry, Dean of Science and Provost. He has published over 140 technical publications in physical chemistry, […]
Libya’s Sea of Fresh Water Beneath the Desert, But Wait, There’s More
March 23rd, 2011Update: NATO in Libya: Besides the Oil, Is It Also a Gold Robbery? —End Update— We all know about the obvious oil component to what is happening in Libya, but that’s definitely not he full story. Here are some other factors to keep in mind as the U.S. leads a war in Libya for “humanitarian” […]
Fed Must Release Loan Data as High Court Rejects Appeal
March 21st, 2011Via: Bloomberg: The Federal Reserve will disclose details of emergency loans it made to banks in 2008, after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected an industry appeal that aimed to shield the records from public view. The justices today left intact a court order that gives the Fed five days to release the records, sought by […]
Of Arms and the Man: War-Profiteers and Progressives Make Common Cause for Obama
March 21st, 2011Via: Empire Burlesque: Yet even now, the “progressive blogosphere” is ablaze with partisan fervor bent toward a single goal: the re-election of Barack Obama in 2012. Because if Obama is not re-elected, we might get a president who … kowtows to Wall Street, tortures Americans, kills innocent people — that is, who actually, literally, physically […]
As U.S. Regime Fights Three Wars, Obama Pushes F-18 Fighter Jets on Brazil
March 20th, 2011Hope. Flashback: Obama Awarded 2009 Nobel Peace Prize Via: Reuters: President Barack Obama made a strong pitch for the Boeing F-18 jet fighter in a meeting with Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff, but she did not indicate if her government had decided to buy the U.S.-made plane, the White House said on Sunday. “The F-18 issue […]
