Archive for the 'Economy' Category
FUKUSHIMA PLANT LEAKING 300 TONS OF TOXIC WATER INTO SEA DAILY
August 8th, 2013Via: Japan Today: A Japanese government official on Wednesday said an estimated 300 tons of contaminated water is leaking into the ocean per day from the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant, after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe pledged on Wednesday to step up government efforts to stem radioactive water leakage. The ministry official also said the utility […]
U.S. Air Force Transported 24 Tons of Cocaine from Costa Rica to Miami, Allegedly to be Destroyed *wink*
August 7th, 2013Via: Costa Rica Star: According to an official press release from the Organization of Judicial Investigations (OIJ in Spanish), Costa Rica will no longer send cocaine or other controlled substances to the United States, at least for the time being. The announcement comes in the wake of news reports about nearly 24 tons of cocaine […]
Biotech Industry PSYOP Against Public Demands for GMO Labeling
August 7th, 2013Via: Alternet: Monsanto and Big Food are taking the battle for consumers’ hearts and minds to the next level. And it’s no coincidence that they’re pulling out the big guns just as the Washington State I-522 campaign to label genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in food products is gaining steam. Can industry front groups and slick […]
Children Given Lifetime Gag Order In Pennsylvania Fracking Suit Settlement
August 7th, 2013Via: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: The non-disclosure agreement prohibiting Chris and Stephanie Hallowich from talking about the 2011 settlement of their high-profile Marcellus Shale damage case in Washington County, or saying anything about gas drilling and fracking, isn’t unusual. It happens often in settling such cases. But the insistence that their two minor children, then ages 7 […]
China’s Slow Economy Forces College Grads to Live in ‘Ant Colonies’
August 6th, 2013Via: CBS: Despite having a college degree, wages are low for job seekers. At a recent Beijing job fair, graduates know the odds: only 35 percent have found work. More than a million recent graduates have ended up crammed into cheap subdivided apartments. They’re packed in so tight, they’re nicknamed “ants.” These apartments — “ant […]
Serco: The Company That Is Running Britain
August 3rd, 2013Via: Guardian: From prisons to rail franchises and even London’s Boris bikes, Serco is a giant global corporation that has hoovered up outsourced government contracts. Now the NHS is firmly in its sights. But it stands accused of mismanagement, lying and even charging for non-existent work. Research Credit: afterhours
Al-Qaeda Backers Receive U.S. Government Contracts in Afghanistan
August 2nd, 2013Via: Bloomberg: Supporters of the Taliban and al-Qaeda in Afghanistan have been getting U.S. military contracts, and American officials are citing “due process rights” as a reason not to cancel the agreements, according to an independent agency monitoring spending. The U.S. Army Suspension and Debarment Office has declined to act in 43 such cases, John […]
‘Not a Crisis, but an Economic Transition’: Australia to Impose Levy on Bank Deposits
August 2nd, 2013Via: BBC: Australia has unveiled a levy on some bank deposits to raise money towards a fund aimed at safeguarding against a banking collapse. Deposits up to A$250,000 will have to pay a levy of 0.05% from January 2016. It will be imposed on banks and not account holders. But banks have warned costs may […]
Sweden: Peak Garbage
August 2nd, 2013The number of times that the word oil appears in this piece: Zero. A lot of that stuff that they’re burning is made out of petroleum. In other words, they’re burning a lot of oil. Via: New York Times: This is a city that imports garbage. Some comes from England, some from Ireland. Some is […]
Volvo Gave Away the Most Important Design They Ever Patented
August 2nd, 2013Via: Priceonomics: In 1958, people rarely buckled up. While race car drivers and fighter pilots wore harnesses, the seat belts available in cars simply banded across one’s lap. In crashes, they frequently did more harm than good. The sudden pressure put on the abdomen during a crash caused internal injuries. At the time, Volvo was […]
