Archive for the 'Economy' Category
Food Inflation Kept Hidden in Tinier Bags
March 30th, 2011Via: New York Times: Chips are disappearing from bags, candy from boxes and vegetables from cans. Nabisco’s Fresh Stacks package of saltines, top, contains about 15 percent fewer crackers than the old package. As an expected increase in the cost of raw materials looms for late summer, consumers are beginning to encounter shrinking food packages. […]
Cost of War in Libya: $600 Million for First Week
March 29th, 2011Via: ABC News: One week after an international military coalition intervened in Libya, the cost to U.S. taxpayers has reached at least $600 million, according figures provided by the Pentagon.
Spanish Ghost Towns
March 29th, 2011Via: Guardian: Sightseers come to Spain for the Alhambra, the Gaudis, the beaches. But Spaniards talk about a new set of landmarks, a kind of tourist anti-attraction. You can find them clustered on the outskirts of big cities and around holiday resorts, in Madrid and Valencia. They are half-completed housing estates, often vast areas of […]
U.S. Says Libyan Rebels May Sell Oil
March 29th, 2011Via: Reuters: The United States on Monday gave a green light to sales of Libyan crude oil from rebel-held territory, giving a potential boost to forces battling Muammar Gaddafi. A U.S. Treasury Department official said Libyan rebels would not be subject to U.S. sanctions if they avoid entities linked to Gaddafi’s regime, which would allow […]
Home Prices in 20 U.S. Cities Still Falling, Declined 3.1% From Year Earlier
March 29th, 2011Via: Blomberg: Residential real estate prices dropped in January by the most in more than a year, raising the risk that U.S. home sales will keep slowing. The S&P/Case-Shiller index of property values in 20 cities fell 3.1 percent from January 2010, the biggest year-over-year decrease since December 2009, the group said today in New […]
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:
