Archive for March, 2008
France Upholds GM Crop Ban
March 20th, 2008Via: Reuters: France’s top legal authority on Wednesday upheld a government decision to ban commercial use of the only genetically modified (GM) crop grown in the country by rejecting an emergency injunction filed by the pro-GM camp. France issued decrees banning the use of MON 810 maize seeds in February after a government-appointed committee said […]
Food Supplies
March 19th, 2008As you know, Becky and I maintain an emergency stockpile of food as a matter of routine. From my personal experience with our food supply preparations, and upon consulting with some close Cryptogon readers (in private) about this matter, it is clear that we are now in a phase where food shortages are present in […]
GOLD SHARPLY LOWER
March 19th, 2008WARNING: This is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold any financial instrument. Sharpest selloff in recent weeks… Monitoring closely. Could be sovereign sales re: IMF. Just a guess. BIG red candles, intraday. Catching bounce $955. Lock and load. [CLARIFICATION: Please understand that I acquire tiny amounts during these big dips. If you are […]
Department of Homeland Security Wants Fingerprints Taken from Foreign Travelers as They Leave the U.S.
March 18th, 2008I’m amazed that people with the resources to fly to the U.S. do so on purpose. It’s just mind boggling to me. I wonder, did foreigners go on holiday to Germany after Hitler came to power? This is an absolutely innocent question. I have no idea. I’m guessing that they did, back then, since millions […]
Northern Ireland: 1.2 Megawatt Tidal Turbine
March 18th, 2008Via: Sky News: Strangford Lough in Northern Ireland is to get the world’s first turbine capable of generating commercial amounts of electricity from tidal energy. Bristol-based Marine Current Turbines (MCT) said that the installation will go ahead on Easter Monday, subject to favourable weather and further engineering work. SeaGen is the biggest turbine of its […]
Tactical Biorefineries: Army to Turn Trash Into Power in Iraq
March 18th, 2008Imagine my shock. I wonder if this machine has a setting that will allow the U.S. Army to use corpses as a feedstock? Hmm. And how double plus good is the name Defense Life Sciences!? HAHA Via: AP: The water bottles, plastic foam plates and other trash discarded by American troops in Iraq’s mess halls […]
Wheat Killing Fungus Now in Iran
March 18th, 2008I lost track of how many people submitted this. At least five. Via: UN: A dangerous new fungus with the ability to destroy entire wheat fields has been detected in Iran, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) reported today. The wheat stem rust, whose spores are carried by wind across continents, was previously […]
Dollars Tough to Sell on Streets of Amsterdam
March 18th, 2008“…when your cash is not convertible into foreign currencies or maybe even worthless…” —Waiting for Clarity on the Brink of Oblivion It’s important to keep an eye on the little things that start to actually affect Joe and Jane Six Pack. When the herd finally understands what’s happening, you will want to be long gone. […]
Bush: We’ll “Bring Order to Financial Markets”
March 17th, 2008That’s what I like to see! No more bullshit about a, “free market.” We’re all on the same page now: The financial system is being run like a Soviet ministry. For once, Dubya got it right! Via: CNN: President Bush, trying to calm turmoil in financial markets, said Monday that his administration is “on top […]
IMF Chief: Global Crisis Deepening
March 17th, 2008Don’t we at least get a New World Order reference? Hmm. Kinda. Via: AP: The collapse of a Wall Street institution over the weekend shows the global financial crisis is broader than policy makers realized and it is growing worse, the head of the International Monetary Fund said Monday. “The financial crisis which started in […]
