Archive for June, 2008
America’s Military Spending and Clean Energy
June 24th, 2008I wonder how many Cryptogon posts there are on this exact topic… Dozens? Hmm. I’ll have to create a master list of all of them to go along with stories like this. But, just off the top of my head: Chart: The Cost of the War in Iraq vs. Spending on Solar Energy Research: Clean […]
Iowa: Severe Soil Erosion
June 24th, 2008Via: Des Moines Register: Soil erosion has caused substantial damage to Iowa’s farm fields hit hard by heavy rain and flooding this spring, Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey said after touring two areas of the state. Heavy rains this spring came when the soil was most vulnerable to erosion – when the soil has […]
Israeli Police Suicide Causes Panic at Sarkozy Farewell
June 24th, 2008This rates a WTF +10? Via: Telegraph: An Israeli border policeman prompted scenes of panic at a Tel Aviv airport this afternoon by committing suicide at a farewell ceremony for President Nicolas Sarkozy of France and his wife, Carla Bruni. All protocol was dropped as the man’s body fell from a high vantage point and […]
Los Angeles: More People Living Out of Their Cars
June 24th, 2008Via: IHT / AP: Having lost her job and her three-bedroom house, Darlene Knoll has joined the legions of downwardly mobile who are four wheels away from homelessness. She is living out of her shabby 1978 RV, and every night she has to look for a place to park where she won’t get hassled by […]
MIT Group Makes Low-Cost Solar Concentrator
June 24th, 2008There are lots of solar concentrators out there, but this one from MIT is remarkable because of the low cost. In the NOT low-cost category, check out the utility grade concentrators that are being deployed in California by Stirling Energy Systems. UPDATE: High School Students Building Solar Concentrators with Stirling Engines Via: Boston Herald: Spencer […]
Lego Secret Vault Contains All Sets In History
June 24th, 2008Many nerds played with Lego toys as children and I was no exception. I try not to post off topic material on Cryptogon much, but I wanted to share this because I’m sure that many of you were Lego heads at some point and might like this. Also, when I saw the space sets that […]
Cryptogon Reader Sends Contribution
June 24th, 2008AH sent $15. Thank you.
Milwaukee: Rumor of Free Food Vouchers Draws 2,500 People to Community Services Center, Fights Break Out, Cops Called, Barricades Established; No Food Vouchers Today
June 24th, 2008Via: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Milwaukee police said they have restored order this morning but will remain outside of the Marcia P. Coggs Human Services Center after a crowd awaiting free food vouchers – which never were to be distributed – became unruly this morning. Police Department spokeswoman Anne E. Schwartz said Vliet St., between N. […]
As First-Time Buyers Vanish, the Lights Go Out Across Britain
June 23rd, 2008Via: Independent: Like a giant pyramid scheme, the housing market relies on first-time buyers to enable those already on the bottom rung of the ladder to sell their starter homes and climb higher. New blood is needed for the additional funds that will keep the market buoyant. Yet this vital source of investment has all […]
Only 32% of Americans Express Confidence in U.S. Banking Institutions
June 23rd, 2008Via: Gallup: The percentage of Americans saying they have a “great deal” or “quite a lot” of confidence in U.S. banks has fallen to 32% — down nine percentage points from June 2007 and 17 percentage points from June 2006 — matching the 32% of March 1991 and near the three-decade low of 30% in […]
