Archive for July, 2008
Leaked World Bank Report: Biofuel Caused Food Crisis
July 4th, 2008Via: Guardian: Biofuels have forced global food prices up by 75% – far more than previously estimated – according to a confidential World Bank report obtained by the Guardian. The damning unpublished assessment is based on the most detailed analysis of the crisis so far, carried out by an internationally-respected economist at global financial body. […]
Homeless People Die After Bird Flu Vaccine Trial in Poland
July 4th, 2008Via: Telegraph: Three Polish doctors and six nurses are facing criminal prosecution after a number of homeless people died following medical trials for a vaccine to the H5N1 bird-flu virus. The medical staff, from the northern town of Grudziadz, are being investigated over medical trials on as many as 350 homeless and poor people last […]
June Earnings
July 4th, 2008In June, Cryptogon and Farmlet earnings came to a total of $1072.76, or about 2.1X the minimum monthly goal of $500. Thank you to all of the cash contributors, all of which were regular contributors except two who were new. Most of you don’t notice, but a handful of hardcore supporters make Cryptogon possible. The […]
Judge Orders Google to Give YouTube User Data to Viacom
July 4th, 2008Via: San Francisco Chronicle: In a wide-reaching ruling that could have serious privacy implications, a U.S. district judge has ruled that the popular Internet video site YouTube must hand over details about what people are watching online. The decision, handed down by U.S. District Judge Louis L. Stanton on Wednesday, is part of an ongoing […]
Student Researching Bacteria That Create Ethanol Stabbed 47 Times
July 3rd, 2008Update: Laptop Computer Stolen from Apartment Six Days Before Murders Via: Times Online: One of the two French research students found dead in a burnt-out London flat had been stabbed 196 times, the detective leading the murder investigation said today. His friend had 47 separate injuries. The deaths of Laurent Bonomo and Gabriel Ferez, both […]
Mexico City Looks for Food Crisis Solution in Families’ Backyards and Roof Terraces
July 3rd, 2008Via: Financial Times: Mexico City, one of the world’s most populous and polluted metropolitan areas, is working on its own solution to the rapidly rising cost of food: grow your own. Led by Marcelo Ebrard, the city’s leftwing mayor, the local governmenthas decided to expand a “backyard agriculture programme” launched last year to encourage the […]
CIA Operative Fired for Refusing to Suppress or Falsify Reports That Iran Had Suspended Work on Nuclear Weapon
July 3rd, 2008Via: Washington Post: A former CIA operative who says he tried to warn the agency about faulty intelligence on Iraqi weapons programs now contends that CIA officials also ignored evidence that Iran had suspended work on a nuclear bomb. The onetime undercover agent, who has been barred by the CIA from using his real name, […]
Ron Paul: “Fast-Approaching Events… Will Affect All of Us”
July 3rd, 2008Via: Campaign for Liberty: I have, for the past 35 years, expressed my grave concern for the future of America. The course we have taken over the past century has threatened our liberties, security and prosperity. In spite of these long-held concerns, I have days—growing more frequent all the time—when I’m convinced the time is […]
Buffett: It’s Stagflation
July 3rd, 2008Via: Bloomberg: Billionaire investor Warren Buffett says he’s concerned about “stagflation,” or slowing in the U.S. economy while inflation accelerates. “We’re right in the middle of it right now,” said Buffett, chairman of Omaha, Nebraska-based Berkshire Hathaway Inc., in an interview on Bloomberg Television today. “I think the ‘flation’ part will heat up and I […]
“The Foreclosure Chart for Los Angeles Is Unfortunately Starting to Look Like a Ski Jump”
July 3rd, 2008Via: Bloomberg: New foreclosures almost quadrupled in Los Angeles and doubled in Miami in the second quarter, with as much as $5 billion worth of loans going bad in L.A. alone, the online real estate data company PropertyShark.com reported. The number of homes scheduled for auction in Los Angeles rose 14,505 compared with 3,797 in […]
