Archive for January, 2016
5 Countries Spew More Plastic Into the Oceans Than the Rest of the World Together
January 18th, 2016Via: GlobalPost: In a recent report, Ocean Conservancy claims that China, Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam are spewing out as much as 60 percent of the plastic waste that enters the world’s seas. “At this rate, we would expect nearly one ton of plastic for every three tons of fish in our oceans by […]
62 People Now Own the Same Wealth as Half the World’s Population
January 17th, 2016Via: Independent: Wealth inequality has grown to the stage where 62 of the world’s richest people own as much as the poorest half of humanity combined, according to a new report. The research, conducted by the charity Oxfam, found that the wealth of the poorest half of the world’s population – 3.6 million people – […]
Obama Declares Emergency in Michigan Over Lead-Contaminated Water
January 17th, 2016Via: CBC: U.S. President Barack Obama signed an emergency declaration Saturday that clears the way for federal aid for Flint, Michigan, which is undergoing a drinking water crisis due to lead-contaminated water. … The tap water in Flint, population 99,000, became contaminated after the city switched from the Detroit water system to the Flint River […]
Obama Proposes $4 Billion Autonomous Vehicle Pilot Projects
January 17th, 2016In other news, self driving trucks will wipe out millions of jobs: We are facing the decimation of entire small town economies, a disruption the likes of which we haven’t seen since the construction of the interstate highway system itself bypassed entire towns. Via: Forbes: Self-driving cars have a new supporter: President Obama. After talking […]
Goldman Sachs to Pay $5 Billion in Mortgage Settlement
January 14th, 2016Via: CNBC: Goldman Sachs said Thursday it will pay roughly $5 billion to settle federal and state probes of its role in the sale of shoddy mortgages in the years leading to the housing bubble and subsequent financial crisis. … Goldman shares fell 9 cents to $161.30 in aftermarket trading.
“Here Comes the Biggest Stock Market Crash in a Generation”
January 14th, 2016I’m not posting this because I think it’s going to happen, or not happen. I definitely don’t know. It does, however, contain a remarkable level of doom for such a mainstream source. What he’s saying is obvious and logical, which makes me wonder how applicable it is to this market. Via: Fortune: You don’t have […]
U.S. Intelligence Director’s Personal E-Mail, Phone Hacked
January 13th, 2016Via: Ars Technica: The same individual or group claiming to be behind a recent breach of the personal e-mail account of CIA Director John Brennan now claims to be behind the hijacking of the accounts of Director of National Intelligence James Clapper. The Office of the Director of National Intelligence confirmed to Motherboard that Clapper […]
And Now… America’s Nuclear Smart Bomb
January 13th, 2016Via: New York Times: The United States military is replacing the fixed tail section of the B61 bomb with steerable fins and adding other advanced technology. The result is a bomb that can make more accurate nuclear strikes and a warhead whose destructive power can be adjusted to minimize collateral damage and radioactive fallout. … […]
Cops Say They Can Access Encrypted Emails on So-Called PGP BlackBerrys
January 13th, 2016Via: Vice: Dutch investigators have confirmed to Motherboard that they are able to read encrypted messages sent on PGP BlackBerry phones—custom, security-focused BlackBerry devices that come complete with an encrypted email feature, and which reportedly may be used by organized criminal groups. “We are capable of obtaining encrypted data from BlackBerry PGP devices,” Tuscha Essed, […]
LG to Triple Solar Panel Production by 2020
January 13th, 2016Disclosure: I sell solar power systems in NZ. — Via: LG PR: LG Electronics (LG) today announced plans to significantly expand its solar energy solution business with a multimillion dollar investment to expand its solar panel manufacturing capabilities in South Korea. LG entered into a memorandum of understanding with the Korean city of Gumi to […]
