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'Obama Is Average' - Charles Krauthammer
Seeded on Fri Oct 30, 2009 5:59 AM EDT (SPIEGEL ONLINE)
Charles Krauthammer, the leading voice of America's conservative intellectuals, discusses Barack Obama's Nobel Peace Prize, the president's failures and the state of the United Nations and the international community.
Recruited by MI5: the name's Mussolini. Benito Mussolini
Seeded on Thu Oct 15, 2009 3:01 AM EDT (Guardian Unlimited)
History remembers Benito Mussolini as a founder member of the original Axis of Evil, the Italian dictator who ruled his country with fear and forged a disastrous alliance with Nazi Germany.
Crypto-History, Instalment 18: Moses, Monotheism and Magic
Thu Oct 15, 2009 12:47 AM EDT
The Hidden Threads of Crypto-History A Multi-Part Exploration of Alternative Theories of the Human Experience Instalment 18: Moses, Monotheism and Magic (click here for the previous part of this instalment, and click here to go to the beginning of the series).
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Apocalypse Soon
Seeded on Sun Jul 12, 2009 10:34 AM EDT (ip-global)
Despite all the recent attention, climate change is still an under-estimated threat: Should immediate and decisive measures not be taken, it could imperil the economic and social foundations of the democratic order itself.
Limits to Growth in China, too
Seeded on Sun Jul 12, 2009 10:30 AM EDT (ip-global)
The financial crisis has exposed structural problems in the Chinese economy: Its export trade is suffering from the slump in global demand.
Europe's Inherent Vigor
Seeded on Sun Jul 12, 2009 10:28 AM EDT (ip-global)
Just as the financial crisis reveals the weaknesses of global markets and free-market thinking, the advantages of European modes of business have become starkly evident. Should EU reforms build on these comparative advantages, Europe could emerge even stronger.
Massive European Solar Project Set for Launch
Seeded on Tue Jun 16, 2009 4:23 PM EDT (SPIEGEL ONLINE)
I have been following the TREC initiative with high hopes for years now and I have on various occasions mentioned its maduration on Newsvine in the past.
Offshore Wind Farms Fall Victim to Financial Crisis
Seeded on Sun Feb 1, 2009 2:36 PM EST (SPIEGEL ONLINE)
The German government and energy companies have made a big fanfare about their plans to build offshore wind parks in the North Sea. However the financial crisis is forcing several projects to be put on hold, with smaller companies in particular feeling the pinch.
'Scrapping Bonus' Injects Life into German Car Sales
Seeded on Thu Jan 29, 2009 10:02 PM EST (SPIEGEL ONLINE)
A new measure to pay owners of old cars €2,500 to junk their wrecks and buy something new has proven popular in Germany. In fact the idea is so popular that money for the program may be running short -- even before the measure has passed.
Mexico turns toward alternative energy
Thu Jan 22, 2009 3:29 PM EST
Mexico inaugurated one of the world's largest wind farm projects Thursday as the nation looks for alternative energy, in part to compensate for falling oil production.
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New Design Could Revolutionize World Slums
Seeded on Thu Jan 15, 2009 4:15 PM EST (SPIEGEL ONLINE)
A new invention could soon change the face of shantytowns across the globe. Called "Universal World House," the structures are light, cheap -- and made of paper.
Africa Becoming a Biofuel Battleground
Seeded on Thu Jan 15, 2009 4:06 PM EST (SPIEGEL ONLINE)
Western companies are pushing to acquire vast stretches of African land to meet the world's biofuel needs. Local farmers and governments are being showered with promises. But is this just another form of economic colonialism?
Catching the Currents: Tidal Power
Seeded on Thu Jan 15, 2009 2:12 PM EST (TIME)
Tidal power doesn't get the attention — or the venture capital — that higher-profile renewable energy sources such as solar or biofuels do, but there's a lot of energy waiting to be tapped in the motion of the ocean.
My Code of Respect (Martin Westenfelder)
Tue Jul 29, 2008 9:24 AM EDT
The following rules are the ones I will pledge to abide to on any comment I make on any thread I will participate in:
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Was the Death Star Attack an Inside Job? A Satirical Look at Conspiracy Theorists.
Seeded on Mon Jul 28, 2008 5:09 PM EDT ()
We've all heard the "official conspiracy theory" of the Death Star attack. We all know about Luke Skywalker and his ragtag bunch of rebels, how they mounted a foolhardy attack on the most powerful, well-defended battle station ever built.
Excavation tells monumental story of Egypt's urban development
Seeded on Mon Jul 28, 2008 1:36 PM EDT (The University of Chicago Chronicle)
An Oriental Institute expedition at Tell Edfu in southern Egypt has unearthed a large administration building and silos that provide fresh clues about the emergence of urban life.
The Great Oil Swindle How much did the Fed really know?
Seeded on Sat May 31, 2008 11:50 AM EDT (Global Research)
[Excerpt:] - The whole thing is a hoax cooked up by the investment banks and hedge funds who are trying to dig their way out of the trillion dollar mortgage-backed securities (MBS) mess that they created by turning garbage loans into securities.
Mexico: On the Road to a Failed State?
Seeded on Wed May 28, 2008 5:43 PM EDT (stratfor.com)
Given the amount of money they have, the organized criminal groups can be very effective in bribing government officials at all levels, from squad leaders patrolling the border to high-ranking state and federal officials.
"The Power of Nightmares"
Sun May 18, 2008 6:38 PM EDT
This is not article but a SEED
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Brazil can't find world market for its ethanol
Seeded on Sun May 4, 2008 1:17 AM EDT (McClatchy)
"It doesn't make much sense to produce ethanol from corn," Goldemberg said. "What the United States needs to do if it wants to solve its energy problems is very simple. It needs to import ethanol from Brazil."
Booming Brazil could be world power soon; Recent report of huge oil field puts once-struggling nation in the spotlight
Seeded on Sun Apr 27, 2008 7:57 PM EDT (msnbc.com)
"As long as they have the ability to have a stable environment where people can make long-term, secure investments, and as long as commodities ... are strong in the global arena, Brazil will continue to grow and prosper," he told The Associated Press.
DEADLY GREED - The Role of Speculators in the Global Food Crisis
Seeded on Wed Apr 23, 2008 1:21 PM EDT (SPIEGEL ONLINE)
Vast amounts of money are flooding the world's commodities markets, driving up prices of staple foods like wheat and rice. Biofuels and droughts can't fully explain the recent food crisis -- hedge funds and small investors bear some responsibility for global hunger.
India, the incredible and the vulnerable - International Herald Tribune
Seeded on Wed Apr 23, 2008 1:10 PM EDT (International Herald Tribune)
India, although taking pride being incredible, not only through economic growth, but also through integration in differentiation depicting the true multi-ethnic democracy, shows how vulnerable she is to its each and every neighbour.
Second Genereation Biofuels: New Technology Foresees Trees, not Grain, in the Tank
Seeded on Wed Apr 16, 2008 10:35 AM EDT (SPIEGEL ONLINE)
Besides some other projects, like Jathropa and Yoyoba, this seems to be the way ahead.
World views US 'more positively'
Seeded on Wed Apr 2, 2008 6:36 AM EDT (BBC News)
This is a two part story from the BBC, here is the other one
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