Dienstag, 30. September 2008

U.S. corn soars to record as crop flooded



CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. corn futures soared more than 4 percent to a fresh record high for the fifth consecutive trading session on Wednesday as flooding expanded in the U.S. Midwest, harming the 2008 corn crop.“There’s still no indication that we’re getting ready to change this pattern. Concerns continue from planting issues to emergence to [...] continue reading world news

American Inventor Presents an Answer to the World’s Water Crisis



Related article: Water crisis to be biggest world risk(NaturalNews) Dean Kamen is not a new player in the innovator’s arena. He has been inventing and innovating ever since he dropped out of Worcester Polytechnic Institute in the 70’s. Since then, he invented such things as the insulin pump, a mobile dialysis system, and an all-terrain [...] continue reading world news

Montag, 29. September 2008

Global Warming? Not in the Pacific Northwest



There’s rain on the grill and snow in the passesUW prof says it’s the coldest spring since 1917There’s further proof that this spring has been uncomfortably and depressingly cold — the coldest in memory, the coldest since 1917.Validation came Tuesday from the University of Washington, where Cliff Mass, an atmospheric sciences professor, published his new [...] continue reading world news

IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT ENERGY SAVER LIGHT BULBS!



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Sonntag, 28. September 2008

Where Is FEMA?



The US Department of Homeland Security has an annual budget of $40 billion. Out of that money FEMA gets about one billion annually. FEMA was created to combine all federal services into one giant agency that was to “manage” ALL national emergencies that happen within the United States. Yet since this mega-agency was created, by [...] continue reading world news

Tens of thousands flee Iowa flooding



The governor declares 83 of 99 counties disaster areas as waters continue to rise. The weather is expected to turn foul again.DES MOINES — Officials on Friday urged tens of thousands of workers and residents to evacuate as rivers across the Hawkeye state continued to flood towns big and small.Though the National Weather Service [...] continue reading world news

Samstag, 27. September 2008

Gas Shortage In the South Creates Panic, Long Lines



If Drivers Can Fill Up, They Get Sticker ShockPeople wait to fill their tanks at a Citgo station in Charlotte, where drivers have reported gas lines 60 cars long after 11 p.m. (By Davie Hinshaw — The Charlotte Observer) Gasoline shortages hit towns across the southeastern United States this week, sparking panic buying, long [...] continue reading world news