Virus Linked To Global Warming
Belgium — In parts of Europe, a rodent-born viral disease has been linked to climate change. The disease nephropathia epidemica was “scarcely known before 1990,” but is now an epidemic in Belgium, France, Germany, Netherlands and Luxembourg, said viral epidemiologist Dr Jan Clement of the University of Leuven’s Rega Institute
When people contract the disease, [...]
The Economy
Citibank reported a fourth-quarter net loss of $8.29 billion (its 5th straight quarterly loss.) They also announced they are splitting into 2 seperate businesses.
Bank of America Corp (BAC.N) posted its first quarterly loss in 17 years. First, they obtained an additional $20 billion from the government’s Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP). [...]
Fossilized Republicans Fight Yesterday’s War
Apparently the distinguished senators from Peabody Coal must repay their masters. Yesterday’s companies paying yesterday’s politicians to burn yesterday’s fuels, to poison tomorrow’s children.
Read, weep, and remember next November
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FISA court knuckles under
Apparently Big Brother is really bored and wants to know all about your phone calls. And your friends. And their friends. All without a warrant.
“That’s quite ok,” sez the court. “Perfectly legal. Nothing to see here, move along, go about your business.”
This is the kind of thing that drives me to drink. Barkeep, another [...]
Methane on Mars
NASA finds methane on Mars.
This is interesting since methane can be generated by living things. But they may also be generated by geological processes. Need more data.
“Right now, we don’t have enough information to tell if biology or geology — or both — is producing the methane on Mars,”
For security reasons…
UK Ministry of Defense hit by virus. But for security reasons, they will say very little.
The MoD refused to discuss details of the virus, transmission methods, countermeasures or other specifics of the incident “for security reasons”.
I got a tip for them. Don’t use Microsoft products.
Coffee against Alzheimer’s
Coffee reduces risk
“Middle-aged people who drank between three and five cups of coffee a day lowered their risk of developing dementia and Alzheimer’s disease by between 60 and 65 per cent later in life,” said lead researcher on the project, Miia Kivipelto, a professor at the University of Kuopio in Finland and at the Karolinska [...]
Department Of Energy
Energy Sources
Energy is the vital force powering business, manufacturing, and the transportation of goods and services to serve the American and world economies. Energy supply and demand plays an increasingly vital role in our national security and the economic output of our nation. It is not surprising that the United States spends over [...]
Can I be a bank, too?
If I were a bank, Bernanke could give me money too.
Bank of America gets more
I see that Bernanke will give banks more:
“Bernanke said Tuesday that the government must pump more money into troubled financial institutions and that further guarantees of their debt could be necessary.”
Meanwhile the Citi never sleeps, losing more every day. Now [...]
PPL Sees The Light
PPL is a power utility in Pennsylvania. About five years ago, I called PPL about a grid connection for a windmill on a farm. I was told that the connection would have to be entirely separate from the current connection, that I would be credited for any electricity generated, but that all the credits [...]