Archive for August 19th, 2010

UK Government borrowing fell sharply in July, although the country continued to sink further into debt. TelgraphUK 19 Aug 2010 The Government borrowed £3.8bn over the month, down from £14.7bn in June, £18.4bn in May and 6.1bn in July last year, according to figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). It brings public... »

The European Commission has approved the next €9bn (£7.4bn) tranche of loans for Greece but the underlying economy continues to deteriorate as Greek banks suffer a record loss of deposits and output contracts at a quickening pace. By Ambrose Evans-Pritchard TelegraphUK 19 Aug 2010 A report by HSBC said banks had lost 8pc of... »

by John Myers PersonalLibertyDigest.com August 18, 2010 “One death is a tragedy; one million is a statistic.” —Joseph Stalin This summer’s searing heat has put a fire beneath grain prices. But worse than another round of inflation is the potential for widespread famine, particularly in the former Soviet Union, which has been beset by... »

Genetically Manipulated Crops: The GMO Catastrophe in the USA. A Lesson for the World by F. William Engdahl Global Research August 18, 2010 Recently the unelected potentates of the EU Commission in Brussels have sought to override what has repeatedly been shown to be the overwhelming opposition of the European Union population to the... »

FinanceYahoo.com Thursday August 19, 2010 NEW YORK (Reuters) – Connecticut this autumn probably would have just a little more cash than it needs to pay a week’s expenses unless it issues $520 million of debt, according to the state treasurer. Treasurer Denise Nappier, in a letter to the Connecticut Bond Commission, outlined her response... »

FinanceYahoo.com Thursday August 19, 2010 They’ve been called McMansions, Starter Castles, Garage Mahals and Faux Chateaus but here’s the latest thing you can call them – History. In the past few years, there have been an increasing number of references made to the “McMansion glut” and the “McMansion backlash,” as more towns pass ordinances... »

Casandra Andrews AL.com Thursday, August 19, 2010 MOBILE, Alabama — The number of residents reporting oil-related health affects from the Gulf of Mexico oil spill continues to rise in coastal Alabama. At least 180 people have gone to local emergency rooms, clinics and urgent care centers since May 14 complaining of ailments thought to... »

YouTube.com August 19, 2010 The use of dispersants at the disaster in the Gulf of Mexico was carefully watched at the site of the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill in Alaska, and it caused great concern. “Well intentioned people thought it was the right thing to do, and we may wake up to find... »

By SETH BORENSTEIN NewsYahoo.com 8-19-2010 WASHINGTON – A 22-mile-long invisible mist of oil is meandering far below the surface of the Gulf of Mexico, where it will probably loiter for months or more, scientists reported Thursday in the first conclusive evidence of an underwater plume from the BP spill. The most worrisome part is... »

CNN.com August 19, 2010 Scientists at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution said they detected a plume of hydrocarbons in June that was at least 22 miles long and more than 3,000 feet below the surface of the Gulf of Mexico, a residue of the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill. According to the institution, the... »