Tuesday, September 4, 2012

Breaking News Tues. Sept. 4, 2012

I hope folks got some much needed rain yesterday. We sure did.
Be sure to stop by the forums linked at the bottom of this post,  you might find some old friends or make new ones!

Much thanks to RJ at the Global Glass Onion and the Ozarker at Conflicted Doomer , and Doug at 3Es News and David at ETF Daily.
Be sure to stop by their sites and support their hard work!


Peak Oil and Energy News
FP: Oil prices enter the 'danger zone' 
FuelFix: Mexico turns to Texas for relief during natural gas crisis


Global Conflict
WSJ: Maybe Obama Has Israel's Back
CommonDreams: Israel ‘Pillaging’ Palestinian Resources: Report 
Counterpunch: Palestine is Drying Up Before Our Eyes
 
WashingtonPost: Hezbollah leader says his group has no chemical weapons but can cause great damage in Israel 
MSNBC: 'Jesus is a monkey' daubed on Israel monastery wall 

Reuters: Suicide bomber kills at least 20 at Afghanistan funeral
Cryptogon: U.S. Flew Spy Drone Missions from Australia

CommonDreams: Palestinian Man, Protesting Deplorable Conditions in Gaza, Dies after Self-Immolation 

NYT: Syrian Children Speak of Revenge Against Alawites

Reuters: Strained Syrian army calls up reserves; some flee
CommonDreams: WaPo's Ombudsman: 'What About Israel's Nuclear Weapons?'
AtlanticWire: U.S. Bases Might Be at Risk if Israel Attacks Iran

Hacker News/Wikileaks
CNN: Hackers set sail to save the world

Domestic Financial News
Time: Bankers: Who Needs Them? 
BusinessInsider: Here's The Little Known Difference Between Charge Cards And Credit Cards 

BusinessInsider: 10 Major Economic Headwinds 
CNN: Crisis called 'rapidly deteriorating' 

FiscalTimes: The Fed's Real Fear--Losing Its Independence
Minyanville: Pre-Market Primer: Imports Make Biggest Gains in US Auto Market 

Mish: Harrisburg to Run Out of Money in October; Inside America's Most Indebted City; Labyrinth of Fraud 

MyBudget360: When the financial clock strikes zero – Half of Americans pass away with nearly zero wealth. The middle class has contracted by ten percent in the last 40 years. 
CNBC: Citibank Hid Firm’s Financial Troubles, Ex-Partner at Dewey & LeBoeuf Says 

Bloomberg: Are We Already Falling Off the Fiscal Cliff?
Reuters: Bankruptcy saves tiny Rhode Island city, but leaves scars

LifeInc: Why you're not actually poorWSJ: Dollar Gains as Euro Fades

TimeBusiness: US Construction Spending Fell 0.9 Percent 
FT Alphaville: Negative rates as a precursor to the death of banking


Global Financial News
Businessweek: In Japan, Retirees Go On Working 
CNNMoney: Moody's puts European Union on notice

CalculatedRisk: ECB Meeting on Thursday: Expectations are for a Rate Cut, no Bond buying yet 
ChinaScopeFinancial: Chinese Luxury Market: High demands, Younger Consumers, Decelerating Growth 

Guardian: Egypt closes in on $1bn US debt dea
BusinessInsider: Spain's Manufacturing Output Falls For 16th Straight Month

Reuters: GLOBAL MARKETS-ECB hopes cut Italy, Spain yields; US stocks off
CNNMoney: EUROPE TAKES THE STAGE

EarlyWarning: European Unemployment 
ETFDaily: 18 Reasons Europe Is Going To Suck The Life Out Of The Global Economy

Guardian: Moody's turns negative on EU's Aaa rating
CBS: Spain sees $125 billion as enough for banks

WorldCrunch: Happy Days Ahead? Euro Zone Austerity Measures Starting To Work 

BusinessInsider: Italy's PMI Unexpectedly Falls
WSJ: World-Wide Factory Activity, by Country


Commodities/Metals
SoberLook: Monetary expansion, the dollar, and commodity prices 
ETFDaily: Precious Metals Should Generate Some Hefty Gains Over The Next 2-3 Months

Mineweb: The fundamental attraction of gold and gold stocks - Don Coxe
ETFDaily: Something VERY BIG Is Coming To Silver Prices


Environmental
USGS
M 5.5, 96km NE of San Isidro, Philippines
M 4.6, 85km NNE of Savannah Bight, Honduras

DesdemonaDespair: British summer 2012 ‘wettest in 100 years’, Met Office figures show 
EarlyWarning: Collapse in Minimum Arctic Sea Ice Area 
MeltFactor: High late August 2012 Greenland ice temperature maintains low ice sheet reflectivity and melting

IBTimes: Staggering Number of Bones of Extinct Ice Age Animals Found in Mexico 

Independent: Video: Guatemalan volcano erupts 
NPR: Power's Still Out For Many After Isaac, And They're Boiling 

Telegraph: BP sued 'for hiding truth over safety' in Gulf oil disaster - BP is being sued for tens of millions of dollars in the US by institutional investors who allege the oil major misled them over its safety policies and the scale of the spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
CNN: After Isaac, Louisiana and Mississippi residents face dangerous heat conditions

EnergyBulletin: A summer of extremes signifies the new normal
CNN: Tasmanian Devils' best hope for survival could rest on being less ferocious

ScienceDialy: Coastline erosion due to rise in sea level greater than previously thought, new model finds


America in Decline
BlacklistedNews: America’s Secret Deal with Mexican Drug Cartels 
Businessweek: Exclusive: How Karl Rove's Super PAC Plays the Senate 

CommonDreams: US: Rights Groups Denounce Dropping of CIA Torture Cases 
Counterpunch: Travels Through the Police State


Food and Water
Grist: Fruits of old: Chicago gears up for an urban heirloom fruit orchard


Privacy News
Cryptogon: EU Funding Orwellian Artificial Intelligence Plan to Monitor Public for ‘Abnormal Behavior’ 

Slate: Email and Phone Number Targeting Keeps Facebook a Step Ahead of Twitter in Race To Capitalize on Your Data


Science and Technology 
BusinessInsider: Google Wants To Be Your Cable TV Provider, Sources Tell Analyst (GOOG, AAPL, CMSCA) 
CNNMoney: Malware attacks on the rise
NBC: Video games help NASA control robots, rovers

Medical and Health
ScienceDaily: Molecular signature of hantavirus infection in humans decoded 
DoctorTipster: Scientists Demonstrate The Link Between Alcohol And Cancer 

IBTimes: Coconut Oil Found to Prevent Tooth Decay 
Nature: The TB test you can do at home 

TheChart: Stress may harm brain - but it recovers
TodayHealth: Risky cooling therapy saves pregnant mom, baby, after cardiac arrest

ScienceDaily: Sleep apnea linked with increased risk of cancer death



Doomsteading, Gardening, Urban Farming
CNN: Why 2013 will be a year of crisis
CanadianDoomer: Apocalypse Not

ModernSurvivalBlog: Making Cheese
EnergyBulletin: Charcoal

Hosted: Why does Social Security need 174,000 bullets? 
ScienceDaily: For the rooster, size matters: How size of hen's comb is linked to ability to lay more eggs 


Other News
CNN: Guy trapped in storm drain 4 days 
CNN: Priest, teacher face rape charges 
LAT: In Venezuela, killings of Caracas police are on rise 

Telegraph: Michael Clarke Duncan was a 'treasure', says Tom Hanks
Actor Michael Clarke Duncan, star of The Green Mile, has died at the age of 54 after a heart attack.
TodayEntertainment: Starship guitarist Mark Abrahamian dies at 46



Politics
MSNBC: Norris: '1,000 years of darkness' if Obama wins 
CommonDreams: 'Let Ohioans Vote': Judge Rules Against GOP Attack on Early Voting 

CNN: Five things to watch at the DNC this week
SeattleTimes: Ryan says Jimmy Carter era was better than Obama's

Forums
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The Oil Age
Hubberts Arms
Silent Country
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