WED 6 January News Articles & Opinion

I found these recent news articles of interest.

Very Disturbing News from the Arctic and Polar Regions

These findings are quite unsettling and may set the foundation further for an ice-free Arctic Sea in as soon as two years, particularly if solar activity increases profoundly as forecast. Solar activity always has its greatest impact on polar regions, which will exacerbate warmth and melting in a greater increased way, with consequences on global climate that can be fully understood in the details just yet.

http://climateprogress.org/2010/01/06/science-nsidc-warm-greenland-arctic-rotten-ice-multi-year-arctic-oscillation/#more-17125

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The Year 2020: It Will Not be Pretty or Any Better

Four key macro-elements to be aware of with the approach of the third decade of this century: An ever rising China, an ever collapsing America. an emerging Southern Hemisphere, and momentous and epic global warming and climate change.

http://www.tomdispatch.com/post/175186/tomgram%3A__michael_klare%2C_the_blowback_effect%2C_2020/#more

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Chinese Green Motor Vehicles Enter US Market

An increase in competition is always welcome, and this entry will help to keep prices under wraps to an extent from other Asian manufacturers. But a successful plunge into this market may result in further losses for American manufacturers GM and Chrysler, further imperiling their existence.

http://climateprogress.org/2010/01/06/clean-energy-and-global-warming-science-qingyuan-boost-electric-car-sales/#more-17096

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Magnetic North Pole Moving Rapidly towards Russia

This is supposed to be a normal regular geomagnetic phenomena according to scientific experts.

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2005/12/1215_051215_north_pole.html

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Land Regulations in Metros' Periphery Around Nation
An interesting read, with insightful analysis, in brief by Krugman, and in greater detail by the Brookings Institute.

http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/01/06/desert-bubbles/

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American Citizens Suffer from Indignant Actions of US Treasury Department

This was simply an outrage, and there will be political and other consequences and reprisals for these unconscionable and insulting acts and decisions.

http://seekingalpha.com/article/181190-the-christmas-eve-massacre-of-the-u-s-taxpayer

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Banks are Simply Shysters, Mobsters, Hoodlums, Gangsters, Loan Sharks Nowadays

We are talking about large multi-state banks that have revenues in the hundreds of millions of dollars, disgusting gross profits, and executives and managements with obscene pay that can only be described as criminal and immoral.

http://www.denverpost.com/ci_14127222

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Epic Foolishness Only Continues in Arizona

A more inept governmental entity on the state level in the United States cannot be imagined, and cannot be remembered.

http://www.azcentral.com/news/election/azelections/articles/2010/01/06/20100106buildingsale0107-ON.html

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Richard Cheney: A Larger Monster Than Limbaugh, Palin, and Others ?

He certainly leaves everything to be desired and apparently has rejected everything about the US Constitution and the Bill of Rights.

http://www.washingtonsblog.com/2010/01/who-is-dick-cheney.html

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Nebraska Employment, Revenue, and Income Opportunity

Yet another place that could greatly benefit from expanded wind power energy, but state government will have to provide incentives to get the ball rolling; and when it does,the citizens in Nebraska will be rolling in money from others states and their energy demands.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/01/04/AR2010010401314.html

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