Opinion

A new factory in New Zealand turns organic waste into charcoal. At full capacity, the factory will sink one ton of CO2 each day.

The Senate has modified the bailout that failed in the House on Monday by adding tax cuts, but no spending cuts, to the bill. What is the best way to pass a $700 billion expenditure? Lower taxes!

Two videos explaining the mortgage financial crisis and offering a simple, real, practical solution to the problem.

A US drone fired a missile inside Pakistan again today. Four dead and nine wounded.

Former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev may be forming a new political party in Russia to help steer the country back towards democracy.

Chief nuke inspector: “‘How can I go with a straight face to the non-nuclear-weapon states and tell them nuclear weapons are no good for you, while the weapon states continue to modernize and to say ‘we absolutely need nuclear weapons?’”

CIA’s #3 leader plead guilty to wire fraud in exchange for dropping 27 other charges and only three years in jail.

Russia again suspending trading in the financial markets today because values were dropping too quickly. The US mortgage crisis is a major cause of the loses in Russia.

Dexia, a French-Belgian bank, was bailed out today by Belgian and French authorities. Dexia suffered huge loses in the US mortgage market.

Part 1: The problem Part 2: The solution The current financial crisis is the result of bad mortgages and illiquid mortgage-backed securities. These videos explain what is happening, why many people are worried about widespread bankruptcies, why the Wall street bailout will not fix the problem, and what the real solution is. Outline: Foreclosures have … Read more