Ponzi Schemes Go Green
greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com — Federal regulators have accused four people and two companies of using bogus claims about “green initiatives” to entice more than 300 investors into what was really a $30 million Ponzi scheme. “The only green these promoters seemed interested in was investors’ money,” said Don Hoerl, director of the commission’s Denver office. (Submitted by hbyrne) More...
Surf’s Up, Waste’s Down
nytimes.com — Despite its nature-boy image, the surfing industry often relies on toxic manufacturing processes and generates tons of waste to make surfboards and other products. In San Clemente, a start-up company is out to change a half-century of dirty surfboard-making tradition with the world’s first recycled polyurethane board. (Submitted by ADrop) More...
Space Shuttle to Haul 27,000 Pounds of Spare Parts
nytimes.com — The space shuttle has often been called a pickup truck to orbit, and the next flight of the shuttle Atlantis, scheduled to launch Monday, lives up to that description. The Atlantis is lugging up to the International Space Station a cargo bay full of spare parts, 27,250 pounds in all . (Submitted by naturalpapa) More...
Karzai Gets New Term as Afghan Runoff Is Scrapped - NYTimes.
nytimes.com — President Hamid Karzai was declared the winner of Afghanistans fraught elections after officials canceled a run-off following the withdrawal from the race of the last challenger, Abdullah Abdullah. (Submitted by JasonQpublic) More...
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