Day July 31, 2007

Fish guts into biodiesel

A commercial fish farm in Honduras cooks the fish leftover, adding ingredients to produce biodiesel, which they use to run their trucks and buses. Production is 300,000 gallons annually and costs $1 less per gallon than fossil fuel. And the…

Principles of building peace

As we’ve seen in the discussion of the Iraq War, actual solutions to conflict are hard to come by. “Stay the course” or “Bring’em home” may make great slogans, but they don’t solve anything. The roots of a conflict (on…

Mortgage road kill

More collateral damage from the mortgage implosion. On Friday, American Home Mortgage announced they would be unable to make scheduled dividend payments due Saturday because of margin calls. Trading in the stock was halted Monday as the company remained silent…

Security expert interviews TSA head

Bruce Schneier interviews Kip Hawley, in part 1 of a 5-part interview. At least Hawley has a sense of humor. Bruce Schneier: By today’s rules, I can carry on liquids in quantities of three ounces or less, unless they’re in…