Month March 2008

Inflation fears escalating

Investors are currently buying TIPS (Treasury Inflation Protection Securities) avidly, forcing the price up. TIPS pay the interest rate plus the inflation rate, which makes them a safe haven in inflationary times. Bizarrely, the price has been risen so high…

Biogas digester

Sintex Industries in India has introduced a biogas digester that will use animal dung, human excrement, and kitchen scraps to produce enough methane to provide a family of four to cook all their meals, as well as sludge for fertilizer.…

TX, OH primary results

The big urban areas in TX and OH have barely started to report results. This explains why no one has called either race, even while Clinton is currently ahead 57/41 in OH. CNN has interactive county maps (TX, OH)

Election coverage

From my incoming Twitter stream -MSNBC projecting Texas, Rhode Island for McCain. Has enough delegates to win the Republic nomination. -Looking good for Obama in TX. CNN says the results so far have not come in for Obama’s strong areas.…