Month April 2008

People, get ready

With the ferocious rebound/Sucker’s Rally [Tuesday] and a less-bad ADP employment number [Wednesday], it looks like we may make it into late spring or early summer before the markets threaten to tank again. I’ve said this before, but want to…

Can nanotech poison us?

Maybe. Nanosilver is already being used commercially, and it “can damage both human cells and wild ecosystems.” Are there other such substances? No one really knows for sure.

Fill up your diesel with tree sap

The Brazilian Copaifera langsdorfii can be tapped (ala maple syrup) for a natural diesel fuel that requires only simple filtering before being poured into a truck. The catch? The diesel only has a shelf-life of about 3 months. Ranches and…