Month July 2011

Giant Hogweed. Invasive plant from Hell

The NY Department of Environmental Conservation warning of an outbreak of the highly toxic and dangerous giant hogweed Giant hogweed is a Federally listed noxious weed. Its sap, in combination with moisture and sunlight, can cause severe skin and eye…

News of the World phone hacking news

Hacking scandal: is this Britain’s Watergate? [PM David Cameron] admitted that his desire to win support from the company’s newspapers had led him to turn “a blind eye” as evidence grew of widespread illegality at the News of the World.…

The Economist slams Republican budget plans

“Economically illiterate and disgracefully cynical” is how they phrase it. Henry Blodget at Business Insider adds: The Republicans’ stance on the debt-ceiling has now gone so far, in fact, that the Republicans appear to be trying to disrupt the economy…