That’s the wholesale price, not the retail price.

This is amazing news. A U.S. immigration judge ruled on Monday that if an asylum-seeking former CIA operative from Cuba is deported, he would be sent to Venezuela — where he has been charged in connection with the 1976 bombing…

TheOilDrum.com has excellent reportage on Katrina’s impact on the oil industry, including the startling news that six or seven oil rigs in the Gulf might be adrift. (Reuters is confirming that two rigs are adrift, TheOilDrum.com says “We’ve heard from…

The Mayor of New Orleans was interviewed Monday night in this video. 80% of New Orleans is underwater. Sometimes the water is 20 feet high. A major levee just broke and the water is rising. Electricity will not be back for 4-6 weeks.…

Coffee is a health drink!Coffee not only helps clear the mind and perk up the energy; it also provides more healthful antioxidants than any other food or beverage in the American diet, according to a study released Sunday. Barrista, a…

Mark, the Reuters photog who camped out last night, just came back from a scouting mission. He said there is no city of Gulfport anymore.

Buildings are imploding in downtown Gulfport.14 people were trapped in one.Firemen in Biloxi were trapped in a Firehouse and can’t get out.Trees are falling like dominoes.Casinos are underwater, some with roofs ripping off.“This economy is crippled,” said someone in the…