Green U-Turn on Nuclear Power

The one-time opponents of nuclear power, who include the former head of Greenpeace, have told The Independent that they have now changed their minds over atomic energy because of the urgent need to curb emissions of carbon dioxide.

The Indpendent: ‘Nuclear power? Yes please…’

via Climate Research News » Green U-Turn on Nuclear Power.

Brace For Impact

With Acting President Obama and Democrats at the helm, the economy is crashing. I it took only months, not years.

Brace yourself: The recession is projected to worsen this year.

The country stands to lose a sizable chunk of economic activity in 2009 as consumers at home and abroad retrench in the face of persistent economic troubles.

And the U.S. unemployment rate—now at 7.6 percent, the highest in more than 16 years—is expected hit a peak of 9 percent this year.

That gloomy outlook came from leading forecasters in the latest survey by the National Association for Business Economics to be released Monday.

The new estimates are roughly in line with other recent projections, including those released last week by the Federal Reserve.

And you thought reparations would be debated. With Obama, life is just an act.

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