Here we go again. The corn industry, this time under the guise of the New Fuels Alliance and FoodPriceTruth.org, are saying that higher food prices, in particular, chicken, are NOT a result of more corn going to corn based biofuels instead of chicken feed. Yeah, right. Same old story.
Month: June 2008
What’s Wrong With Congress
A great opinion page in the Christian Science Monitor by Mickey Edwards, describing what’s wrong with Congress today. Basically, how Congress has become an extension of the Executive Branch, rubber stamping the President’s orders. Instead, members of Congress should: “come from the states they represent and to serve as a check on – not enabler…
NY Bank ‘loses’ 4.5M unencrypted customer records
NY Bank ‘loses’ 4.5M unencrypted customer records by ZDNet‘s Michael Krigsman — In yet another unbelievable story of data irresponsibility, the Bank of New York (BNY) Mellon lost two sets of unencrypted backup tapes containing private data belonging to 4.5 million individuals. Third-party vendors misplaced the tapes during transport to off-site locations. This is ridiculous….