Farmers in the Monterey Bay area of California have been feeding their artichoke plants with recycled urban wastewater.
But population growth and other factors, including climate change, are dictating that California and other dry states become more efficient in their use of water. Read More
No more artichokes for me! Could this be why we’re having so many foods recalled? Are you looking forward to the future of Obama’s “Green plans”?
The company, which traces its roots to 1902, moved to North Idaho from California four years ago, in part to cut business expenses. Opening in Post Falls with 225 employees,
That was in 2005, when the unemployment rate in Idaho was at a historic low of less than 4 percent – less than half its current rate.
The Post Falls-based knife manufacturer is cutting the pay of every employee by 10 percent in response to the slow economy. The decision affects about 200 employees.The pay cut follows a round of layoffs last year when the company shed 23 jobs. Read More
I was thinking that maybe these workers that are getting their pay cut, and those that are losing jobs by the thousands didn’t go out and put themselves into debt buying a new car on the Cash for clunker Obama program. Its not wise to go into debt for a new car when you don’t know if you will have a job tomorrow is it!
The eight states that set records are: California, Nevada, North Carolina, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Florida and Georgia.
Michigan’s unemployment rate rose to 14.1 percent. Read More
Obama said not long ago that we would not see unemployment-rates higher than 9 percent! What happen Obama, didn’t know what you were talking about? Obama your spending spree did not help jobs now did it?
LINKS:
(1) Housing Market Disaster Worsens
The brief moment of hope that housing had hit a bottom and that both the rate of home sales and prices would improve is slipping away. The pressures that will push prices down, by another 20% in some markets, are rising interest rates and an unemployment rate that will almost certainly go over 10% and stay there for several quarters.
(2) Obama’s Budget includes $1.6 trillion in New taxes—the Largest Tax Increase in History
