Daily Archives: July 2, 2015

Yes or no to math: understanding the Greek referendum

Six hellish months at the center of the European debt mess, bestowed with a seemingly antithetical mandate to keep Greece in the EU while demanding that its lenders write off bad loans, Finance Minister Varoufakis says this Sunday’s referendum will … Continue reading

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Urban farming: smart food spreading

Urban farming initiatives are cropping up all over. Growing fresh, healthy, organic food right where people eat it. Cutting out middlemen, big food corps, and carbon-intensive shipping and packaging.  Perfection. See:  Urban farming a growing trend: When many people think … Continue reading

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Canada already in recession?

This week Statistics Canada said Canadian GDP declined 0.1 % in April– the fourth consecutive monthly decline.  After a 0.6% annualized contraction in Q1, Q2 is setting up to be a second quarter of negative growth in Canada (a technical recession), … Continue reading

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