From the CD comments and other sources: 1. No one mentioned that Brazil makes it’s ethanol from sugar cane. 2. …..to feed it’s refineries in the Chicago area… 3. The article is using the example as it’s opening wedge…. 4. … read more >

I featured a post yesterday about oil prices vs. natural gas prices with charts from Scott Grannis and Nathan Slaughter, and have two new charts to present above inspired by some charts in the NY Times last February (thanks to … read more >

Photos taken today at Occupy DC, McPherson Square Park, where occupiers will take you on a 30-40 minute tour of the park every Saturday and Sunday.

From the BBC – “The circles in this interactive graphic show the gross external, or foreign, debt of some of the main players in the eurozone as well as other big world economies. The arrows show how much money is … read more >

Denver Post — “These 70 images by photographers of the Farm Security Administration and Office of War Information, are some of the only color photographs taken of the effects of the Depression on America’s rural and small town populations. The … read more >