Sewage yields more gold than top mines | Oddly Enough | Reuters

Sewage yields more gold than top mines | Oddly Enough | Reuters: "A sewage treatment facility in central Japan has recorded a higher gold yield from sludge than can be found at some of the world's best mines. An official in Nagano prefecture, northwest of Tokyo, said the high percentage of gold found at the Suwa facility was probably due to the large number of precision equipment manufacturers in the vicinity that use the yellow metal. The facility recently recorded finding 1,890 grammes of gold per tonne of ash from incinerated sludge."

Exxon Mobil sets record with $45.2 billion profit - Yahoo! Finance

Exxon Mobil sets record with $45.2 billion profit - Yahoo! Finance: "HOUSTON (AP) -- Exxon Mobil Corp. on Friday reported a profit of $45.2 billion for 2008, breaking its own record for a U.S. company, even as its fourth-quarter earnings fell 33 percent from a year ago."

Hybrid fusion-fission reactors to run on nuclear 'sludge' • The Register

Hybrid fusion-fission reactors to run on nuclear 'sludge' • The Register: "Texas-based boffins say they have figured out a cunning new method of dealing with America's nuclear waste, using fusion technology - which at the moment can't produce power - to turn 99 per cent of fission reactors' waste into useful energy."

U.N. crime chief says drug money flowed into banks - International Herald Tribune

U.N. crime chief says drug money flowed into banks - International Herald Tribune: "VIENNA: The United Nations' crime and drug watchdog has indications that money made in illicit drug trade has been used to keep banks afloat in the global financial crisis, its head was quoted as saying on Sunday."

Many home turbines fall short of claims, warns study | Technology | The Guardian

Many home turbines fall short of claims, warns study | Technology | The Guardian: "Home wind turbines are generating a fraction of the energy promised by manufacturers, and in some cases use more electricity than they make, a report warns today. The results of what is thought to be the most comprehensive study undertaken of the industry show the worst performers provided just 41 watt-hours a day - less than the energy needed for a conventional lightbulb for an hour, or even to power the turbine's own electronics."

Jim Rogers: 'Sell any sterling you might have. It's finished' - Business News, Business - The Independent

Jim Rogers: 'Sell any sterling you might have. It's finished' - Business News, Business - The Independent: "One of the world's leading investors voiced the markets' concerns. Jim Rogers, of the Singapore-based Rogers Holdings and co-founder of the Quantum fund with George Soros, told Bloomberg Television: 'I would urge you to sell any sterling you might have. It's finished. I hate to say it, but I would not put any money in the UK.'"

Now it's time to emigrate, says investment guru - Business News, Business - The Independent

Now it's time to emigrate, says investment guru - Business News, Business - The Independent: "When asked his advice for a young person growing up in Britain, Jim Rogers, former partner of George Soros and one of the world's most successful investors, is forthright. 'Move to China; learn Chinese.' In an interview with The Independent, Mr Rogers warns that Britain will go bankrupt if the Government continues to follow its present policy of attempting to save the banks through subsidy and nationalisation."