Bank of Lincolnwood FailsAs the Bank of Lincolnwood was about to close Friday afternoon, agents of the FDIC and the State's Office of Professional Regulation, Banking Division told staff to remain at their posts. The Bank of Lincolnwood was the sixth Illinois bank to fail this year. The bank had billed itself as "the entrepreneur's bank." According to the Chicago Tribune, on Friday morning, the bank had unsuccessfully sought a restraining order in Cook County Circuit Court to prevent the shutdown.
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Peak Oil
For the last 30 years, geologists have been finding fewer and fewer oil fields. Now oil production has also begun falling. Greens believe it's time to make the switch to renewables. Click here for a primer on Peak Oil. Global Warming
James Hansen, the NASA physicist whom Bush tried to silence, predicts we are nearing a global warming "tipping point." Click here for a primer on global warming. Nuclear Power
Greens have opposed nuclear power from the very first. They have opposed nuclear power as inherently dangerous. Greens have also objected to the massive subsidies needed to build and operate nuclear power plants. Click here for a primer on nuclear power. |
