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Bananas the Film

By bicyclemark

Returned to Amsterdam and noticed a new documentary film which is showing back in New York City this week, entitled: BANANAS! Bananas! is the story of the Banana industry’s use of a chemical known as Nemagon, a highly toxic chemical compound used for spraying banana trees throughout the 60’s and 70’s.  The pesticide has grave... »

Pension Fund Used to Be a Nice Thing

By bicyclemark

“How are you with finances?”, a frisbee buddy asks me this evening… thought about it for a split second, and realized “I pay attention to markets and economics, but I don’t consider it one of my strong areas”. That said, I’m reading all these reports and articles about different companies and governments, and whenever there is... »