Interesting News for Tuesday, 3 January 2016: High Tech Farming, Bitcoin, Tesla, & More

A resilient, replenishing 2 Acre farm run from a shipping container embracing solar power for water production, irrigation, data-driven production and more   (Smithsonian)

Freight Farms: Farming Inside A Shipping Container     (Freight Farms Website)

10 Companies Which Are Feeding the Urban Farming Boom     (GreenBiz)

Editor explains why there is no fake news on LinkedIn     (Recode)

Bitcoin hits $1,000 for the first time since 2013 earlier this morning . . . Some analysts predict it could rise to $3,000 in 2017....     (Marketwatch)

Dow Industrial 30 Index finishes 2016 with a 13.4% gain       (CNN Money)

California Tesla Model X Owner Files Sudden Acceleration Lawsuit     (Reuters)

Chinese firms ordered to pay Disney $194,000 for copyright infringement centering on stolen "look" of posters and scenes from "Cars" and "Cars 2"      (Reuters)

Interesting Weekend Reads for Friday through Sunday, Dec. 30, 2016 - Jan. 1, 2017 . . . Happy New Year Edition

Note: We will be adding linked articles and stories as this New Year's weekend progresses. Check back daily...

Video: Watch Tesla’s Autopilot use black magic to avoid a wreck  (must see clip)   (Red Orbit)

Hunting for the Origins of the Universe in Chile's desert (great video)    (Bloomberg)

U.S. evicts Russians for spying, imposes sanctions after election hacks      (Reuters)

Leaving the Grid: How Utilities Can Manage Grid Defection in the Age of Solar    (Renewable Energy World) 


The Venezuelan Cafe Con Leche Index      (Bloomberg) 

Overnight News, Views, Charts & Graphs for Friday, 21 March 2014

Europe strikes deal to complete banking union
Gold is losing its ‘safe-haven hat,’ some say, as economy stabilizes

Asian stocks rocket upward overnight after biggest decline in 7 months

Colombia's Economy Grows 4.3% in 2013 - Beats Expectations

Two Palladium ETFs To Launch In South Africa Next Week

How brick and mortar retailers aim to fight "showrooming" in their stores by using "Big Data"

Ukraine, Chevron, Condi Rice and shale gas . . . join the dots

Carson, CA , an oil rich town, bans all new oil drilling, fracking - even temporarily

Rockin' and Reelin' with the new Google Android Watch feelin'

Time: Starbucks Is Going To Start Selling Booze Almost Everywhere

Oil's Not Scarce, But Cheap Oil Is

Brazil launches price-fixing probe against 18 multi-national corporations

Google (Nasdaq: GOOG) Works Out The Kinks In "Same Day Delivery" In San Francisco. Will Shopping Express Take Off In NYC and LA? 

Elon Musk and Tesla (Nasdaq: TSLA) could lead other new car companies in an overthrow of the archaic dealership franchise agreements 

Slide show of Greek protest turning into riots, yesterday, September 26, 2012

Chris Hedges: How Do You Take Your Poison?

IMF: Global Financial System As Risky As Before The Credit Crisis

Credit Suisse banker arrested for role in Credit Crisis of 2008

Richard Heinberg: Don't Worry, There's Plenty of Oil

Germany Becomes First Country In The World To Surpass 30 GWp From Solar Power

Charles Hugh Smith: Why QE May Not Boost Stocks After All

New Marketing Pardigm For Cars: Buy A Tesla (Nasdaq: TSLA) Electric Car, Get Free Fuel From The Sun, Forever!