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A New Delhi shop keeper has lost 80% of his business due to the crisis

Cashless India program attacks world’s poorest

Geoff Ebbs /22 December, 2016

India’s rapid move to a cashless society was part of Prime Minister Morodi’s campaign against corruption and tax avoidance but the consequences of the sudden cancellation of all 500 and 1,000 rupee bills has led to an economic crisis and widespread accusations that it is an attack on the poor. With uneven access to digital Continue Reading →

Evacuation buses leave the ruins of Aleppo - SANA

Global protests bemoan the destruction of Aleppo

Geoff Ebbs /22 December, 2016

Brisbane residents appalled by the slaughter in Aleppo last week joined global protests against the involvement of our governments in supporting and prolonging the civil war in Syria. The ongoing annihilation of the people of Aleppo by the Syrian Government in an attempt to wipe out the rebel strongholds in the city was the catalyst Continue Reading →

Independence protestors in Wamena West Papua

Mass arrests of Papuans follow genocide protests

Geoff Ebbs /22 December, 2016

The Indonesian Government last week arrested more than 500 Papuans following mass protests across the nation opposing fifty fifth anniversary of Indonesian rule on Monday 19th December. Over half a million people are known to have been killed by the Indonesian government in those 55 years and thousands of activists remain in prison and enforced Continue Reading →

The US is flooding Syria with weapons that end up in the hands of ISIS

US to flood Syria with anti-aircraft guns

Geoff Ebbs /17 December, 2016

The US Senate last week voted to supply terrorist militias in the Middle East with anti-aircraft missiles, causing widespread concern among allies, enemies and moderate Middle-Eastern governments. The resolution is part of a $US619 billion plan for military action in the Middle East before Trump comes to power. The plan continues the strategy of opposing Continue Reading →

53 million tyres are thrown out in Australia every year

Tyre recycling finally cracks fuel market

Geoff Ebbs /17 December, 2016

The 53 million tyres thrown away in Australia each year may become a valuable source of energy thanks to a company that has developed a commercially viable process for producing diesel oil from the rubber. The process reduces the tyres to oil, steel, carbon black and methane gas. 100% of the material from the tyre Continue Reading →

Massive solar panel arrays are now cheaper to erect than coal plants

Solar now cheaper than wind

Geoff Ebbs /17 December, 2016

Conservative financial publisher Bloomberg reports that 70 Gigawatts of Solar energy 70 gigawatts of solar production was installed in 2016 compared to 60 gigawatts of wind and much lower amounts of gas and coal. Solar is the cheapest form of energy in 58 developing countries where electricity prices are high. In developed countries natural gas Continue Reading →