THe Antarctic

Antarctic glacier threatens major sea-level rise

Geoff Ebbs /14 February, 2017

The Huffington Post reported last week that research carried out in December indicates the Totten glacier in the Antarctic is melting faster than thought due to warm water trickling through the glacier and melting it from below. The Totten glacier is the biggest in east Antarctica. The glacier itself is around 120 kilometres long, 30 Continue Reading →

Uarbry fires claim town

NSW town disappears in flames of heat-wave

Geoff Ebbs /14 February, 2017

Fires caused by the extreme heat wave over the weekend have consumed the NSW town of Uarbry leaving around 100 residents homeless. Over 80 fires continue to burn, 23 of them out of control, across Western and Northern NSW. Those areas report the hottest February temperatures on record, while much of Queensland recorded the hottest Continue Reading →

Industry and activists demand bipartisan energy policy

Geoff Ebbs /14 February, 2017

Energy producers and consumers including the Aluminium Council of Australia and the Cement Industry Federation have jointly written an open letter demanding stable, long-term, non-partisan energy policy. Head of the Aluminium Council, Bruce Cox, said that the industry is not concerned how energy is produced, only that it is reliable. “The aluminium industry in Tasmania Continue Reading →

Graffit in Tehran

Iran bans US dollar in retaliation to immigration laws

Geoff Ebbs /14 February, 2017

Iran announced earlier this month that it will stop reporting its financial affairs in US dollar from the end of its Fiscal year in March. The nation also tested a ballistic missile causing Israel to demand firm action from the US. Iran immediately suspended all future visas for American citizens in direct response to President Continue Reading →

Uarbry

NSW town disappears in fires

Geoff Ebbs /12 February, 2017

Fires caused by the extreme heat wave over the weekend have consumed the NSW town of Uarbry leaving around 100 residents homeless. Over 80 fires continue to burn, 23 of them out of control, across Western and Northern NSW. Those areas report the hottest February temperatures on record, while much of Queensland recorded the hottest Continue Reading →

The John James Newsletter. <159>

JohnJames /11 February, 2017

The John James Newsletter 159 11 February 2017 Lenin wanted to destroy the state, and that’s my goal too. I want to bring everything crashing down, and destroy all of today’s establishment. Steve Bannon From 1945 to 2003, the US attempted to overthrow more than 40 foreign governments, and to crush more than 30 populist Continue Reading →