Converting Plastic Into Oil

An interesting invention from the Blest Corporation in Japan that converts plastic waste back to it's original form - oil.
Check out the video demonstration of the machine at work.

Malaysia ethnic tribes 'forced to convert'

Good to see this issue being kept alive by Gerald Tan from Al Jazeera.  I have had close contact with the Temuan of Ulu Selangor over the last 20 years and can attest that this isn't restricted to just Pahang. It's a national push to get all the Orang Asli to convert to Islam.

In my area, the JHEOA (Orang Asli Department) not only try to force the Temuan to become Muslims, but also to vote for BN at every opportunity.

I believe that there are only about 300,000 Orang Asli left in Peninsular Malaysia and these are scattered around the country in a total of 18 tribes.  Even if all the tribes combined together to demand the right to live the way they prefer and still partake of development, they would hardly pose a national threat.

Just another example of how insane the Malaysian government has become and how intolerant they are of anybody different.

If you're interested in learning more about the Orang Asli I suggest you visit the Centre for Orang Asli Concerns

Beastly Beauty

At first glance these pictures are quite beautiful, but in fact they reveal something far more ugly.

J Henry Fair's spectacular aerial images show the devastation man has wreaked on America.

Pollution is exposed on a massive scale, creating striking vivid colours that highlight the scars of spillages, open cast mining, chemical and oil leaks, industrial decay and deforestation

Agent orange: This picture is clearly of the sea but the dramatic lines and swirls are oil from BP's Deepwater Horizon spills at the Gulf Macondo well as it floats on the Gulf of Mexico

A river bleached white with the waste of aluminium production snakes through the parched Louisiana landscape before emerging into a muddy red lake in Darrow where the colours swirl together. 

                                                                See more HERE 

Pahang Killer Plant

FOREST MANAGEMENT AT ITS BEST

I just came across this brilliant community film that offers a positive step forward in the sticky issue of native customary rights versus political interests.

Towards Sustainable Forests/Ke Arah Hutan Lestari

by

Centre for Orang Asli Concerns

http://www.coac.org.my/codenavia/portals/coacv2/code/main/main.php

Bolivia: Stop the Amazon Highway

On Sunday, September 25 2011, Bolivian police used tear gas and truncheons to crack down on indigenous men, women and children who are marching against an illegal mega-highway that will slice through the protected Amazon rainforest.

72 hours later, the country is in crisis -- two key Ministers have resigned, Bolivians are erupting in street protests across the country, and President Evo Morales has been forced to temporarily suspend the highway construction. But powerful multinationals are already divvying up this important nature preserve. Now, only if the world stands with these brave indigenous people can we ensure the highway is rerouted and the forest is protected.

Avaaz just delivered a 115,000 strong Bolivian and Latin American emergency petition to two senior government Ministers -- they are worried about massive public pressure and are on the back foot. Now after this brutal violence let's ramp up the pressure and raise a global alarm to end the crackdown and stop the highway. SIGN THE URGENT PETITION -- it will be delivered spectacularly to President Evo Morales when we reach 500,000.

Here In My Home

Hard to believe that Malaysian authorities have instructed broadcasters not to air

this video as it contains anti-establishment undertones.

Isn't that another way of saying the establishment is racist and divisive?

You decide...