Tell the EU: Palm Plantations Aren’t Forests!
A leaked document reveals that the European Union wants to require member states to use biofuel from destructive palm plantations — and to do that it wants to define plantations as “forests”
Win “The Value of Nothing”
Macmillan Press is giving away 50 copies of Raj Patel’s new book, The Value of Nothing. Deadline for online entries is February 8. Open to US residents only.
Time to revoke the greens’ award to BC Premier?
The politician who was honored by Canada’s pale greens has attacked the environment again
The Lying Politics of Climate Science Denial
The politics of climate denial and climate greenwash share much in common — both are ways of denying reality. The comeback of climate denial is out of step with views on climate change in most of the world.
How the U.S. Could Help Haiti
Two measures would immediately help Haitians: cancellation of the foreign debt and overhauling an immigration system that discriminates against them.
Palm Oil Monocultures Will Never Be Sustainable
Pale green NGO supports destructive palm oil plantations in Asia, Africa and South America
Ecosocialist Resources, 6
- Why ecological revolution?
- The ‘climategate’ scandal is bogus
- Tasmanian activists propose a 10 point plan for a safe climate
‘Population Justice’ — The Wrong Way to Go
The combination of population reduction and women’s rights was already
like oil and water. Adding CO2 reductions to the mix only makes things
worse.
War is Peace
Can you read this sentence without bursting out laughing (or crying)?
Manchester Ecosocialists Discuss Perspectives
On January 23, Green Left and Socialist Resistance held a successful Climate and Capitalism Day School in Manchester, England. Here, two of the organizers discuss how to go forward …
A People’s Submission on Canada, Climate Change and the Copenhagen Accord
Climate and Capitalism readers are sharply critical of this letter and statement, sent on January 28, from Climate Action Network Canada, to Yvo de Boer, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
A death sentence for Pacific Islanders
It is no longer a “hidden cost” of climate change. Climate refugees have become very real and very desperate.
Venezuela Cancels Haiti’s Oil Debt
Once again, the Bolivarian Republic sets an example for the world …
Should Climate Activists Support Limits on Immigration?
by Ian Angus and Simon Butler
Immigrants to the developed world have frequently been blamed for unemployment, crime and other social ills. Attempts to reduce or block immigration have been justified as necessary measures to protect “our way of life” from alien influences.
Just like a Waving Flag
K’naan sang this powerful song on the Hope for Haiti telethon on Canadian television last night ….