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Archive | June, 2008
Stephane Dion's Green Tax Hoax
Canada’s Liberal Party proposes a tax change that won’t change anything (more…)
Green Fascism and the Greening of Hate
Population control — the ideology of the green right (more…)
Climate Change and the Fight Against Neoliberalism
by Daniel Tanuro Daniel Tanuro is an activist in Climat et Justice Sociale in Belgium. This article is based on the talk he gave at the International Climate Forum organised by the Campaign Against Climate Change, in London on June 15. Dear friends, dear comrades, Thank you for the invitation to talk at this international […]
Hansen accuses energy execs of crimes against humanity and nature
Top climate scientist to Congress: Act fast before time runs out (more…)
Thirteen Science Academies Urge Fundamental Social Change
Joint Statement from 13 national science academies to the forthcoming G8 meeting in Japan, July 7-9 (more…)

Statistics, Damned Lies, and the Financial Post
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'Accelerated climate change' destroying Australia's food bowl
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Essential information on carbon trading
The very best source of analysis and comment on global carbon trading is The Corner House, based in Britain. These are just some of the documents, presentations and videos available on their website. Highly recommended. (more…)
Nationalize big oil, enemy of people and planet
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Should ecosocialists try to live green?
This weekend’s conference of the British Campaign Against Climate Change featured a session on Ecosocialism, with panelists Jonathan Neale (Socialist Workers Party), Derek Wall (Green Party) and Alan Thornett (Socialist Resistance). Liam Mac Uaid, who attended the session, says it included a worthwhile discussion on issues related to labels (should we call ourselves ‘eco’ socialists?) […]
Comments on the Second Ecosocialist Manifesto
… and on some key issues facing ecosocialists today (more…)
June 15: Wat Tyler Day
We´ll shoot the cutty wren … June 15. On this day in 1215, King John signed the Magna Carta, putting legal limits on the monarch’s powers, and granting legal rights to the very rich. It was over seven centuries before the rest of the population had won those rights. June 15. On this day in […]
The Ecological Crisis and its Consequences for Socialists
Introduction All ecosocialists agree that the ecological crises facing the world today are caused by capitalism, and the only real solution is socialism. But that is only a starting point — as Marx wrote, while many people have explained the world, the real task is to change it. To do that we have to build […]
Racism in the Tar Sands: exploiting foreign workers and poisoning indigenous people
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The three decisive social forces that can stop climate change
Tasks for ecosocialists in building a global movement against ecological destruction (more…)
Venezuela: The capitalist system has brought humanity to the biggest food crisis known
Latin American countries condemn the World Food Summit for ignoring the real causes of rising food prices (more…)
Cuba: The Rich and Powerful Impede Solutions to Hunger
“Cuba will not remain silent and become an accomplice to the demagogy and opportunism, or to the inaction and omission in meeting the responsibilities outlined to save the life and dignity of 862 million people suffering from hunger and malnutrition.” (more…)
Ottawa Overturns Pro-Environment Court Decision in Record Time
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Terra Preta Forum Demands Justice for Victims of the Food Emergency
Declaration of the Terra Preta Forum on the Food Crisis, Climate Change, Agrofuels and Food Sovereignty Terra Preta (“black soil” in Portuguese) is the incredibly fertile soil created by Indigenous Peoples in central Amazonia. The Terra Preta Forum was organized by IPC — the International NGO/CSO Planning Committee — as a civil society alternative to […]