“The market was not undone by rogue individuals or the turning of a blind eye by incompetent regulators. It was undone by growth itself.” (more…)
Archive | March, 2009
Ecosocialist International Network: What's Next?
The Ecosocialist International Network meeting in Belem was a success – what do we do next? This article by Joel Kovel aims to initiate an international discussion on that question. (more…)
Hansen: Coal-fired power plants are factories of death
Coal is the single greatest threat to civilization and all life on our planet. Coal is the dirtiest fuel. The trains carrying coal to power plants are death trains. (more…)
Some criticisms of the Belem Ecosocialist Declaration
Daniel Tanuro, a certified agriculturalist and eco-socialist environmentalist, writes for “La gauche”, (the monthly of the LCR-SAP, Belgian section of the Fourth International), and Inprecor. This article was submitted to the discussion of the Belem Declaration, which the Ecosocialist International Network distributed at the World social Forum in Brazil in January. His comments were published […]
The Age of Stupid
Derek Wall reviews a film that delivers ‘a powerful warning of the stupidity of ignoring climate change’ (more…)
A guide to false climate change solutions
Hoodwinked in the Hothouse” – a short yet comprehensive survey of climate change non-solutions (more…)
Hansen: Protests and direct action needed to stop emissions
“The democratic process is supposed to be one person one vote, but it turns out that money is talking louder than the votes.” (more…)
Monbiot: We cannot afford to surrender
It will be difficult and expensive to keep climate change to a minimum, but the alternative is unthinkable (more…)
Scientists Issue Six Blunt Warnings on Climate Change
From the Final Press Release issued by the International Scientific Congress on Climate Change: Global Risks, Challenges & Decisions held in Copenhagen this week. Key Message 1: Climatic Trends Recent observations confirm that, given high rates of observed emissions, the worst-case IPCC scenario trajectories (or even worse) are being realised. For many key parameters, the climate system […]
Indigenous Activists to U.S. Senator: ‘Tar Sands Are Killing Us’
First Nations activists affected by the Alberta Tar Sands take their story to John Kerry, and picket Canada’s pro-Tar-Sands Environment Minister (more…)
Is Nuclear Power a Safe Solution to Climate Change?
It’s been claimed that the French experience proves that nuclear power can be produced safely. but recenly existing plants have developed leaks, and construction of a ‘Third Generation’ reactor had to be halted. (more…)
'We are facing the worst case scenario'
“We can forget about the 2C. We are now facing the situation where we have to avoid a 5-6C rise in temperature.” (more…)
Global Warming: Right Here, Right Now
Global warming is not a distant prospect that might affect our grandchildren at the end of the century. The damage has already started … (more…)
Carbon Trading: the God that Failed
By Simon Butler Green Left Weekly, March 7, 2009 The free market has got us into this mess, and the free market will get us out of it. This nonsensical idea is at the heart of all carbon trading measures, the Rudd government’s Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS) included. Nicholas Stern, the economist asked by […]
Trade Unionists Discuss Climate Change
“This is the fundamental struggle to defend the future of our class as well as the future of our planet.” (more…)
The Facts About the Alberta Tar Sands
In Canada, both the governing Conservatives and the opposition Liberals are trying to shrug off National Geographic magazine’s recent photographic expose of the massive devastation caused by mining the Alberta Tar Sands. Facts just don’t matter if they might undermine profits. (more…)
Concerning the Scientific Knowledge of Canadian Politicians
Canada’s Conservative Party has the largest number of seats in Parliament, so they are the current government. The Bloc Quebecois is one of three opposition parties: it favours sovereignty for Quebec. This is a Canadian Press article, dated March 3, 2009. OTTAWA — A Bloc Quebecois proposal to recognize Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution as […]
Socialist Green Coalition Launched in South Africa
“Red must be green and green must be red.” (more…)
Karl Marx, Ecologist
“Even an entire society, a nation, or all simultaneously existing societies taken together, are not owners of the earth. They are simply its possessors, its beneficiaries, and have to bequeath it in an improved state to succeeding generations.” (more…)
Mindful Economics
Suggested reading for Climate and Capitalism readers … We hope to review Mindful Economics at some point. In the meantime, here are some excerpts from the publisher’s description. For more infomation, see http://www.mindfuleconomics.com/ Mindful Economics breaks away from traditional economic theory and provides a fresh, critical perspective on capitalism in America. The book will be particularly […]