An ecosocialist transitional program for the multiple crises of 21st century capitalism, from Socialist Resistance Özlem Onaran argues that “the social democratic utopia of growing our way out of debt is not consistent with the ecological crisis. “ Britain has experienced the deepest crisis among the advanced capitalist countries and it is far from over. The […]
Archive | October, 2010
Scientists: Climate change caused Pakistan floods
Monsoon rains have shifted 40-60 miles northwest in the past three decades (more…)
Is climate change good for Canada?
A new report by the business-dominated National Roundtable offers an embarrassing and misleading “don’t worry, be happy” vision (more…)
Bring Cochabamba to Cancun!
A call from Canadian based NGO’s, community groups and individuals to join the growing global movement for climate justice in Cancun Nov 27- Dec 10th. (more…)
Grassy Narrows people draw a line in the forest
Ignoring the rotten deal that Canada’s pale green NGOs signed with the forest killers, the Grassy Narrows people are calling for boycott and divestment of Weyerhauser for destroying their lands (more…)
NYC Oct 24: John Bellamy Foster and Chris Williams
Save the date: Ecology and Socialism: Solutions to Capitalist Ecological Crisis (more…)
Hungary's red mud: natural or man-made disaster?
For years, environmentalists in Hungary and elsewhere have warned of the dangers of this by-product of aluminum production and especially the way it is stored ++++++++ (In Defense of Marxism, October 12, 2010) Overnight the world has woken up to intimate knowledge of the process of extracting aluminium from bauxite and its by-product the red mud, […]
Video: How can we win an ecological revolution?
Roy Wilkes speaking at the Climate & Capitalism seminar in London, January 23, 2010 (more…)
Climate Refugees (Réfugiés climatiques)
Newly translated book documents the human costs of climate change. (more…)
The limits to energy efficiency
“Historical evidence shows unequivocally that advances in energy efficiency have not led to any declines of aggregate energy consumption.” (more…)
UK unions and greens demand one million climate jobs
New pamphlet calling for “One Million Climate Jobs” will be launched at the House of Commons, 6pm Thursday 14 October. (more…)
Ecological disaster threatens the Danube
Toxic contamination was such that workers had to wear full chemical hazard gear including breathing apparatus to tackle the thick red mud (more…)
Toronto protest confronts Enbridge over tar sands
“Tar sands projects are one of the largest environmental injustices on earth and is Canada’s largest source of global warming pollution” (more…)
Pachakuti: Indigenous perspectives, degrowth and ecosocialism
To enter this dialogue with respect, we need an introduction to this movement, which some call the “Pachakuti”, a term taken from the Quechua “pacha”, meaning time and space or the world, and “kuti”, meaning upheaval or revolution. (more…)
The Globalization of Aboriginal Opposition to the Alberta Tar Sands
VIDEO: Clayton Thomas-Muller of the Indigenous Environmental Network discusses the internationalization of the campaign to stop the assault on Indigenous peoples by the Alberta Tar Sands Projects (more…)
New books by Derek Wall
Derek Wall, a founder of Britain’s Green Left and the Ecosocialist International Network, has two important new books published simultaneously. Highly recommended …. The No-Nonsense Guide to Green Politics measures the rising tide of eco-activism and awareness and explains why it heralds a new political era worldwide. New Internationalist Books 2010. The Rise of the Green Left: […]