One million climate jobs; Trade union strategy against climate change; Natural gas won’t curb carbon emissions; Turkish translation of Marxism & Ecology
Archive | September, 2014
After the People’s Climate March, it is time to demand more
A People’s Climate March organizer reflects on the march’s successes and missed opportunities, and sees a movement on the verge of a new beginning.
Think apocalyptic – and turn despair into action
Contrary to the critics of ‘catastrophism,’ building an effective counterforce to the multiple crises we face requires us to get apocalyptic.
The climate march cynics are wrong
Leftish criticisms of the Peoples Climate March fail to understand the role of mass demonstrations in building movements and radicalizing participants.
Climate justice gets a new lease on life
Patrick Bond: Radicals who saw the Peoples Climate March as pro-capitalist missed the point. The action showed growing grassroots support for real change.
Philippines socialists: Capitalism cannot be sustainable
‘Capitalism, a global system that puts profits before people, has brought us to the brink of a climate-induced catastrophe that can destroy humanity.’
Farmers: ‘Climate Smart Agriculture’ is a dangerous hoax
La Via Campesina says the UN proposal will increase the vulnerability of peasants and small producers, pushing them further into debt and dependency.
If you aren’t worried about climate change, you aren’t paying attention
The normally-conservative IPCC gives us eight reasons to make action against climate change a top priority.
Why U.N. climate talks continue to fail
The science is definitive. The dangers are real and increasingly obvious. So why is there so little action to stop catastrophic climate change?
Only system change can stop climate change
The largest climate justice march ever is set for Sept. 21 in New York. Ecosocialist Chris Williams discusses how the climate movement can succeed.
Petrolify. Is this medicine right for you?
It’s made from all natural ingredients, but watch for side effects …
Can we save the planet by shopping less?
Many greens blame consumer choices and lifestyles for the global crisis. This blames the victims, while ignoring the real environmental criminals.
Greenhouse gas emissions hit record high
In 2013 carbon dioxide in the atmosphere increased at the fastest rate for nearly 30 years, reaching 142% of the pre-industrial era.
The global burden of industrial livestock
‘The Ecological Footprint’ shows that industrial meat production increases inequality, overuses land and water, and contributes massively to global warming. Tony Weis The Ecological Hoofprint: The global burden of industrial livestock (Zed Books, 2013) reviewed by Gabriel Levy The rapid expansion of world meat consumption is (1) an indication that more people are getting better fed, […]
The great ‘poverty reduction’ hoax
Global poverty is much worse than the UN’s spin doctored story. The global poverty headcount has increased, and the triumphalist narrative is a lie.
Ecosocialist resources, 58
Non-stop warming from now on; Choking the oceans with plastic; Leaked IPCC report warns of irreversible impacts; Global warming pause is a myth
Louisiana is drowning, quickly
One of the greatest environmental and economic disasters in U.S. history is rushing toward a catastrophic conclusion. Louisiana is sinking, fast.