Five new books for green-lefts and left-greens … two on capitalism and environmental destruction, and three on the Anthropocene
Books
Archive | October, 2015
Book Review
‘Atmosphere of Hope’ bets on ‘geo-engineering lite’
Book review: Tim Flannery’s ‘third way’ proposes techno-fixes for climate change that suppress some symptoms while leaving the disease alone.
Ecosocialism
Marxism, ecology, and the great transition
An important new essay by John Bellamy Foster initiates a public discussion on Marxism’s role in preventing a global environmental catastrophe
Labor Movement
Unions and the climate justice movement
An IWW supporter discusses how can radical activists and environmentalists work with conservative workers and unions.
Climate Justice
Most vulnerable nations form climate action coalition
‘Vulnerable 20’ communique: “Climate change is the defining challenge of our time. Overcoming it is a matter of survival for people on all continents and vulnerable communities everywhere.”
Red & Green & Read
Ecosocialist resources, October 2015
Method in Ecological Marxism; Naomi Klein interview; Shell in the Arctic; Oil-Sands Glut; Human impact on forests; Finance and the biosphere; Honeybees
Geoengineering
Fantasy technology won’t stop climate change
Climate negotiators are promising ‘negative emissions’ using a risky and unproven technology called BECSS. It’s the wrong way to go.
Volkswagen chose profit over the planet
The auto giant only did what the capitalist system demands of every corporation: it put profit first, no matter who got hurt