50 years ago, Barry Commoner explained why rising levels of carbon dioxide in the air could lead to disaster
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Early warning: Bookchin on global warming
Bookchin got it right 50 years ago, long before anyone else noticed.
Two views of ‘extractivism’ and ‘buen vivir’
The debate continues: Is 'Buen vivir' an effective and just development alternative to mining and resource extraction industries in Latin America?
Antarctica’s accelerating ice collapse
The sea-level rise of 10 to 16 feet will come in decades, rather than centuries. It will submerge nearly every port city in the world.
Fracking song, 2
'My Water's On Fire Tonight' is a product of Studio 20 NYU, in collaboration with Pro Publica: Journalism in the Public Interest.
The dangerous myths of ‘anti-extractivism’
Environmentalists who oppose 'extractivism' on principle are oversimplifying the complex issues faced by the peoples and governments of Latin America today
Mass murder in a Turkish coal mine
Over 300 miners have been killed by a system that values fossil fuels and profits above the lives of those who are paid poverty-level wages to dig for coal
A terrifying diagnosis
What's ailing the earth?
Debate on exit strategy: Hansen’s program is more than a carbon tax
Ian Angus replies to Anders Ekeland: Ecosocialists must understand and build on James Hansen's entire program, not reduce it to a single policy that isn't suitable for building mass movements.
Why socialists must act against climate change
Jonathan Neale says climate change isn't just a moral issue, it's a matter of life and death ... and socialists can play an important role in stopping it.