The Occupy movement considers the UNFCCC to be ‘United Nations Fools, Clowns and Carbon Criminals’ and it’s hard to argue against that based on 16 past performances. Share:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to share on...
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Too Many People? review by Socialist Worker (Canada)
Their central argument – that it is not simply our numbers, but how our society is organized to benefit only few – is one that needs to be heard in the environmental movement Share:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to share on...
Why the Keystone victory is a major gain for the environmental movement
Don’t be fooled by the nay-sayers. The Obama administration’s backtracking on the Keystone XL pipeline from Canada is a major victory against climate change. Share:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new...
Carbon markets: No threat to fossil fuel
The genius of carbon markets is to create a new asset class that performs alongside, and reinforces, continued fossil fuel use, rather than interfering with it. Share:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in...
One-third of Americans are poor or near-poor
New data shows that there are far more Americans living on the edge of poverty than official figures claim Share:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in...
Review: Requiem for a Species Blaming individuals breeds climate pessimism
Clive Hamilton’s pessimism about climate change activism flows from his assumption that individual consumers are to blame. Capitalism is the elephant in the room Share:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter...
OPTional reading: Comments from a drive-by populationist
The head of Optimum Population Trust has set a new record for comments in one day. Should we feel complimented? Share:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to email a link to a friend (Opens...
Betsy Hartmann: Beyond apocalypse and back to Earth
Video: International women's health activist Betsy Hartmann discusses the roots and impact of apocalyptic thinking in American environmentalism
Video: David Harvey speaks at #Occupy London Stock Exchange
“It’s people on the street, in the squares, that really matters in the end. Because that is the only political force we’ve got.” Share:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new...
How to feed 9 billion without destroying the planet
Researchers at the University of Minnesota show that sustainable agricultural can deliver enough food for everyone — if humanity works together to make it happen Share:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter...