“A Green Economy should replace the current economic order, which is based on inequity, environmental destruction and greed, which has resulted in keeping nearly half the world’s population in poverty, and has brought the planet to the point of a severe environmental catastrophe through...
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Climate and economic crises: Why we need an ecosocialist 'just transition'
Presentation by Patrick Bond for a panel discussion on Climate Change and Just Transition, at the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa Climate Change Conference in Johannesburg, July 18, 2011. Share:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new...
The face of climate corruption in Canada
What’s truly amazing about Canadian politicians is how cheaply they can be bought. +++++++++++++++ Oil giants chipped in $180,000 to help Canada’s energy ministers have “unbiased” discussions about our energy future by Graham Saul Executive Director, Climate Action Network Canada The...
British Green leader enters the population debate … on the wrong side
There are other issues she should concentrate her efforts on and the uneasy marriage of resource depletion with population is one we could do without 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...
Japan's #2 paper: Phase out nuclear, shift to renewable energy
“The government has no choice but to change its energy policy in the direction of reducing Japan’s dependence on nuclear power and expanding the use of renewable sources.” Share:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to...
Hunger in the midst of plenty
Billions of people regularly struggle to get enough to eat. The problem isn’t a lack of produce or a rising population. It is a system driven by profit. 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...
Capitalism and ecological balance are mutually exclusive
Chris Williams is a long-time environmental activist and author of Ecology and Socialism: Solutions to Capitalist Ecological Crisis. He is a chemistry and physics professor at Pace University, and chairperson of the Packer Collegiate Institute science department. This interview, conducted by Jon...
Australia's carbon price agreement: what’s in it for renewables?
The plan is a gain for the grass roots campaign for renewable energy, but we must be clear about its limitations 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...
Natural gas: no solution to climate change
New Suzuki/Pembina report exposes Canada’s wrong-way policy on natural gas production. 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 new...
Australia's carbon price plan: 'The greatest corporate windfall of our time’
Friends of the Earth Australia says the newly announced carbon price mechanism will give generous handouts to polluters while having limited impact on greenhouse gas emissions Share:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to share on...