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Is nuclear really cheaper?
The Flamanville fiasco shows once again that new nuclear power plants are not being built on time or on budget, diminishing the arguments in favour of them. 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...
Background reading for World at a Crossroads conference
The second World at a Crossroads; Climate Change, Social Change conference will be held in Melbourne Australia, September 30-October 3. 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...
Bolivia: Cut war spending to aid victims of climate change
“A positive initiative would significantly reduce military spending and allocate monies to a fund that addresses the impacts of climate change in developing countries.” Share:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to share on...
South Asia Women's Network: For a real green economy
“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...
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...