John Bellamy Foster, Brett Clark and Richard York The Ecological Rift: Capitalism’s War on the Earth. Monthly Review Press, New York, 2010. reviewed by Simon Butler Climate change is often called the greatest environment threat facing humanity. The threat is very real. Unless we cut carbon...
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Why 450 ppm is not a safe target
Many politicians and others say that catastrophic climate change can be avoided by keeping the atmospheric CO2 concentration of 450 parts per million. They are dangerously wrong. Share:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to share on...
Oceans rising much faster than IPCC predicted
The Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP) says unless action is taken to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, ocean levels will increase by between 0.9 and 1.6 metres in this century. Share:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click...
Study predicts more U.S. deaths from heat waves
“For major a U.S. city like Chicago, the impact will likely be profound and potentially devastating” 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...
Royal wedding accelerates global warming
Did the Windsor-Middleton party set new a record for greenhouse gas emissions produced by a one-day event? 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...
Population book available for pre-order now
Be the first on your block to read the new book by Ian Angus and Simon Butler! Available for pre-order now …. 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...
Green Illusions and the Carbon Tax Scam
A serious program will reject the talk of “market mechanisms” and pursue measures that directly address both carbon emissions and technological 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...
Bolivia at UN: "We cannot command nature except by obeying her"
Speech of Ambassador Pablo Solón, permanent representative of the Plurinational State of Bolivia to the United Nations, on the occasion of the General Assembly interactive dialogue on harmony with nature, April 20, 2011
Breaking the real population taboo
Coming soon: a new book by Ian Angus and Simon Butler that exposes the fallacies of the “too many people” explanation for the environmental crisis 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...
Environmentalists, Health Groups and Unions Condemn Canada's Support of Deadly Asbestos Trade
The Canadian government is paying millions to remove asbestos from the Prime Minister’s home, while he supports export of the same deadly material to third world countries Share:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to share on...