British journalist George Monbiot has come out in favor of nuclear power. Do his arguments hold up? 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...
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Murray Bookchin: Ecological problems are social problems
Our ecological problems cannot be understood, much less resolved, without dealing with problems within society
Guatemala: Blood in the Biofuel
Internationally-funded Guatemalan bio-fuel interests are evicting Mayan Qeqchi families from their historic lands, destroying homes and crops, killing one and injuring more. Thousands are without food or shelter. Share:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens...
Jatropha Biofuel Project: Emissions Up to Six Times Greater Than Fossil Fuels
A new study from Kenya shows that jatropha, which has been promoted as a “wonder fuel,” is a disaster for the environment and for the people the plantations displace Share:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to share on...
Environmental Justice Groups Win California Court Fight
Air Resources Board ordered to revisit alternatives to unjust cap and trade system 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 window)MoreClick to...
Protect the Great Lakes as a Commons
A new report from the Council of Canadians calls for the allocation of significant resources to protecting the Great Lakes as a Commons, a Public Trust and a Protected Bioregion Share:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to share on...
Alternatives to the Dominant Agricultural Model
Food sovereignty has to break not only with a capitalist model of agriculture but also with a patriarchal system that is deeply rooted in a society that oppresses and subordinates women Share:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to...
Wasserman: Nuclear cannot be made safe
Fossil and nuclear fuels are at war with the environment and with basic human rights. Until we shut down all the nuclear plants and get off of fossil and nuclear fuels, we’re not going to have any kind of social democracy. Share:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share...
La Via Campesina: The Bali Seed Declaration
We call on our communities to continue to conserve, care for, develop and share our peasant seeds: this is the best form of resistance against theft and the best way to maintain biodiversity Share:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to...
The Oil-Food Price Shock
Global prices are now higher than at any time since the FAO began compiling its Food Price Index two decades ago, and they are expected to keep climbing as oil costs rise. Share:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter...