UK climate scientist Kevin Anderson warns that computer models predicting future climate change are underestimating emissions and overestimating technology 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...
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The Real Cost of Coal
Harvard Medical School: Using coal costs the U.S. hundreds of billions of dollars a year in health costs, environmental destruction and 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...
4 Degrees Hotter: The Adaptation Trap
“Can, and how would, we live in a world 4 degrees Celsius warmer?” is no longer an abstract question, but one that has become the subject of debate in scientific circles, and now in the community. Share:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new...
Mohawk Communities Condemn Nuclear Waste Shipments
The Mohawk Councils of Kahnawà:ke, Tyendinaga and Akwesasne have issued a jointed statement rejecting the planned shipment of nuclear waste through the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Seaway system. Share:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new...
Ecuador Court Rules Against Chevron, Issues $8 Billion Fine
A court in Ecuador has ruled in favor of the residents of Ecuador’s Amazon region who have spent the last 18 years seeking damages for crude oil pollution. 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...
Video: Climate Justice Declaration from World Social Forum 2011
For Days of Action October 12, 2011 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 share on Pocket (Opens in new window)Click to...
Canada's Drive to Kill U.S. and European Clean Energy Policies
Canada isn’t just exporting dirty oil; it’s exporting dirty policies. This report details the campaign to open markets everywhere to the tar sands’ dirty oil. Share:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter...
This is what plutonomy looks like, 2
Net worth, measured as assets less liabilities—is skewed heavily, not only to the rich, but to the richest of the rich. 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...
Declaration of the Assembly of Social Movements, WSF/Dakar
The World Social Forum met in Dakar, Senegal, February 7-11. This declaration was adopted by the Assembly of Social Movements. 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...
Lester Thurow: Why good capitalist decisions mean ecological suicide
[Quotes and Insights #17] This quote is particularly telling because the author is trying save capitalism from itself. Nowhere is capitalism’s time horizon problem more acute than in the area of global environmentalism … What should a capitalistic society do about longrun environmental...