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Capitalism Europe Mining

Hungary's red mud: natural or man-made disaster?

For years, environmentalists in Hungary and elsewhere have warned of the dangers of this by-product of aluminum production and especially the way it is stored ++++++++  (In Defense of Marxism, October 12, 2010)  Overnight the world has woken up to intimate knowledge of the process of extracting...

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Books & Reports Climate Change

Climate Refugees (Réfugiés climatiques)

Newly translated book documents the human costs of 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 window)Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)MoreClick to share on Pocket...

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Energy Science

The limits to energy efficiency

“Historical evidence shows unequivocally that advances in energy efficiency have not led to any declines of aggregate energy consumption.” 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...

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Europe water

Ecological disaster threatens the Danube

Toxic contamination was such that workers had to wear full chemical hazard gear including breathing apparatus to tackle the thick red mud 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...

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Protests & Revolts

Toronto protest confronts Enbridge over tar sands

“Tar sands projects are one of the largest environmental injustices on earth and is Canada’s largest source of global warming 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 new window)Click to email...

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Indigenous

Pachakuti: Indigenous perspectives, degrowth and ecosocialism

To enter this dialogue with respect, we need an introduction to this movement, which some call the “Pachakuti”, a term taken from the Quechua “pacha”, meaning time and space or the world, and “kuti”, meaning upheaval or revolution. Share:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to...

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