The idea that markets are the most efficient way to deal with environmental problems has long been a cornerstone of neoliberal economics. But no new market or tax regime has restructured an entire economy in any country. Not ever. Share:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share...
The trend to a warmer world is now incontrovertible … 2010 is on course to be the warmest year since records began in 1880 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...
Rising Tide North America and Carbon Trade Watch announce the 2nd edition of Hoodwinked in the Hothouse: False Solutions to Climate Change. Download today … 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...
The Copenhagen Accord represents a step backward with relation to the Kyoto Protocol by proposing a methodology of voluntary commitments for the industrialized countries that are principally responsible for climate change. Share:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on...
Conservatives and Liberals in Canada’s Parliament have agreed to suppress a report on water pollution caused by mining the Alberta Tar Sands. And the government has exempted a major Tar Sands toxin from regulation. UPDATED, July 10, July 19 Share:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new...
When it was implemented the BC government claimed its carbon tax wouldn’t hurt the poor. We disagreed – and we were right. 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...
Since its formation in 2007, Joel Kovel has been a leading figure in the Ecosocialist International Network. In this letter, Joel discusses where the EIN is going, including plans for forming chapters in the United States and Canada. Share:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to...
A Speech by Pablo Solón, Bolivia’s UN ambassador, to the Shout Out for Global Justice, attended by nearly 3,000 people on June 25 in Toronto. Video of the event, which was sponsored by the Council of Canadians, can be viewed at rabbletv. Share:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new...
If we continue to value some lives more than others, and to allow corporations to spoil some areas with impunity, our world will not last. 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...
The demands of the movement against BP are clear: the oil company should be put on trial for the environmental devastation it has caused and forced to pay for the entire clean-up operation. Share:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to...
