Ian Angus, editor of Climate and Capitalism, will be a featured speaker at the World at a Crossroads conference in Sydney Australia, April 10-12, 2009 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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Carbon Trading: The Next Sub-Prime
Climate and Capitalism has long argued that carbon trading is a scam to boost profits without reducing emissions. Here’s confirmation from an unexpected source: the CEO of a major European energy company. Share:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new...
WSF 2009: Indigenous Activists Send SOS for the Amazon
“We are raising our voices as a wake-up call to the world, especially the rich countries that are hastening its destruction.” —Edmundo Omoré, Xavante indigenous community Share:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter...
Socialists Adopt 10 Point Action Plan to Stop Climate Change
Australia’s Socialist Alliance proposes a program for slashing greenhouse gas emissions. Atmospheric CO2 must fall below 325ppm. 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...
Gaza: The Facts Are Insufficiently Impartial
The BBC’s refusal to broadcast a charity appeal for Gaza will prevent essential aid from reaching the victims of Israel’s assault 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...
How Climate Change Threatens Food Security
Climate change is a contributory factor to the food price crisis, and its impact on agriculture and food security in developing countries is expected to get more serious. Share:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter...
World Social Forum, Brazil, Jan. 27-Feb. 1
The Ecosocialist International Network will meet in Belem, Brazil, on the day following the World Social Forum, which opens on Tuesday January 27. Here’s an overview of the WSF itself… Share:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new...
'Next Generation' Biofuels: Bursting the New 'Green' Bubble
The massive new demand for agrofuels is escalating deforestation and resulting in conversion of biodiverse and carbon-rich native forests and grasslands into biologically barren and carbon-poor industrial tree plantations and other crop monocultures. Share:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new...
Climate Change Threatens Food Security in Southern Africa
Erratic rainfall has already caused food shortages in southern Africa. Yields will fall in nine percent between now and 2045. 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...
Defenders of the Land Take Action Across Canada
A new organization of grassroots activists who are in the forefront of the fight for Native rights was created at the Defenders of the Land Gathering 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...