by Ian Angus From Socialist Voice, May 21, 2007 UPDATE: An expanded version of this article has been published in the Sept-Oct 2007 issue of Canadian Dimension magazine. It is posted on the CD website. Canada’s federal government is fiddling while the world burns. On April 26, Environment Minister...
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UN Climate Report Says Corporate Polluters Can Save Us
by Zane Alcorn & Zoe Kenny From Green Left Weekly, 11 May 2007 On May 5, the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released its final working group report, the third in a series, as a part of its Fourth Assessment Report (AR4), aimed at evaluating global warming. The IPCC...
Canada in Bonn: a Trojan horse for anti-Kyoto countries
From Climate Action Network Canada, May 18, 2007 United Nations Negotiations on Climate Change: Canada a Trojan horse for anti-Kyoto countries Bonn, Germany – The United Nations conference on climate change which concluded today witnessed Canada acting as a Trojan horse for anti-Kyoto countries...
Climate Change: A Guide for the Perplexed
Check out Climate Change: A Guide for the Perplexed on the New Scientist Website. Add it to your Bookmarks right now — It’s an invaluable resource for everyone involved in the growing movement to stop greenhouse gas emissions. Especially useful — answers to “the 26 most...
George Monbiot Interview: "If We Don’t Deal with Climate Change We Condemn Hundreds of Millions of People to Death"
From the May 18 2007 broadcast of “Democracy Now” a radio and television program on over 500 stations in the United states. Contributions to support Democracy Now can be made at Every week seems to bring new warnings on the consequences of rising global temperatures caused by human activity. A new...
Biofuel Production in Brazil: Working Conditions Worse Than Slavery
By V. Hugo SAO PAULO: The recent proclamation of an “ethanol alliance” between US President George W. Bush and Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio “Lula” da Silva has been hailed by apologists for both governments as an advance in the development of alternative sources of energy and a gain for both...
Fidel Castro: The Biofuels Debate Heats Up
The Debate Heats Up by Fidel Castro Ruz, May 9, 2007 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...
The Struggle Against Ethanol: A New Challenge to Imperial Domination
More than 733 delegates and 44 guests from 33 countries attended the Sixth Hemispheric Meeting on the Struggle against Free Trade Agreements in Havana this week. One key topic of discussion was the impact of agrofuel production. from Juventud Rebelde, May 5 2007 Email: digital@jrebelde.cip.cu By...
Summary of Third IPCC Report Released
The Working Group III “Summary for Policy Makers” is now online. The IPCC’s Mitigation of Climate Change report will be discussed and reported (and undoubtedly misreported) in detail in coming days. Go straight to the source: download the 35-page PDF now Share:Click to share on...
Australian Socialist Discussion: Dossier on Climate Change Now Online
Climate and Capitalism previously reported that the Australian Socialist Alliance has begun a wide-ranging discussion of a draft program on “How to Stop Climate Destruction.” As part of that discussion, the SA has published a 39-page Discussion Bulletin entitled Dossier on Climate Change. In...