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- U.S. Activists Call for 'Alliance for Class and Climate Justice'Labor militants in midwestern states propose labor-green alliance around the twin crises of climate change and lost jobs For Class and Climate Justice A Working Class Movement For a Peaceful, Sustainable, Full Employment Economy Employer groups such as the National Association of Manufacturers, Chamber of Commerce, American Petroleum Institute, and the National Association of Home Builders, ...---READ-->>
- Video Interview: Ian Angus in LisbonThe editor of Climate and Capitalism was interviewed by Esquerda.net during the conference O Clima Farto de Nos? (Is the climate sick of us?), held in Lisbon, March 26-27. The three questions, shown in text in Portuguese, are: Is the climate sick of us? What must be done internationally about this situation? What message would you like to give ...---READ-->>
- Canadian Drilling Threatens Ecuador ReserveDesignated as a Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO in 1997, the threatened park consists of 930,000 hectares of primary tropical and Andean forest and an immense amount of biodiversity. Thanks to Derek Wall of the Green Left (Britain) for drawing this appeal to our attention. ++++++++ Dear friends: The Canandian oil company Ivanhoe Energy obtained a concession from the ...---READ-->>
- Meet Canada's Fossil Fools …(from It’s Getting Hot in Here) People for Climate Justice, a national coalition of concerned residents in Canada wish to announce the Fossil Fools of the Year, but who is it going to be? Vote for your choice. People for CJ have nominated several tar sands supporters, all worthy of the dubious prize. It will be a ...---READ-->>
- Anticapitalism and Climate JusticeThe current crisis raises the urgent need to change the world from below and do so from an anticapitalist and radical eco-socialist perspective. Anticapitalism and climate justice are two struggles which must be closely linked. by Esther Vivas Today, climate change is an undeniable reality. The political, social and media impact of the Copenhagen Summit in ...---READ-->>
- The Billionaires Who Finance Climate Science DenialThe second largest private corporation in the U.S., owned by two of the ten richest people in the country, is spending millions to block action on climate change The following are excerpts from the Executive Summary of Koch Industries: Secretly Funding the Climate Denial Machine, published in March 2010 by Greenpeace. Download the full report here (PDF: ...---READ-->>
- Videos from Left Bloc Climate ConferenceO Clima Farto de Nos? (Is the climate sick of us?) was held in Lisbon, March 26-27. It was organized by Portugal’s Left Bloc and the parties of the European Left. This important event drew left socialist and green activists from a dozen European countries, to discuss how to build a mass movement for climate change ...---READ-->>
- After Copenhagen: How Can We Save the World?Ian Angus, editor of Climate and Capitalism, gave this talk on March 26, at O Clima Farto de Nós? (Is the Climate Sick of Us?), a conference organized by the Left Bloc and the European Left in Lisbon, Portugal. ============ The December fiasco in Copenhagen has posed a major challenge to the left, indeed to everyone ...---READ-->>
- Excellent GrafittiThanks to Simon Butler for these photos —–---READ-->>
- 10 Lessons for the Climate MovementFrom a discussion document prepared by the Melbourne Climate Action Centre for Australia’s 2010 Climate Action Summit. by Damien Lawson Green Left Weekly, 21 March 2010 For the 2009 Climate Summit, I wrote a short article titled “Looking back – moving forward: ten lessons for the climate movement”. It attempted to articulate some of the ...---READ-->>
- Australia's Climate Movement Takes a Giant Step ForwardNational grassroots conference adopts action plan and a new national network to provide a counterweight to the previously NGO-dominated environment movement by Ewan Saunders Green Left Weekly, 21 March 2010 Three hundred climate activists participated in Australia’s second national Climate Action Summit in Canberra on March 13-15, marking a decisive step forward for the grassroots climate ...---READ-->>
- Green Imperialism: the Diego Garcia 'Marine Reserve'The conservationists pay lip service to the fact that the Chagossians exist. But standing up to imperialism is strictly off the agenda. In quantitative terms, the forced deportation of the people of Diego Garcia may reasonably be considered an imperialist crime of lesser consequence. The initial victims amounted to a mere 1,700, not including their beloved ...---READ-->>
- Cochabamba climate conference will "Shift power back to the people"Bolivia’s UN ambassador explains why his country has called the Peoples’ Conference on Climate Change and the Rights of Mother Earth: “this unique format will help shift power back to the people, which is where it needs to be on this critical issue for all humanity” by Pablo Solón Romero Guardian, March 19, 2010 Pablo Solón is ...---READ-->>
- ‘I=PAT’ means nothing, proves nothingQuoting a mathematical formula might look smart, but algebra is only meaningful when it is given a meaningful content.---READ-->>
- Earth Hour, Corporate Sponsors and Burning PlanetsClimate activists have to channel popular concern about climate change into rebellion, not tokenism Editorial from Green Left Weekly, 14 March 2010 “Earth Hour” will be held around the world on March 27. The event is organised by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and involves participants switching off their lights for the hour as a symbolic ...---READ-->>
- Canadian Government Muzzles Climate ScientistsTop climate experts must get approval before speaking to the press Today several Canadian newspapers report that for more than two years climate scientists working for the federal government have had to get formal permission from their political bosses before speaking to reporters. The article is based on a leaked Environment Canada document released by Climate Action ...---READ-->>
- New Film Exposes Dirty Canadian OilThis is the trailer for Dirty Oil, a film about the Alberta Tar Sands that premiers this week in 25 theatres across the UK. It’s narrated by Canadian actress Neve Campbell.---READ-->>
- Study exposes massive outsourcing of emissions by rich countriesNew study reveals scale of “outsourced emissions” Around a third of industrialised countries carbon emissions are exported to developing nations ++++++++++++ by Bryan Walsh Time Magazine, March 9, 2010 Popularly, China is a villain in climate change. Many people who attended last year’s chaotic U.N. climate-change talks in Copenhagen — especially those who belonged to the U.S. delegation — singled out ...---READ-->>
- Fidel: The Dangers That Threaten Us“The most astounding aspect of our era is the contradiction between imperialist bourgeois ideology and the survival of the species…. While the horizon of knowledge is extending to limits never imagined, the closer the abyss into which humanity is being led is approaching.” by Fidel Castro Ruz March 7, 2010 This is not an ideological issue related to ...---READ-->>
- Activists Push to Save GreenpeacePutting a Canadian Liberal in charge of its international climate change program could put one of the world most successful environmental organizations on the fast track to corporate collaboration---READ-->>