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- Save the Earth, Close the Pentagon!How is it possible that the worst polluter of carbon dioxide and other toxic emissions on the planet is not a focus of any conference discussion or proposed restrictions? By Sara Flounders International Action Center In evaluating the U.N. Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen — with more than 15,000 participants from 192 countries, including more than 100 heads ...---READ-->>
- Bolivia: Invitation to the Peoples’ World Conference on Climate Change and Mother Earth’s RightsApril 20-22, 2010 – Cochabamba, Bolivia CALL Considering that climate change represents a real threat to the existence of humanity, of living beings and our Mother Earth as we know it today; Noting the serious danger that exists to islands, coastal areas, glaciers in the Himalayas, the Andes and mountains of the world, poles of the Earth, warm ...---READ-->>
- War Ravages Afghan Environment‘As bombs fall, civilians are not the only ones put at risk, and the lasting environmental impacts of the war may not be known for years, perhaps decades, to come.’ by Joshua Frank (Truthout, Dec. 28, 2009) Shipping off 30,000 more troops to the land of the Taliban may be infuriating to devoted antiwar activists, but the toll ...---READ-->>
- Big Green NGOs: Sleeping With the EnemyThe largest climate change campaign in the world is in bed with the world’s most powerful corporations. … The mainstream environmental movement no longer inspires nor leads society to an enlightened existence – it simply bows down to the status quo. Cory Morningstar of Canadians for Action on Change has written a biting expose and critique ...---READ-->>
- Barry Commoner: The Illusion of Consumer SovereigntyThe reason we’re in trouble with automobile pollution is big cars. As Henry Ford said, “Mini cars make mini profits.” The reason Detroit went to big cars is not that people wanted them — until they were told. It was because big cars were more profitable. Still, the issue always comes up: Isn’t ...---READ-->>
- For a Universal Declaration of the Rights of Mother EarthEvo Morales proposed it last April, and now the United Nations has agreed to discuss it. Will humanity adopt a new declaration, one that defends our planet and its biodiversity from extinction? by Pablo Solón and Comrac Cullinan For Bolivia, December marked an important and historic step forward in climate change politics. We are of course ...---READ-->>
- Pale Greens Honor Climate VandalsFor some, a tiny tax outweighs massive environmental destruction by Roger Annis At first glance, it seemed that the “Yes Men” had scored another comedic coup for Mother Earth. CBC Radio news reported on December 16 that on the previous day, British Columbia Premier Gordon Campbell was feted and presented an environmental award by many of Canada’s ...---READ-->>
- And you thought carbon offsets couldn't get worse!Climate and Capitalism has frequently commented on two widespread illusions – that global warming is caused by overpopulation, and that buying offsets is an effective way to combat greenhouse gas emissions. I never imagined that anyone would try to combine them. by Ian Angus Three years ago, Carbon Trade Watch published a report called The Carbon Neutral ...---READ-->>
- Inside Report: How ALBA Fought for Humanity in CopenhagenEvo Morales: “I have heard many debates in the UN where presidents condemn climate change but they never say what causes it. We say clearly that it is caused by capitalism.” By Ron Ridenour “Nobel War Prize winner walked in and out of a secret door, and that is the way capitalism and the United ...---READ-->>
- What Next for the Global Climate Movement?A movement of movements is already starting to take shape. Spurred into action by the announcement of the Accord, activists came together on the Saturday after the COP to discuss building a united global movement in each country. By Roy Wilkes Something rotten happened in Denmark. The fifteenth session of the Conference of the Parties, in which ...---READ-->>
- Fidel Castro: We must continue to defend humanity's right to lifeIn the meetings leading up to Copenhagen, it became clear that the leaders of the USA and the other wealthiest countries were maneuvering to place the burden of sacrifice on the emergent and poor countries. by Fidel Castro Ruz December 26, 2009 Climate change is already causing enormous damage and hundreds of millions of poor people are enduring ...---READ-->>
- Curing the Post-Copenhagen HangoverUncivil society will have to take up the slack and apply direct pressure, starting with the slogan ‘leave the oil in the soil, the coal in the hole and the tarsand in the land!’ By Patrick Bond In Copenhagen, the world’s richest leaders continued their fiery fossil fuel party last Friday night, ignoring requests of global village ...---READ-->>
- Bolivia Calls World Conference of Social MovementsApril 22, 2010: International Day of Mother Earth CHUQUISACA, Bolivia, December 20 — Bolivian President Evo Morales announced today that a world conference of social movements is to take place in Bolivia, as a response to the failure of the 15th Summit on Climate Change, recently held in Copenhagen. “The problems of climate change are directly linked ...---READ-->>
- Tanuro: Excellent News from CopenhagenMore and more people understand that climate degradation is not the outcome of “human activity” in general but of a mode of an unsustainable mode of production and consumption by Daniel Tanuro International Viewpoint, December 2009 Daniel Tanuro is a Belgian ecosocialist and journalist. We knew the United Nations summit in Copenhagen would not conclude with ...---READ-->>
- Hugo Chavez: A Battle for the Planet Has Begun“Copenhagen is not the end, I repeat, but a beginning: the doors have been opened for a universal debate on how to save the planet, life on the planet. The battle continues.” By Hugo Chávez Frías President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela translated by Kiraz Janicke for Links International Journal of Socialist Renewal I Copenhagen was the scene ...---READ-->>
- Copenhagen: A Turning Point for the Climate MovementThe number of demonstrators on the streets of Copenhagen is a proof positive that it is possible to develop mass mobilisations on the issue of global warming by Terry Conway and Thomas Eisler Socialist Resistance, December 21, 2009 On Saturday Dec 12, 100,000 demonstrated in the streets of Copenhagen outside the COP 15 summit demanding urgent ...---READ-->>
- Fidel: The Truth About CopenhagenThe truth can be stronger than the influenced and often misinformed minds of those holding in their hands the destiny of the world. by Fidel Castro Ruz Cuba News, December 19, 2009 The youth is more interested than anyone else in the future. Until very recently, the discussion revolved around the kind of society we would have. Today, ...---READ-->>
- Surprise: Harper likes it!Conclusive proof that the Copenhagen Accord is a dangerous hoax that will have no effect on emissions: “It has been a long battle to get us to this point, but this is an agreement that Canada is very comfortable with.” -Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper. ****************************************************** During the talks, climate activists gave Canada the “Fossil of the Year” award ...---READ-->>
- ALBA and G77 Denounce Copenhagen Sham“Obama, acting the way he did, definitely established that there’s no difference between him and the Bush tradition” from Links International Journal of Socialist Revewal Speaking on behalf of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Americas (ALBA), President Hugo Chávez of Venezuela took the floor at the plenary of the COP15 climate talks in Copenhagen to denounce the ...---READ-->>
- Full Text: Chavez Speech on Climate Change in Copenhagen“Socialism, this is the direction, this is the path to save the planet, I don’t have the least doubt. Capitalism is the road to hell, to the destruction of the world.” Video of Hugo Chavez’s speech at the Copenhagen climate conference is now available on YouTube: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3. The following translation was ...---READ-->>