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- 4 out of 3: Canada Sets a New 'Fossil of the Day' RecordA year ago, in Bali, Canada’s government embarrassed itself by winning multiple “fossil of the day awards” for its efforts to block concrete action on climate change. This year, in Poznan, Canada continues its “winning” streak … On Thursday, December 4, Canada won an unprecedented four out of three possible fossil of the day awards … ...---READ-->>
- Climate Change: World War III by Another Name?“Surely it should be obvious to all that the ruling elites care more about saving capitalism than they do about saving the planet” by William Bowles From Creative-i “The sedge is wither’d from the lake, And no birds sing.” — ‘La Belle Dame sans Merci’ by John Keats Rachel Carson published her book Silent Spring in 1962 but even before it ...---READ-->>
- Evo Morales on Climate Change: Save the Planet from Capitalism!‘Humankind is capable of saving the Earth if we recover the principles of solidarity, complementarity and harmony with nature in contraposition to the reign of competition, profits and rampant consumption of natural resources’ By Evo Morales Ayma, President of Bolivia From Links International Journal of Socialist Renewal November 28, 2008 — Sisters and brothers, today our Mother Earth is ...---READ-->>
- Climate refugees — the hidden cost of climate changeFor the inhabitants of Pacific and Indian Ocean island nations, climate change is already a devastating reality By Margarita Windisch Green Left Weekly, 3 December 2008 “If these people can spend millions and millions on sending troops to fight other countries, why can’t they spend maybe a couple of billions just to save people, like ourselves; the marginalised, ...---READ-->>
- Ecology and the Transition from Capitalism to SocialismJohn Bellamy Foster: “the human relation to nature lies at the heart of the transition to socialism” From Monthly Review, November 2008. Reprinted with permission from the author. By John Bellamy Foster This article is a revised version of a keynote address delivered at the “Climate Change, Social Change” conference, Sydney, Australia, April 12, 2008, organized by Green ...---READ-->>
- Monbiot: One Shot LeftThe latest science suggests that preventing runaway climate change means total decarbonisation By George Monbiot from the Guardian 25th November 2008 www.monbiot.com George Bush is behaving like a furious defaulter whose home is about to be repossessed. Smashing the porcelain, ripping the doors off their hinges, he is determined that there will be nothing worth owning by the time ...---READ-->>
- Student climate activist: ‘Get into the streets again!’“People and the environment — not saving an inherently destructive economic system — must come first” By Simon Butler Green Left Weekly, November 21, 2008 Leigh Hughes, an activist in the socialist youth organisation Resistance and the Socialist Alliance, as well a member of the Australian Student Environment Network, recently won the “Leading Light” award from the ACT ...---READ-->>
- Chevron Hires Global Warming Denier as ConsultantOil giant’s ad campaign touts a “green” image while Amazon humanitarian crisis festers From the Amazon Defense Coalition Chevron has hired a “scientist” affiliated with a think tank dedicated to denying the threat of global warming while it spends tens of millions of dollars on a national advertising campaign to promote a “green” image. The Chevron consultant, Douglas ...---READ-->>
- Frightening Numbers in Latin America and CaribbeanThe region needs billions of dollars to reduce emissions and adapt to catastrophic changes. Where will the money come from? By Emilio Godoy Inter Press Service, Nov. 22, 2008 The countries of Latin America and the Caribbean need billions of dollars to deal with the economic impact of climate change — funding that is not easily found on the international ...---READ-->>
- From Bad to Worse: Latest Figures on Global Greenhouse Gas EmissionsThe countries that vowed to cut greenhouse gas emissions are churning out more than ever By David Biello Scientific American November 17, 2008 The 38 countries that pledged to restrain their emissions of climate change — inducing greenhouse gases, most notably carbon dioxide (CO2), are failing, according to new figures released today. The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change ...---READ-->>
- Population Control: A Diversion from the Real Issues“Too many people” arguments provide no solution to the global warming crisis By Simon Butler See also: Will Population Control Solve the Climate Crisis? Last week, in Green Left Weekly and Climate and Capitalism, I argued that population reduction schemes provide no answers to the threat of climate change. Population-based arguments wrongly treat population levels as the cause, rather ...---READ-->>
- Debating Population ControlSimon Butler’s article “Will Population Control Solve the Climate Crisis?” has prompted sharp criticisms from readers who defend the “overpopulation” viewpoint. Simon has posted a reply. You can read and participate in the discussion here and here.---READ-->>
- Will Population Control Solve the Climate Crisis?Many environmentalists believe that environmental destruction is a product of “overpopulation”, and that the world is already “full up.” Are population reduction strategies essential to solving the climate crisis? By Simon Butler Green Left Weekly, November 8, 2008 See also: Population Control: A Diversion from the Real Issues At best, population control schemes focus on treating a symptom of an ...---READ-->>
- Everyone's Downstream II: Stop Playing Games With Our LivesHear the voices of front line communities resisting further tar sands encroachments in Alberta and throughout North America. November 21-23, Edmonton Alberta Everyone’s Downstream II: Stop Playing Games With Our Lives November 22-23, 2008 The Edmonton Native Friendship Centre 11205 101 Street NW, Edmonton, AB Both days to begin at 9am Cost for both days — suggested donation: $0-$15 — unemployed $10-$20 ...---READ-->>
- Capitalism vs Ecology: Hyperconsumption or Hyperaccumulation?Another critique of the ecological views of the author of How the Rich are Destroying the Planet After Climate and Capitalism reviewed Hervé Kempf’s book How the Rich Are Destroying the Planet, a reader drew our attention to this article by Marc Bonhomme, a long-time activist in socialist and independentist movements in Quebec, published on August ...---READ-->>
- FAO: Food Crisis + Financial Crisis = CatastropheIn past economic crises, food was plentiful and prices were low. Today, the story is different Philippine Inquirer, Nov. 3, 2008 MANILA, Philippines – The world financial crisis has the “potential to be far worse” than previous meltdowns because of “high food prices and food shortages, and the steady erosion of agriculture and rural economies,” the United Nations’ ...---READ-->>
- Once Again: ‘The Myth of the Tragedy of the Commons’A reply to criticisms and questions about my article on Garrett Hardin’s influential essay---READ-->>
- Comment les riches détruisent la planète?Europe Solidaire Sans Frontières has published a French translation of Ian Angus’s review of the book How the Rich Are Destroying the Earth---READ-->>
- Time to Bury the 'Clean Coal' MythThe mirage of clean coal is designed to coax the world into maintaining its addiction to the most dangerous fossil fuel of all By Fred Pearce The Guardian, October 30, 2008 Who came up with the term “clean coal”? It is the most toxic phrase in the greenwash lexicon. George W Bush, by promising to pump hundreds of ...---READ-->>
- Swedish Autoworkers Campaign: Save Jobs! Save the Planet!Is there a future for the auto industry – with or without cars? Today Climate and Capitalism received an email from Lars Henriksson, a worker at the Volvo Cars final assembly plant in Gothenburg, Sweden: “In June Volvo Cars, since 1999 a part of Ford Motor Corp., announced that they will shed 1200 jobs in Sweden, ...---READ-->>