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- The Global Economic Crisis: An Historic Opportunity for TransformationAn initial response from individuals, social movements and non-governmental organisations in support of a transitional programme for radical economic transformation. Adopted in Beijing, 15 October 2008. Add your name (individual or organization) the growing list of signatories to this important statement, at Casino Crash. Preamble Taking advantage of the opportunity of so many people from movements gathering ...---READ-->>
- A Greenish Approach to the Financial CrisisOr: I Learned Everything I Know About Economics From the Kyoto Accord By Ian Angus If liberal greens and mainstream economists were consistent, these are the solutions they would propose to the global financial meltdown. A sub-prime mortgage tax: The government should introduce a tax on predatory mortgages, starting low and rising gradually over several decades. By “taxing bad things instead ...---READ-->>
- Peruvian Indigenous Communities Want Talisman OutOn its website, Calgary-based Talisman Energy claims to be “conducting its business in an ethically, socially and environmentally responsible manner.” Over two dozen communities in northern Peru strongly disagree … From Intercontinental Cry: More than two dozen indigenous communities from Nuevo Alegría, in the Morona district of northern Peru, have issued a stern ultimatum to the Canadian ...---READ-->>
- Global Warming: Stronger Than Expected, Sooner Than ForecastGlobal warming is accelerating at a much faster rate than predicted by the IPCC, according to a new compendium of scientific research In 2007, the Nobel Prize winning Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released their Fourth Assessment Report – a study of global warming that involved nearly 4,000 scientists from more than 150 countries. However, ...---READ-->>
- Humanity, Society and Ecology: Global Warming and the Ecosocialist AlternativeEcosocialism is much more than a new label, or a revamping of an old perspective: it is a new project for the emancipation of humanity.---READ-->>
- Evo Morales: 10 Commandments To Save the Planet“If we want to save the planet earth to save life and humanity, we are obliged to end the capitalist system” By Evo Morales Ayma president of the Republic of Bolivia Message to the Continental Gathering of Solidarity with Bolivia in Guatemala City October 9, 2008 — Sisters and brothers, on behalf of the Bolivian people, I greet the social ...---READ-->>
- Clean Coal – A Contradiction In TermsBoth major U.S. political parties have made clean coal central to their election platforms. The newly-reelected Canadian government says that clean coal technology will ensure that Canada meeets its greenhouse gas emission targets. Fact: There is no such thing as clean coal. By Michael Brune San Francisco Chronicle, October 15, 2008 If you are a politician running for ...---READ-->>
- 'Clean Development' Supports Dirty EnergyKyoto’s “Clean Development Mechanism,” which was supposed to reduce emissions, is subsidising the fossil fuel industry. The construction of such new coal-dependent energy infrastructure is locking us into decades more of massive greenhouse gas emissions. by Kevin Smith Carbon Trade Watch In 2007, the UN decided to allow more efficient coal-fired power stations to gain carbon financing as ...---READ-->>
- Marxist Economics: A handbook of basic definitionsResistance Books offers handbook as a free download Below is Allen Myers’ June 1998 Introduction to Marxist Economics: A handbook of basic definitions (Resistance Books, 1998). A PDF of the full pamphlet can be downloaded HERE. To purchase a hard copy, click HERE. This handbook is not, of course, a substitute for the study of Marxist political economy, but an ...---READ-->>
- Should Canada Be Placed Under Third Party Management?(From Intercontinental Cry) Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC) has reportedly ‘taken control’ of Pine Creek First Nation in western Manitoba, placing the reserve under third-party management. According to an article in Saturday’s Winnipeg Free Press, INAC decided to get rid of the Band Council last July, because of what they saw as “a total breakdown ...---READ-->>
- The Limits of Green KeynesianismA Marxist response to “A New Green Deal,” published by the UK-based New Economics Foundation in July. Sean Thompson is active in Green Left, an ecosocialist, anti-capitalist current within the Green Party of England and Wales by Sean Thompson The authors of NEF’s New Green Deal report deserve our thanks. At a time when most economists, politicians and bankers are ...---READ-->>
- Canadian academics call for carbon taxBelief in the free market fairy is alive and well in Canada’s universities Climate and Capitalism has frequently argued that “putting a price on carbon” won’t cut greenhouse gases quickly enough, if it has any effect at all. But in the interests of presenting both sides (and because we need to know what the opposition has ...---READ-->>
- Keeping Our CoolAndrew Weaver. KEEPING OUR COOL: CANADA IN A WARMING WORLD. Viking Canada, Toronto, 2008. reviewed by Ian Angus Few Canadians understand the science of climate change as well as University of Victoria professor Andrew Weaver. Not only is he chief editor of the highly-respected Journal of Climate, he was a lead author of the last three major ...---READ-->>
- Climate Change — The Case For Public OwnershipOnly when we have control of the gears, pedals and steering wheels of the economy will we have any real chance to steer away from the brink of a climate catastrophe By Trent Hawkins Arising out of the UK Climate Camp in August 2008 there has developed an interesting debate between ...---READ-->>
- Canadian election won't slow tar sands growthNo matter which party wins the Canadian election, the tar sands will continue to expand for decades, and so will emissions (Canadian Press, September 30, 2008) No matter which of the top three national parties emerges victorious in the federal election Oct. 14, oilsands output will likely keep on rising — at least in the near term, ...---READ-->>
- Six Arguments Against Carbon TradingIn Canada, all five mainstream political parties are promoting some form of “cap and trade” system to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Their plans differ in timing and scope — but the real problem is that carbon trading won’t do the job, and makes it harder to develop and implement real solutions. By Larry Lohmann, The Corner House originally ...---READ-->>
- Cuba at UN: "The very existence of the human species is at risk"Speech by José Ramón Machado Ventura, First Vice-President of Cuba’s Council of State and Ministers, to the general debate of the 63rd session of the United Nations General Assembly, New York, September 24, 2008 Mr. President: We are living a decisive moment in the history of humankind. The threats looming over the world put the very existence of the ...---READ-->>
- Emissions rising much faster than IPCC forecasts“We should be worried, really worried” From the Washington Post, September 26, 2008 … The rise in global carbon dioxide emissions last year outpaced international researchers’ most dire projections, according to figures being released today, as human-generated greenhouse gases continued to build up in the atmosphere despite international agreements and national policies aimed at curbing climate change. In ...---READ-->>
- Australian Socialists Propose Climate Action PlanAustralia’s Socialist Alliance urges a 10-Point Plan to to cut atmospheric CO2 Climate action now! The Federal government’s climate change adviser, Professor Ross Garnaut, has released his recommendations for medium-term cuts to Australian greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. He calls for reductions by 2020 of just 5% if there is no comprehensive international agreement on emissions reductions, or reductions ...---READ-->>
- Michael Löwy on Ecosocialism and the Fight to Stop Climate ChangeMichael Löwy, Research Director in Sociology at the CNRS (National Center for Scientific Research) in Paris, is a member of the coordinating committee of the Ecosocialist International Network. He was interviewed by Foad Rad for the Swedish journal Internationalen. The interview was translated and published this month in International Viewpoint Online magazine. You mention that global ...---READ-->>