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- Food Crisis: World Hunger, Agribusiness, and the Food Sovereignty Alternative (Part One)By Ian Angus “If the government cannot lower the cost of living it simply has to leave. If the police and UN troops want to shoot at us, that’s OK, because in the end, if we are not killed by bullets, we’ll die of hunger.” — A demonstrator in Port-au-Prince, Haiti In Haiti, where most people get 22% ...---READ-->>
- Workers and Climate ChangeOn International Workers Day, unionists must reject the illusion that ‘clean coal’ is possible, and join the fight against climate change Editorial from the indispensable Australian newspaper Green Left Weekly, April 26, 2008 On May 1, International Workers Day, workers and unionists need to reflect on the greatest challenge facing humanity: global warming. Workers operate and ...---READ-->>
- "The Best Premier Oil Money Can Buy"Greenpeace activists interrupt a fundraising dinner to expose Alberta Premier Ed Stelmach’s real role Edmonton, Canada — On April 24, 2008, Greenpeace Canada activists delivered a clear message to Alberta Premier Ed Stelmach, dropping from the ceiling above the annual Edmonton Premier’s Dinner as he was delivering his fundraising speech, unveiling a banner as they descended ...---READ-->>
- Video: Rally to Free Bob Lovelace and the KI 6Highlights from the April 9, 2008 Rally at Ryerson University, Toronto: Land Rights, Not Mining Rights! Other articles on this struggle: Ontario Jails Aboriginal Leaders for Peacefully Opposing Mining on Native Land Kitchenuhmaykoosib People Continue the Fight for Their Land Land Rights Not Mining Rights: Free Robert Lovelace and the KI 6 Ontario Jails First Nation Leaders; KI Pledges to ...---READ-->>
- Climate Crisis — Urgent Action Needed Now!Statement initiated by participants in the Climate Change|Social Change conference, Sydney, Australia, April 11-13, 2008 ++++++++++++ The following statement was started by the participants in the Climate Change|Social Change conference. It is being distributed to environmental, trade union, Indigenous, migrant, religious and community organizations to help build the movement against global warming. Anyone who agrees with it is ...---READ-->>
- Evo Morales: 10 Commandments to Save the EarthSpeaking at the United Nations today, Bolivian president Evo Morales proposed 10 commandments to save the planet, life and humanity Acabar con el sistema capitalista Putting an end to the capitalist system Renunciar a las guerras Renouncing wars Un mundo sin imperialismo ni colonialismo A world without imperialism or colonialism Derecho al agua Right to water Desarrollo de energías limpias Development of ...---READ-->>
- Australian Conference Report: Green Lefts and Left Greens Discuss Climate And Social ChangeBy Pip Hinman More than 300 people took part in three days of invigorating discussion at the Climate Change — Social Change conference on April 11-13 hosted by Green Left Weekly. A range of speakers including John Bellamy Foster, a renowned Marxist ecologist from the US, brought a socialist perspective to the discussion about the ...---READ-->>
- Individual Versus Social Solutions to Global WarmingBy blaming individuals, the ruling class aims to greenwash their intrinsically environmentally destructive economic and social system (A talk to the Climate Change Social Change Conference held in Sydney from April 11 to 13. Thanks to Inhabitable Earth for the text. The subheads were added by Climate and Capitalism.) by Terry Townsend, Managing Editor, Links I’m sure ...---READ-->>
- Big Oil Still Gets the Cash: How the Canadian Government Subsidizes Greenhouse Gas EmittersDespite its green promises, Ottawa continues giving big tax breaks to tar sands companies Ottawa will spend $1.5 billion dollars in additional subsidies to tar sands companies as a result of its delay in phasing out tax breaks for one of Canada’s largest greenhouse gas emitting (GHG) industries. The federal government confirmed the tax ...---READ-->>
- Video: John Bellamy Foster on Capitalism & Climate ChangeJohn Bellamy Foster, Marxist ecologist and editor of Monthly Review, addressed the Climate Change | Social Change Conference in Sydney, Australia, April 11, 2008. The conference was organized by Green Left Weekly Part 1 of 5: Part 2 of 5: Part 3 of 5: Part 4 of 5: Part 5 (final):---READ-->>
- Peru: Opponents of Copper Mine Accused of TerrorismReferendum organizers face charges of terrorism and extortion, based on ‘evidence’ in press clippings Related Reading: Peru: Indigenous Farmers Reject Mining Project in Popular Referendum (Climate and Capitalism, September 21, 2007) By Milagros Salazar LIMA, Apr 14 (IPS) – Local activists and politicians in the northern Peruvian region of Piura who are facing charges of terrorism and extortion because ...---READ-->>
- Clean Coal’s Dirty SecretEven if carbon capture works, it won’t stop the environmental damage caused by coal mining From Burning the Future: Coal in America, a documentary that premiered in New York City and Los Angeles in February and March. 36% of US global warming emissions comes from approximately 501 coal-burning power plants. That’s more than the emissions from 377 ...---READ-->>
- World Bank – Climate ProfiteerTurning the dirtiest carbon into gold By Daphne Wysham and Shakuntala Makhijani The World Bank’s long-running identity crisis is proving hard to shake. When efforts to rebrand itself as a “knowledge bank” didn’t work, it devised a new identity as a “Green Bank.” Really? Yes, it’s true. Sure, the Bank continues to finance fossil fuel projects globally, ...---READ-->>
- Consultation, Not Consent: The First Interview with KI Political Prisoner Cecilia BeggCecilia Begg is the Head Councillor of Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug (KI) First Nation. She is the lone female community leader in what has come to be known as the KI6, a group serving six months for contempt after blockading a mining company from its licensed operations on disputed land near their community. In her first interview ...---READ-->>
- How Climate Change Endangers Human HealthStatement by Dr Margaret Chan, Director-General of the World Health Organization, on World Health Day Last year marked a turning point in the debate on climate change. The scientific evidence continues to mount. The climate is changing, the effects are already being felt, and human activities are a principal cause. In selecting climate change as the theme ...---READ-->>
- Court Appointed Expert Says Chevron Should Pay Up to $16 Billion for Polluting Indigenous Lands in EcuadorIndependent analysis validates most claims of plaintiffs in long Ecuador legal battle In a long-awaited court report submitted as part of the final phase of a trial, an independent expert has proposed that Chevron pay a minimum of $7 billion and up to $16 billion to compensate for environmental contamination caused to Ecuador’s Amazon rainforest during ...---READ-->>
- A Memo to John Baird on Carbon Capture and Storage“It won’t do the job, no one knows if it is safe, and it won’t arrive in time” TO: JOHN BAIRD, Minister of the Environment, Ottawa, Canada Dear Mr. Baird: You recently announced that your government will impose tough measures “cut our greenhouse gas emissions an absolute 20% by 2020.” Central to that promise was a proposed regulation ...---READ-->>
- A Revolutionary Response to the Climate Change Crisis“We need an emergency mobilization of society, a five- or 10-year plan to achieve a drastic reorientation of our economy and use of energy. Anything else is simply not serious.” An Interview with Dave Holmes Dave Holmes, a veteran leader in the Democratic Socialist Perspective, is one of the authors of the pamphlet Change the System Not ...---READ-->>
- UK Offset Standard is Off TargetA new government “kitemark” suggests that most carbon offset schemes are flawed, but fails to address the more fundamental problem of paying others to clean up after us By Kevin Smith Offset companies ...---READ-->>
- Land Rights Not Mining Rights: Free Robert Lovelace and the KI 6A meeting to defend Aboriginal Rights: Wednesday April 9th, Toronto See also Why Algonquin First Nations Are Blocking Uranium Exploration in Ontario Ontario Jails Aboriginal Leaders for Peacefully Opposing Mining on Native Land Kitchenuhmaykoosib People Continue the Fight for Their Land Land Rights Not Mining Rights Free Robert Lovelace and the KI 6 Toronto, Wednesday April 9th, 6 pm, Ryerson Student Union, 55 ...---READ-->>