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- Cuba: The Rich and Powerful Impede Solutions to Hunger“Cuba will not remain silent and become an accomplice to the demagogy and opportunism, or to the inaction and omission in meeting the responsibilities outlined to save the life and dignity of 862 million people suffering from hunger and malnutrition.” By Elson Concepcion Perez, Granma, June 6, 2008 ROME, June 5.— The summit on food security, the effects ...---READ-->>
- Ottawa Overturns Pro-Environment Court Decision in Record TimeOn May 14, a federal judge ruled that Imperial Oil (Exxon Canada) could not proceed with draining muskeg at Kearl in northern Alberta in preparation for a new Tar Sands extraction project, even though it had a permit from the federal government, because the government had not conducted a full environmental review. On June 5 — ...---READ-->>
- Terra Preta Forum Demands Justice for Victims of the Food EmergencyDeclaration of the Terra Preta Forum on the Food Crisis, Climate Change, Agrofuels and Food Sovereignty Terra Preta (“black soil” in Portuguese) is the incredibly fertile soil created by Indigenous Peoples in central Amazonia. The Terra Preta Forum was organized by IPC — the International NGO/CSO Planning Committee — as a civil society alternative to the ...---READ-->>
- Solidarity with Écosociété! Stop Barrick's Lawsuit!Freedom of expression under attack: Québec ecological publisher sued by Barrick Gold to force them into bankruptcy A Solidarity concert in support of Écosociété will be held in Montreal on Thursday June 12 at the Kola Note, 5240, Parc Avenue, at 8:30 pm. Featured artists include Les Zapartistes, Tomás Jensen, Ève Cournoyer, Jérôme Minière, Ivy, Jean-François ...---READ-->>
- Cuba: The Food Crisis is Systemic and StructuralAddress by José Ramón Machado Ventura, vice president of Cuba’s Councils of State and Ministers, to the high-level conference on World Food Security: The Challenges of Climate Change and Bioenergy (English translation by Climate and Capitalism, from Juventud Rebelde, June 4, 2008) Mr. Chairman: Two years ago, in this very hall, the international community agreed to eradicate world ...---READ-->>
- The 2nd of May Revolt at the UN Forum on Indigenous PeoplesThe United Nations censors indigenous people at a forum for indigenous people… From Intercontinental Cry, an excellent blog edited by Winnipeg-based John Schertow (Ahni) that reports on the struggles of the world’s land-based Indigenous Peoples. Rebecca Sommer is in the midst of producing a video documentary about “the 2nd OF MAY REVOLT” at the recent session of ...---READ-->>
- What Would a Liveable City Look Like?Today’s cities are built and operated to serve the needs of the rich and powerful rather than those of the working people By Dave Holmes (From Green Left Weekly, 30 May 2008) When one sees a modern city from the air, especially at night, it is a truly awe-inspiring spectacle. The immensity of the project ...---READ-->>
- Will Red And Green Ever Be Seen? A Perspective from ScotlandA socialist activist in the Scottish Green Party discusses whether and how socialists and greens can work together to win change for people and the environment By Tim Gee (From Scottish Left Review May-June, 2008) Following a recent article on ‘Transitional Alliances’ by Justin Kenrick in Scottish Left Review, a question on many people’s lips has been how ...---READ-->>
- Canadian Labour Congress Discusses Climate ChangeGood discussion, followed by a disappointing policy paper and resolution By Roger Annis Roger Annis, co-editor of Socialist Voice, is a delegate to the Canadian Labour Congress convention being held in Toronto this week. He has been posting daily reports on the convention on his blog. (May 28, 2008) The fourth day of the CLC convention began with ...---READ-->>
- Two Storms, One Root CauseThe headlines told the story of an ecological disaster, made worse by capitalist politics. It began with an intense storm. While no specific weather event can be ascribed to global warming, one result of climate change is a significant increase in the intensity of extreme storms. The storm hit a densely-populated river delta, where natural barriers ...---READ-->>
- CDM Scams: ‘enough lies to make a sub-prime mortgage pusher blush’Kyoto’s offset mechanism is increasing greenhouse gas emissions behind the guise of promoting sustainable development By Patrick McCully, executive director of International Rivers. The world’s biggest carbon offset market, the Kyoto Protocol’s clean development mechanism (CDM), is run by the UN and is intended to reduce emissions by rewarding developing countries that invest in clean technologies. In ...---READ-->>
- Beaver Lake Cree Draw a Line in the (Tar) SandA news release issued by the Beaver Lake Cree Nation Lac La Biche, Alberta, May 14, 2008 – Beaver Lake Cree Nation, a small Cree band from north eastern Alberta, has watched with growing anger and frustration as their traditional hunting, trapping and fishing lands have been rapidly destroyed by the oil and gas industry. They have ...---READ-->>
- Cuban VP: “Sustainable development requires a revolution in our values”Address by José Ramón Machado Ventura, First Vice-President of Cuba’s Council of State, at a session on “Sustainable Development: the Environment, Climate Change and Energy,” during the 5th EU/LAC (European Union / Latin America and Caribbean) summit meeting in Lima, Peru, May 16-17. Your Excellency: At the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development held in Rio ...---READ-->>
- Cree Leaders to UN: Fossil Fuel Pollution is a Human Rights IssueA presentation by the Athabasca Chipewyan and Mikisew Cree First Nations to the to the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues Tuesday, April 29, 2008 Intervention on Agenda Item 5: Human rights: dialogue with the Special Rapportuer on the situation of human rights and fundamental freedoms of indigenous peoples and other special rapporteurs. Thank ...---READ-->>
- Cuba Publishes Environmental IndicatorsNew report provides comprehensive data on population, atmosphere, water, soils, biodiversity, energy, wastes and more On May 16, as part of activities leading up to World Environment Day on June 5, Cuba’s National Statistics Office published Cuba’s Environmental Panorama 2007. The 71-page book includes data related to population, atmosphere, water, soils, biodiversity, energy, wastes and other topics ...---READ-->>
- Brazil's Environment Minister Gives Up the FightMarina Silva says the power of agribusiness makes it impossible to protect the rainforest. By Daniel Howden From The Independent, May 15, 2008 Brazil has been accused of turning its back on its duty to protect the Amazon after the resignation of its award-winning Environment Minister fuelled fresh fears over the fate of the forest. The departure of ...---READ-->>
- How the Oil Industry Sabotages Emission ReductionsFriends of the Earth exposes the lies of the oil giants’ attack on European emission reduction plans Oil companies have the potential to achieve more than 10 per cent cuts in greenhouse gas emissions by 2020 without using agrofuels, reveals a report launched today by Friends of the Earth Europe. Released on the day Shell ...---READ-->>
- Can We Feed the World?Aid, however necessary, is only a stopgap. To truly address world hunger, we must understand and then change the system that causes it FOOD CRISIS Part Two: Capitalism, Agribusiness and the Food Sovereignty Alternative by Ian Angus Part Two of this two part article appears in Socialist Voice, May 12, 2008. Part One was published on April 28, 2008---READ-->>
- It's Not Just About 500 Dead DucksThe fate of the 500 ducks is symbolic of much deeper problems when it comes to the environmental consequences of Canada’s largest industrial project by Gillian Steward Toronto Star, May 11, 2008 Who could have known that a flock of ducks on its way home for the summer was fated to become a powerful symbol of ...---READ-->>
- Cyclone Nargis and Climate Change: The Deadly Legacy of Oil“Nargis is a sign of things to come. The victims of these cyclones are climate change victims and their plight should remind the rich world that it is doing too little to contain its greenhouse gas emissions.” by Mitch Anderson From DeSmogBlog, May 9, 2008 In the aftermath of Cyclone Nargis in Burma , the world’s attention ...---READ-->>