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- UN Climate Report Says Corporate Polluters Can Save Usby Zane Alcorn & Zoe Kenny From Green Left Weekly, 11 May 2007 On May 5, the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released its final working group report, the third in a series, as a part of its Fourth Assessment Report (AR4), aimed at evaluating global warming. The IPCC published its first assessment report in ...---READ-->>
- Canada in Bonn: a Trojan horse for anti-Kyoto countriesFrom Climate Action Network Canada, May 18, 2007 United Nations Negotiations on Climate Change: Canada a Trojan horse for anti-Kyoto countries Bonn, Germany – The United Nations conference on climate change which concluded today witnessed Canada acting as a Trojan horse for anti-Kyoto countries, such as the United States and Australia. Over the two weeks of the conference ...---READ-->>
- Climate Change: A Guide for the PerplexedCheck out Climate Change: A Guide for the Perplexed on the New Scientist Website. Add it to your Bookmarks right now — It’s an invaluable resource for everyone involved in the growing movement to stop greenhouse gas emissions. Especially useful — answers to “the 26 most common climate myths and misconceptions” which are: Human CO2 emissions are too tiny ...---READ-->>
- George Monbiot Interview: "If We Don’t Deal with Climate Change We Condemn Hundreds of Millions of People to Death"From the May 18 2007 broadcast of “Democracy Now” a radio and television program on over 500 stations in the United states. Contributions to support Democracy Now can be made at https://store.democracynow.org/?pid=25 Every week seems to bring new warnings on the consequences of rising global temperatures caused by human activity. A new report from the British ...---READ-->>
- Biofuel Production in Brazil: Working Conditions Worse Than SlaveryBy V. Hugo SAO PAULO: The recent proclamation of an “ethanol alliance” between US President George W. Bush and Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio “Lula” da Silva has been hailed by apologists for both governments as an advance in the development of alternative sources of energy and a gain for both countries’ economies. In Brazil, this sector ...---READ-->>
- Fidel Castro: The Biofuels Debate Heats UpThe Debate Heats Up by Fidel Castro Ruz, May 9, 2007 Atilio Borón, a prestigious leftist intellectual who until recently headed the Latin American Council of Social Sciences (CLACSO), wrote an article for the 6th Hemispheric Meeting of Struggle against the FTAs and for the Integration of Peoples which just wrapped up in Havana; he was kind ...---READ-->>
- The Struggle Against Ethanol: A New Challenge to Imperial DominationMore than 733 delegates and 44 guests from 33 countries attended the Sixth Hemispheric Meeting on the Struggle against Free Trade Agreements in Havana this week. One key topic of discussion was the impact of agrofuel production. from Juventud Rebelde, May 5 2007 Email: digital@jrebelde.cip.cu By Marina Menéndez Quintero “The owner’s horses get a better treatment on the truck ...---READ-->>
- Summary of Third IPCC Report ReleasedThe Working Group III “Summary for Policy Makers” is now online. The IPCC’s Mitigation of Climate Change report will be discussed and reported (and undoubtedly misreported) in detail in coming days. Go straight to the source: download the 35-page PDF now---READ-->>
- Australian Socialist Discussion: Dossier on Climate Change Now OnlineClimate and Capitalism previously reported that the Australian Socialist Alliance has begun a wide-ranging discussion of a draft program on “How to Stop Climate Destruction.” As part of that discussion, the SA has published a 39-page Discussion Bulletin entitled Dossier on Climate Change. In addition to the draft program and a talk about the program, the ...---READ-->>
- Fidel Castro: An Immediate Energy Revolution is Essentialby Fidel Castro Ruz April 30, 2007 From Granma, May 1 2007 I hold nothing against Brazil, even though to more than a few Brazilians continuously bombarded with the most diverse arguments that could well confuse even people who traditionally have been friendly to Cuba, we might sound callous and careless about hurting that country’s net income of ...---READ-->>
- Stopping Climate Change? Rich Nations Aren't Even TryingGiving Up on Two Degrees by George Monbiot From www.monbiot.com. Published in the The Guardian, 1st May 2007 The rich nations seeking to cut climate change have this in common: they lie. You won’t find this statement in the draft of the new report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, which was leaked to the Guardian last ...---READ-->>
- Full IPCC Report on Climate Change Science Now OnlineIn February, Working Group I of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change published its “Summary for Policy Makers.” The full report on The Physical Science Basis of Climate Change is now available for downloading. It’s conservative, low-key and understated — and it is one of the most important scientific documents of this decade. February’s Summary for ...---READ-->>
- Capital and Nature: An Interview with Paul BurkettThe author of Marx and Nature and Marxism and Ecological Economics discusses the insights Marxism offers about capitalism’s impact on nature and human development.---READ-->>
- Left Atomics: A Call for Rediscussion of Nuclear EnergyAnti-nuclear power sentiment among the socialist and progressive Left in the developed world has been ubiquitous. Long time Marxist David Walters offers a counter-argument … David Walters is a founding member and director of the Marxist Internet Archive, where, among other things, he serves as a member of the steering committee and Administrator of the Leon ...---READ-->>
- Fossil Fuel, Climate and Anti-CapitalismThis article was originally published, in a slightly different form, by Europe solidaire sans frontiers in French and in a somewhat different English translation from the one below. It is also scheduled for publication in the UK magazine Socialist Outlook. by Daniel Tanuro Tobacco causes cancer, so what would we say to a doctor who, discovering a ...---READ-->>
- Pan Yue on Ecosocialism and China’s Environmental CrisisPan Yue, deputy director of China’s State Environmental Protection Administration, sparked debate with his essay On Socialist Ecological Civilization, which was published in China Economic Times in September. In this interview he discusses the international ecosocialist movement, and the global inequalities that threaten China’s environment. The interview was originally published under the title “The rich consume ...---READ-->>
- Australian Socialists Discuss program for Climate ChangeThe Socialist Alliance has begun discussion of a draft program on “How to stop climate destruction,” and is inviting comments from others in Australian left and green movements Two documents from the discussion are available on Dave Riley’s excellent blog, Green Lefts:Left Greens. How to stop climate destruction: early working draft under discussion. “Socialist Alliance advocates an emergency ...---READ-->>
- Comment on "Barriers to a Capitalist Solution"An email from John Riddell, co-editor of Socialist Voice:Your post this morning was aptly introduced by this question: “Can capitalist society act quickly and effectively to avoid human and ecological catastrophe?” Note the carefully chosen words, “quickly,” “effectively,” and “catastrophe.” They suggest that the adequacy of the solution is a matter of opinion.For example, James ...---READ-->>
- EcoSocialist Bookshelf: Five Recommendationsby Ian Angus Here’s a positive sign for the nascent ecosocialist movement: there are now enough published books on the subject that people ask advice on which to read first. Below are five titles that I recommend frequently. If these books aren’t available in your local bookstore, all can be purchased online. I’ve included links to ...---READ-->>
- Tomorrow Is Too Late!by Tony Iltis from Green Left Weekly, April 14, 2007 On April 13, ABC state and territory governments would be lobbying the federal government to agree to a goal of a 60% reduction in Australian greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. They suggested that if the Howard ...---READ-->>