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- Top geology body denies appeal, rejects Anthropocene proposalRuling ends formal discussion in official geological organization---READ-->>
- Capitalism’s New Age of Plagues, Part 2: Relentless Viral EvolutionRelentless evolution creates ‘resilient, dangerous foes’ in the Anthropocene---READ-->>
- The Anthropocene’s critics are missing the pointThe new epoch is real, evidence based, and represents unprecedented Earth System change---READ-->>
- Ecosocialist Bookshelf, March 202410 new books for reds and greens. To change the world we must understand it. To understand, we must read.---READ-->>
- Anti-Anthropocene vote is ‘null and void’Commission chairs say organizers of ballot violated statutes and ignored scientific evidence---READ-->>
- Capitalism’s New Age of Plagues, Part 1: An Existential ThreatIn our time, pandemics will occur more often, spread more rapidly, and kill more people---READ-->>
- Global heating endangers US prisoners1.8 million US prisoners are exposed to dangerous combinations of heat and humidity---READ-->>
- Remembering Paul BurkettJohn Bellamy Foster reflects on the life and thought of the foremost exponent of Marxist ecology---READ-->>
- Nature’s Heartbeat, VisualizedA stunning animation displays the pulse of the Earth System’s metabolism---READ-->>
- Slowing Atlantic current could trigger sudden climate shiftWill ocean changes transform climate in this century? How will the ruling class respond?---READ-->>
- Populations decline for nearly half of migratory speciesOverexploitation and habitat loss pose extinction threats for migratory fish, birds and others, worldwide---READ-->>
- 700 million years ago, the Earth froze. Now we know why.All-time low CO2 levels produced the longest and coldest ice age in in Earth’s history---READ-->>
- The COP Delusion: Decades of empty words and no action‘Business as usual’ overrides action to protect humanity’s future---READ-->>
- Ecosocialist Bookshelf: February 2024Important reading for reds and greens, including four new books on capitalism and the pandemic---READ-->>
- 50 updated replies to climate science deniersSkeptical Science refutes rampant misinformation about global warming---READ-->>
- Tanzania escalates violence to evict indigenous peopleTens of thousands are being driven off their land to make ‘conservation parks’ for tourists---READ-->>
- Left critics denounce COP28, but offer no alternativeAlan Thornett says abstaining from UN climate process is empty posturing: we can’t win if we aren’t involved---READ-->>
- Air pollution from Alberta tar sands is 6300% higher than reportedOrganic carbon emissions equal all other Canadian sources combined---READ-->>
- Alpine glaciers certain to shrink at least a third by 2050But if present trends continue, the ice volume will fall nearly 50%---READ-->>
- Davos and the melting world economyAs billionnaires meet in luxury, Oxfam publishes a staggering condemnation of capital’s failure to meet humanity’s needs---READ-->>