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- ‘Buen vivir’ and the dilemmas of the Latin American leftAtilio Boron: “What has emerged in Latin American politics is more than a debate over development, growth or the environment; it is a profound controversy over the course of civilization itself.”---READ-->>
- Katrina, militarization and climate changeMilitarized and profit-making approaches to climate emergencies and other crises pose a serious threat to environmental justice, civil rights and democracy---READ-->>
- Manifesto: Act to Stop Climate Crimes!A call for mass action in Paris to declare our determination to stop crimate climes and keep fossil fuels in the ground.---READ-->>
- Ecosocialist Bookshelf, August 2015Three new books by ecosocialist Derek Wall … The commons in history … The sustainable economics of Elinor Ostrom … Economics after capitalism---READ-->>
- Mrs Engels: Good novel, bad historyWell-written, but totally false, this fictional account of Lizzie Burns’s life with Friedrich Engels thoroughly misrepresents their revolutionary partnership.---READ-->>
- Foodies and farmworkers: Allies or enemies?Fred Magdoff reviews Labor and the Locavore. Can the ‘buy local food’ movement support both sustainable farming and justice for farmworkers?---READ-->>
- Climate scientists: Obama’s emission rules are too little, too lateA year ago, two of the UK’s top climate scientists reviewed the regulations that Obama has now promised to impose. They weren’t impressed …---READ-->>
- There’s no such thing as cheap fossil fuelAustralia’s coal industry is propped up by huge government subsidies, despite the downturn in the global coal trade and a divestment campaign.---READ-->>
- Why are critics and media silent on Bolivia’s green gains?Opponents of the Morales government deliberately misrepresent its strong environmental track record, to advance their own political goals---READ-->>
- Ecosocialist Bookshelf, July 2015The socialist imperative … Debriefing Elsipitog … The Mayan forest garden … Lifeblood … Endgame … Waking the giant … We have never been neoliberal---READ-->>
- James Hansen: Sea level disaster ahead, but when?It’s time to stop waffling and say that the evidence is pretty strong … multi-meter sea level rise is an issue for today, not for the next millennium---READ-->>
- The Hurricane Katrina Pain Index: 10 Years LaterA decade after Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans, despite billions of dollars in ‘aid,’ the poor and people of color are still paying the price---READ-->>
- Green consumerism is no solutionThe entire premise that justice and sustainability can be purchased in the marketplace is patently absurd.---READ-->>
- Follow-up: Did early humans cause extinction of mammoths?New research identifies periods of short, rapid warming as a key factor in the Ice Age extinction of megafauna.---READ-->>
- Ecological crisis and the tragedy of the commodityForget the ‘tragedy of the commons.’ The real cause of environmental crises is a system that commodifies nature and values profit above life itself---READ-->>
- First Nations: Enbridge pipeline claim is ‘out of touch with reality’B.C. Chiefs react with anger and disbelief to Enbridge claim that most impacted Aboriginal groups support its Northern Gateway pipeline and tanker plan---READ-->>
- U.S. veterans: Dismantle the anti-climate, pro-war economyFormer soldiers challenge the war on our planet at Minnesota conference addressed by leading climate scientist James Hansen---READ-->>
- Science confirms: 2014 was the hottest year on recordPeer-reviewed study of multiple independent datasets shows land and ocean temperature, sea levels and greenhouse gases all set new records---READ-->>
- No, We are not headed for a little ice ageRecent headlines from supposedly serious newspapers and websites: Solar Cycle Study Says Earth Will Experience ‘Mini Ice Age’ in 15 Years. ‘Mini ice age’ coming in next fifteen years, new model of the Sun’s cycle shows Scientists warn mini ice age could be 15 years away Sounds scary, but don’t rush out and buy a parka. As Gregory Pijanowski explains ...---READ-->>
- NASA: More emissions = More megadroughtsRising greenhouse gas emissions mean U.S. droughts during the last half of this century could be drier and longer than any in the last 1,000 years---READ-->>