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- Philippines: ‘Let our people live! Climate justice now!’Filipino socialists respond to Typhoon Haiyen disaster: To save lives, redistribute food now! To prevent future catastrophes, stop economic and environmental plunder!---READ-->>
- Only massive public investment can slash emissionsIf we are not talking about massive public investments in green technology and social services then we are not really talking about responding to the climate emergency.---READ-->>
- ‘Growth imperative’ versus ‘climate imperative’Attempts to use capitalist markets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions ignore the fact that fossil fuels are the lifeblood of the capitalist economy, and the strongest forces in the market are fossil fuel producers---READ-->>
- In defense of Murray BookchinIan Angus reviews ‘Recovering Bookchin’ — An important book on the anarchist environmentalist that redeems his reputation and provides an invaluable overview of the political project he called social ecology.---READ-->>
- Chevron’s scorched earth campaign to block justiceOil giant Chevron is using its colossal wealth to destroy anyone who dares speak out against its destruction of people and land in Ecuador.---READ-->>
- Fracking: not cheap, not safe, not welcomeWhy the fight against ‘hydraulic fracturing’ for natural gas has become a key focus of environmental protests in Britain---READ-->>
- Pipeline regulators schmooze while oil spillsU.S. pipeline regulators are like the college student who does his research at frat parties rather than in the library.---READ-->>
- Is oil safer in pipelines than rail? Nope.Setting the record straight: pipelines spill much more crude oil than rail cars.---READ-->>
- Did McGill University whitewash asbestos?Industry-funded research at one of Canada’s largest universities has been used to cover up the overwhelming scientific evidence that asbestos is deadly---READ-->>
- Bitumen vs cigarettes: Canada’s double standard on carcinogensCarcinogens banned in restaurants and bars are encouraged in tar sands---READ-->>
- Oceans on the brink of ecological collapseMarine scientists say the health of the oceans is in crisis. A ‘deadly trio’ of emission impacts may have already initiated a mass extinction event, a mass die-off of species and catastrophic loss of biodiversity.---READ-->>
- The best sentence I’ve read about postmodernismAn antidote to obfuscation---READ-->>
- An open letter to the UK Green LeftGreen Left activist Sean Thompson says ecosocialists should leave the rightward-moving Green Party, and join the effort to build a new political party of the left in Britain.---READ-->>
- Manchester ecosocialists discuss ideas for actionVideo from Ecosocialism 2013: Ideas for action, held in Manchester, UK, on October 15, 2013---READ-->>
- Colombian peasants mobilize to block giant El Quimbo damInterview: How laborers, sharecroppers, and tenant farmers have united to block construction of the giant El Quimbo Dam, a multinational project that would destroy the homes and livelihoods of hundreds of peasant families in southern Colombia.---READ-->>
- Protect food security, end biofuel subsidies and supportArtificial demand for biofuels is undermining the right to food, causing significant increases in food insecurity, malnutrition, and land-grabbing. European and North American governments must end policies that undermine food by promoting biofuels---READ-->>
- Building the environmental movement today: A debateShould radical environmentalists focus on national campaigns, or on local community actions, or both? Sasha Ross of EarthFirst! replies to Chris Williams’ article on Strategy and Tactics in Environmental Movement, and Chris Williams responds. Join the discussion …---READ-->>
- Video: Fred Magdoff on the global climate emergencyThe co-author of What Every Environmentalist Needs to Know About Capitalism makes the case for radical social and economic change as the only to stop the drive towards planetary destruction---READ-->>
- EnergyEast tar sands pipeline faces growing oppositionTransCanada’s massive pipeline scheme is being challenged from First Nations, provincial and municipal governments, environmental and grassroots groups, and even from other pipeline companies. Together, these forces can stop the latest plan to spread dirty tar sands oil across Canada and around the world.---READ-->>
- Stephen Harper pours bitumen on the fireCanada’s prime minister won’t stop until the tar sands are completely mined and burned---READ-->>