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- Stop the mine company invasion of Indigenous lands in OntarioClimate and Capitalism urges all supporters of Indigenous rights and opponents of environmental destruction to support the KI Nation in northwest Ontario against the occupation of their land. Sign their email petition here: http://kilands.org/tell-mcguinty-to-respect-ki-sacred-landscape/. Background In 2008, the Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug (KI) Nation in northwestern Ontario celebrated a precedent-setting victory against Platinex mining company. Supported by Indigenous nations and allies ...---READ-->>
- End poverty, overcome inequality, save the Earth: Inextricably linked objectives in 2012The United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development will take place in Brazil, June 20-22, coinciding with the 20th anniversary of the 1992 World Summit held in Rio de Janeiro. Bolivia has submitted following statement for adoption by the conference. The Rights of Nature The proposals developed by the Plurinational State of Bolivia bring together and build upon ...---READ-->>
- Barry Commoner: Ecology and Social ActionOnce we recognize that human beings are not bound to single ecological solutions, but can choose among several, liberating and democratic social action can follow. But if we elevate ecology from a biological science to a principle of social governance, the political consequences are invariably repressive. A lecture given by Barry Commoner, author of The Closing Circle, ...---READ-->>
- We must pull the emergency brake before the 1 per cent drive us off the cliffThe Durban fiasco shows clearly that we need a revolution. We need to summon an unprecedented collective will to take back the public sphere. We have to re-imagine our democracy, our cities, our societies, and our daily lives. ——————– by Derrick O’Keefe rabble.ca, December 16, 2011 Derrick O’Keefe is the co-chair of the Vancouver StopWar Coalition and the Canadian ...---READ-->>
- Indigenous peoples' struggles 2011: Another year of censored and under-reported newsFifteen of the hundreds of stories of Indigenous struggles against corporate expansion and exploitation, struggles for human rights, land and dignity, that weren’t published in your daily paper by Ahni Intercontinental Cry, December 17, 2011 Given the crucial role that media has in the success or failure of any movement, it’s important for a journal like IC to ...---READ-->>
- To protect energy profits, Capital gambles with humanity’s futureby Steve Drury People and Nature, December 14, 2011 After 12 days of wrangling, posturing, wheeling, dealing, cajoling and demonstrating, delegates at the 17th UN Climate Change Conference in Durban, South Africa failed to reach agreement by its scheduled close on Friday 9 December. It took a further 36 hours of “negotiations” to cobble together a deal: ...---READ-->>
- Durban climate deal: Evil on a scale that is hard to grasp“I have lost track of the number of times people from NGOs and official parties have said to me, ‘We cannot wait for the revolution to do something about climate change.’ But now I feel that if we wait for their system to stop climate change, we will wait forever.” -Jonathan Neale DURBAN CLIMATE CONFERENCE: A ...---READ-->>
- Friends of the Earth International: Disastrous Durban deal will accellerate climate catastropheGovernments cannot do the job. The only hope for solutions to the climate crisis lies outside the negotiating halls, in the growing movement of workers, women, farmers, students, Indigenous Peoples, and others affected by this greedy economic system Friends of the Earth International on the outcome of the Durban climate talks The UN climate talks in Durban were a ...---READ-->>
- Big land grabs accelerate dispossession of poor farmersThe poorest people in the global South are losing access to essential land and resources as a result of giant land deals, most of which are for biofuel production, not food. The most comprehensive study of large land acquisitions in developing countries to date — published online on 14 December by the International Land Coalition (ILC) — ...---READ-->>
- Australian socialists debate ecosocialismShould ecologically concerned socialists call themselves ecosocialists? Members of the Socialist Alliance conduct a public policy debate by Ian Angus Is there a need for the word “ecosocialism”? Does it mean something substantially different from socialism without the prefix? Will using it help to build the left? Or is it an unnecessary and dangerous concession to greens ...---READ-->>
- How to not tackle climate change and call it a successThe Durban agreement doesn’t do what it should. And what it it does do, it shouldn’t by Nele Marien From 2009 to 2011 Nele Marien was a negotiator for Bolivia to the UNFCCC. She helped organize the Cochabamba World People’s Conference on Climate Change and the Rights of Mother Earth, specifically responsible for the working group on ...---READ-->>
- Will the right turn green?Conservatives can’t deny climate change forever: a right-wing ‘green’ offensive against the working class and against democracy is a real possibility. Ecosocialists need to prepare now. GREENING WORK IN AN AGE OF UNCERTAINTY: IS THERE SOMETHING WORSE THAN CLIMATE CHANGE DENIAL? by Steven Tufts The Bullet (Socialist Project) December 13, 2011 The theme for the 17th Conference of the Parties (COP) ...---READ-->>
- Indigenous peoples demand a halt to UN forest trading plan“REDD+ threatens the survival of Indigenous Peoples and forest-dependent communities and could result in the biggest land grab of all time.” News release published December 6, 2011 in Durban, South Africa by the newly-formed Global Alliance of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities against REDD and for Life Durban, South Africa, December 5, 2011 The Global Alliance of Indigenous ...---READ-->>
- The richest nations have cynically created a new regime of climate apartheidDecisions resulting from the UN COP17 climate summit in Durban constitute a crime against humanity, says Climate Justice Now! a broad coalition of social movements and civil society Climate Justice Now, December 11, 2011 Here in South Africa, where the world was inspired by the liberation struggle of the country’s black majority, the richest nations have cynically created a ...---READ-->>
- Global carbon emissions reach 10 billion tonnesGlobal carbon dioxide emissions from burning fossil fuels have increased by 49 per cent in the last two decades, according to the latest figures. If this continues, catastrophic climate change is inevitable Analysis published today by the international Global Carbon Project, in the journal Nature Climate Change, shows fossil fuel emissions increased by 5.9 per cent in 2010 and ...---READ-->>
- A vicious attack on the poorInstead of confronting the system that creates poverty and causes environmental degradation, the population controllers aim to eliminate the poor. by Richard Mellor Facts for Working People, December 8, 2011 By sheer coincidence, after blogging the other day about the Neo Malthusians or populationists as they are called (they do differ from Malthus on some of the specifics ...---READ-->>
- Declaration of the indigenous peoples of the world to COP17Statement to the United Nations climate change meeting (COP17), adopted by the International Indigenous Peoples’ Forum on Climate Change (IIPFCC), December 3, 2011, Durban, South Africa We, the Indigenous Peoples of the world, united in the face of the climate crisis and the lack of political will of the States, especially the biggest emitters of greenhouse ...---READ-->>
- "I paint what I see," said RiveraCelebrating the 125th anniversary of the birth of the great Mexican muralist and revolutionary socialist, Diego Rivera.---READ-->>
- Pablo Solon: Durban = 'The Great Escape III'Durban will be worse than Copenhagen and Cancun. Everyone knows that this is a catastrophe. But instead of becoming outraged, they attempt to sweeten the poison. by Pablo Solon Pablo Solon was chief negotiator for climate change and United Nations Ambassador of the Plurinational State of Bolivia from 2009 to June 2011. This article was posted on December ...---READ-->>
- Outing the oligarchy: The billionaires who benefit from today’s climate crisisNew report identifies the 50 ultra-rich individuals whose investments benefit from climate change and who block efforts to phase out pollution from fossil fuel---READ-->>