The leading U.S. climate expert says recent extreme weather events were definitely caused by climate change -- and such events will become even more frequent and more severe.
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Asian social movements:Regain momentum in the fight against climate change
Meeting in Bangkok, August 31 to plan action. We need to act and act swiftly. We need regain our momentum and defeat the system by targeting the source. We need to unify our struggles to succeed in our fight for our future.
First Nations unite in tar sands healing walk
Hundreds from across North America gather in Alberta to raise awareness. Delegations from British Columbia and Ontario join to show growing concern and resolve against tar sands infrastructure projects across Canada.
Food production and nature: The deadly paradox of a class-riven society
A continent-wide drought is devastating crop production in North America, contributing to a global food crisis that is manufactured by the laws of capitalism, not the laws of nature.
I don't believe in charity
Edward Galeano on solidarity ...
Algonquin resistance forces Quebec to stop illegal logging
Direct action and public solidarity have forced the Quebec government and a major lumber company to stop illegal logging the lands of the Algonquins of Barriere Lake
Packed Toronto meeting discusses action plans for environmental justice
Attendance at a Toronto meeting on Tar Sands and Environmental Justice greatly exceeded expectations.
Is human behavior controlled by our genes? Richard Levins reviews ‘The Social Conquest of Earth’
Noted biologist E.O. Wilson argues that human traits such as aggression, racism, hierarchy, and gender bias are controlled by our genes. In this exclusive review of Wilson's latest book, the co-author of The Dialectical Biologist discusses why an...
Climate change underlies growing violence in Nigeria
The southward expansion of the Sahara has devastating socio-economic impacts for those living in its path. As desertification intensifies conflicts are likely to increase across West Africa.
A population bomber is outraged
“Conventional people are roused to fury by departures from convention, largely because they regard such departures as a criticism of themselves.” -Bertrand Russell