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Malthusian Rebranding

Optimum Population Trust becomes Population Matters Share: Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to email a link to a friend...

Climate Change Models Are 'Dangerously Optimistic'

UK climate scientist Kevin Anderson warns that computer models predicting future climate change are underestimating emissions and overestimating technology Share: Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Reddit...

The Real Cost of Coal

Harvard Medical School: Using coal costs the U.S. hundreds of billions of dollars a year in health costs, environmental destruction and climate change Share: Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Reddit (Opens...

4 Degrees Hotter: The Adaptation Trap

“Can, and how would, we live in a world 4 degrees Celsius warmer?” is no longer an abstract question, but one that has become the subject of debate in scientific circles, and now in the community. Share: Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new...

Mohawk Communities Condemn Nuclear Waste Shipments

The Mohawk Councils of Kahnawà:ke, Tyendinaga and Akwesasne have issued a jointed statement rejecting the planned shipment of nuclear waste through the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Seaway system. Share: Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new...

Ecuador Court Rules Against Chevron, Issues $8 Billion Fine

A court in Ecuador has ruled in favor of the residents of Ecuador’s Amazon region who have spent the last 18 years seeking damages for crude oil pollution. Share: Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on...

Video: Climate Justice Declaration from World Social Forum 2011

For Days of Action October 12, 2011 Share: Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new...

Canada's Drive to Kill U.S. and European Clean Energy Policies

Canada isn’t just exporting dirty oil; it’s exporting dirty policies. This report details the campaign to open markets everywhere to the tar sands’ dirty oil. Share: Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to...

This is what plutonomy looks like, 2

Net worth, measured as assets less liabilities—is skewed heavily, not only to the rich, but to the richest of the rich. Share: Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Click to...

Declaration of the Assembly of Social Movements, WSF/Dakar

The World Social Forum met in Dakar, Senegal, February 7-11. This declaration was adopted by the Assembly of Social Movements. Share: Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit...