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The 'Copenhagen moment' must become the 'people’s moment'

“Our challenge today is to re-write the story of the kind of victory that we’re fighting for. Our new story needs to be believable, irresistible, and worth fighting for.” Share: Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook...

If the climate were a bank, they’d have saved it by now

The rich countries went to Copenhagen to defend their stakes in the capitalist world economy ahead of all else. 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...

The Birth of a New Global Movement

by Jonathan Neale (SWP Online) Copenhagen saw the birth of a new global movement. The first reason was the demonstration on Saturday. The official police estimate was that there were 100,000 marchers. The march was long, loud, cold, bouncy, and...

Women’s Rights, Population and Climate Change: A Debate

Should supporters of women’s rights campaign for population reduction? Two very different feminist perspectives … Share: Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit...

Save the Earth, Close the Pentagon!

How is it possible that the worst polluter of carbon dioxide and other toxic emissions on the planet is not a focus of any conference discussion or proposed restrictions? Share: Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to...

War Ravages Afghan Environment

‘As bombs fall, civilians are not the only ones put at risk, and the lasting environmental impacts of the war may not be known for years, perhaps decades, to come.’ Share: Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click...

Big Green NGOs: Sleeping With the Enemy

The largest climate change campaign in the world is in bed with the world’s most powerful corporations. … The mainstream environmental movement no longer inspires nor leads society to an enlightened existence – it simply bows down to the...

Barry Commoner: The Illusion of Consumer Sovereignty

[Quotes and Insights #7] The reason we’re in trouble with automobile pollution is big cars. As Henry Ford said, “Mini cars make mini profits.” The reason Detroit went to big cars is not that people wanted them — until they were told. It was...