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Canada's Climate Change Report Card: Total Failure

“Nowhere else on Earth do fewer people steward more resources, yet Canada now stands dead last among the G8 Nations in protecting our shared home from the threat of dangerous climate change” Share: Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)...

The Burning Season: Can carbon trading save our forests?

In review: The Burning Season. Screened in 2008 by ABC (Australia), BBC (UK), and CBC (Canada). Distributed worldwide by National Geographic International. Now showing in theatres in Australia Share: Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)...

Urban Agriculture and Food Sovereignty in Cuba

The following is the text of a talk given by Jorge Soberon, Cuba’s Consul General in Toronto, Canada, to a meeting of food sovereignty sponsored by the Venezuela We Are With You Coalition (CVEC). Share: Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new...

Australian ecosocialist at climate rally: 'Yes we can!'

John Rice, a member of the Climate Emergency Action Network (CLEAN) in South Australia and a founder of the Adelaide Ecosocialist Network, spoke at the June 13 Climate Emergency Rally in Adelaide. This article is based on his speech. Share: Click to...

A fight for the Amazon that should inspire the world

Of course, the oil companies will regroup and return – but this is an inspirational victory for the forces of sanity that will be hard to reverse Share: Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new...

The Oil Intensity of Food

Although attention commonly focuses on energy use on the farm, agriculture accounts for only one fifth of the energy used in the U.S. food system, The modern food system that evolved when oil was cheap will not survive as it is now structured...

British Ecosocialists Plan 'Climate & Capitalism' Seminar

Green Left and Socialist Resistance announce joint educational event in london, September 12. C&C editor Ian Angus to be keynote speaker. Share: Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new...

Monbiot on the U.S. Climate Change Bill

From George Monbiot’s Blog. The Guardian, June 26 2009 It would be laughable anywhere else. But, so everyone says, the Waxman-Markey bill which is likely to be passed in Congress today or tomorrow, is the best we can expect – from America. The...

What's Next for the Ecosocialist International Network?

The Ecosocialist International Network was founded with great enthusiasm and optimism in October 2007, but since then it seems to have stalled. A discussion has begun on what needs to be done now. Share: Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new...

UK climate change policies 'dangerously optimistic'

The UK government’s policies are significantly stronger than those of the Canada and the United States – but scientists say they still have only a 50-50 chance of keeping global warming below 2 degrees Share: Click to share on Facebook (Opens...