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Brazil's Environment Minister Gives Up the Fight

Marina Silva says the power of agribusiness makes it impossible to protect the rainforest. 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...

How the Oil Industry Sabotages Emission Reductions

Friends of the Earth exposes the lies of the oil giants’ attack on European emission reduction plans 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...

Can We Feed the World?

Aid, however necessary, is only a stopgap. To truly address world hunger, we must understand and then change the system that causes it Share: Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)...

It's Not Just About 500 Dead Ducks

The fate of the 500 ducks is symbolic of much deeper problems when it comes to the environmental consequences of Canada’s largest industrial project Share: Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Reddit...

Cyclone Nargis and Climate Change: The Deadly Legacy of Oil

“Nargis is a sign of things to come. The victims of these cyclones are climate change victims and their plight should remind the rich world that it is doing too little to contain its greenhouse gas emissions.” Share: Click to share on...

Bush Says Starving India Eats Too Much

Truly, imperialist hypocrisy knows no bounds 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...

Proving the Link Between Biofuel and Food Prices

Many politicians deny or minimize the link between ethanol production and global food prices. The evidence proves them wrong. Share: Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit...

Global Warming Intensifies Grain Crisis in India

Not a socialist analysis, but an insightful perspective from India, where water stress, declining soil health and global warming have made wheat production unsteady for six or seven years Share: Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)...

Them Belly Full But We Hungry

Bob Marley in 1976 — an anthem for 2008 Lyrics: Them belly full but we hungry. A hungry mob is a angry mob. A rain a-fall but the dirt it tough; A pot a-cook but the food no ‘nough. You’re gonna dance to JAH music, dance...