By V. Hugo SAO PAULO: The recent proclamation of an “ethanol alliance” between US President George W. Bush and Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio “Lula” da Silva has been hailed by apologists for both governments as an advance in the development of...
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Fidel Castro: The Biofuels Debate Heats Up
The Debate Heats Up by Fidel Castro Ruz, May 9, 2007 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...
The Struggle Against Ethanol: A New Challenge to Imperial Domination
More than 733 delegates and 44 guests from 33 countries attended the Sixth Hemispheric Meeting on the Struggle against Free Trade Agreements in Havana this week. One key topic of discussion was the impact of agrofuel production. from Juventud...
Summary of Third IPCC Report Released
The Working Group III “Summary for Policy Makers” is now online. The IPCC’s Mitigation of Climate Change report will be discussed and reported (and undoubtedly misreported) in detail in coming days. Go straight to the source:...
Australian Socialist Discussion: Dossier on Climate Change Now Online
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Fidel Castro: An Immediate Energy Revolution is Essential
by Fidel Castro Ruz April 30, 2007 From Granma, May 1 2007 I hold nothing against Brazil, even though to more than a few Brazilians continuously bombarded with the most diverse arguments that could well confuse even people who traditionally have...
Stopping Climate Change? Rich Nations Aren't Even Trying
Giving Up on Two Degrees by George Monbiot From www.monbiot.com. Published in the The Guardian, 1st May 2007 The rich nations seeking to cut climate change have this in common: they lie. You won’t find this statement in the draft of the new report...
Full IPCC Report on Climate Change Science Now Online
In February, Working Group I of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change published its “Summary for Policy Makers.” The full report on The Physical Science Basis of Climate Change is now available for downloading. It’s...
Capital and Nature: An Interview with Paul Burkett
The author of Marx and Nature and Marxism and Ecological Economics discusses the insights Marxism offers about capitalism's impact on nature and human development.
Left Atomics: A Call for Rediscussion of Nuclear Energy
Anti-nuclear power sentiment among the socialist and progressive Left in the developed world has been ubiquitous. Long time Marxist David Walters offers a counter-argument … David Walters is a founding member and director of the Marxist...