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” Related posts… (auto-generated) What the new IPCC report...

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 Related posts… (auto-generated) What the new IPCC report...

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). Related posts… (auto-generated) Urban farming...

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. Related posts…...

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 Related posts… (auto-generated) From 'common goods' to the 'common good of...

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. Related posts… (auto-generated) What the new IPCC report says about climate change and land Andreas Malm:...

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. Related posts… (auto-generated) What the new IPCC...

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 Related posts… (auto-generated) What the...

UK Green Left Holds Annual General Meeting

Joseph Healy has been elected by Lambeth Green Party to stand as the Parliamentary Candidate for the Vauxhall Constituency at the next general election. This report is from his blog. Related posts… (auto-generated) Mrs Engels: Good novel, bad...

World Hunger Reaches 1 Billion Mark

A system in which more than a billion people live in hunger, and under which millions of people literally starve to death every year, is a murderous system. There is no other word for it. Related posts… (auto-generated) What the new IPCC report says...

Gov't Report: Climate change already affects U.S.

‘Climate changes are already affecting water, energy, transportation, agriculture, ecosystems, and health. These impacts are different from region to region and will grow under projected climate change.’ Related posts… (auto-generated)...

Climate Driven Migration Has Begun

Forecasts of environmental migration vary widely – the intergovernmental International Organization for Migration estimates that 200 million people will be displaced by 2050, while the respected charity Christian Aid predicts 700 million in the same...

Nigeria: The Evidence Shell Tried to Bury

Oil giant Shell paid $15.5 million to end a lawsuit over its role in the state murder of nine environmental activists in Nigeria. Here’s some of the evidence they were hoping to keep secret. Related posts… (auto-generated) Shell finances...

More on Australia's Climate Emergency Protests

Thousands rally for 100% renewables by 2020 … reports from Melbourne, Hobart, Sydney, Canberra, Adelaide, Wollongong, Brisbane, Perth, and Cairns Related posts… (auto-generated) What the new IPCC report says about climate change and land...

Climate Emergency Marches in Australia, June 13

Video: [UPDATED – MORE PICTURES ADDED] The Climate Change Emergency march in Sydney on June 13, 2009 marched from Millers Point on Sydney Harbour to the Prime Minister’s office in Philip St, where a short sit down took place. There were...

In Papua New Guinea: Barrick Gold vs Indigenous Peoples

Violence is not new to the Porgera Valley in Papua New Guinea’s central highlands, but since the gold mine came it has changed. At the centre is the world’s biggest gold miner, Barrick Gold Corporation of Canada. Related posts… (auto...

New Book: The Global Fight for Climate Justice

Resistance Books announces a new book from the editor of Climate and Capitalism. Please post and distribute this announcement widely. Related posts… (auto-generated) What the new IPCC report says about climate change and land Andreas Malm:...

Economic crisis and food sovereignty

Video: Around the world, hunger is growing, while millions of working farmers face ruin. Even in Canada, unsound and dangerous corporate practices menace our food supply. The worldwide movement for food sovereignty aims to ensure peoples’ capacity...