Global Justice Ecology Project and Global Forest Coalition announce the release of the DVD of “A Darker Shade of Green: REDD Alert and the Future of Forests.” In the month since we released it online, A Darker Shade of Green has been...
Natural gas: another magic bullet that won't stop climate change
“If you take 40 years to switch over entirely to natural gas, you won’t see any substantial decrease in global temperatures for up to 250 years. There’s almost no climate value in doing it.” ++++++ by Mike Lemonick Climate Central, Feb. 28, 2012 ...
No time to waste on transition to green energy
Even if we convert totally tomorrow, it would be decades before the transition from coal-based power brings temperature benefits. We have delayed too long already and it is time to get started. +++++++++++++ by Kate Ravilious Environmental Research...
Via Campesina call to action – Rio +20 and Beyond
We call for a major world mobilization to be held between 18-26 June in Rio de Janeiro, with a permanent camp, for the Peoples Summit, to counter the summit of governments and capital.
Social movements call for a Permanent Peoples’ Assembly, Rio 2012
For our rights and the rights of nature, against the commodification of life and the greenwashing of capitalism … Mobilize together towards Río+20 and beyond ++++++++++++++ We, organizations, networks and social movements, involved in the...
Canada: Secret government memo warns tar sands damage may be irreversible
Over the coming decade, emissions growth from the Alberta tar sands is projected to be greater than all other Canadian economic sectors combined ++++++++++++++++ by Mike De Souza Calgary Herald, February 21, 2012 Collateral damage from...
Get political! Occupy activists urged to study and learn from revolutionary giants
Luxemburg, Trotsky and Lenin were among the most perceptive and compelling revolutionaries of the 20th century. Critically engaging with their ideas can enrich today’s struggles for a better world. Related posts… (auto-generated) Andreas Malm:...
Global ice loss: 500 billion tons a year
Between 2003 and 2010, the ice mass lost from Greenland, Antarctica and Earth’s glaciers and ice caps was enough cover the United States 1.5 feet (0.5 meters) deep. +++++++++++ [NASA, February 7, 2012] In the first comprehensive satellite...
Why corporate fat cats love 'ethical consumerism'
… and five reasons why voting and shopping are not the same thing Related posts… (auto-generated) What the new IPCC report says about climate change and land Ecosocialism and consumerism Green consumerism is no solution Growth and Consumerism:...
Oil exec's son explains why the Northern Gateway pipeline must be stopped
Introduction. A Canadian regulatory panel is now hearing testimony on a proposal to build a pipeline to carry oil from the Alberta Tar Sands through the mountains of British Columbia to the Pacific Ocean, where it would be put into supertankers for...
Toronto meeting challenges Canada's tar sands criminals
Actions against tar sands and pipelines are an opportunity to revitalize the movement to stop climate change ++++++++++++ by John Riddell The historic confrontation now shaping up over plans by Enbridge Corp. to build a new pipeline across the...
Bolivia’s García Linera: ‘Moving beyond capitalism is a universal task’
“We have nothing against the US government or its people. But no one – absolutely no one – should come here and tell us what to do, say or think. “ Related posts… (auto-generated) How Bolivia is leading the global fight against climate...
Canada threatens trade war to protect dirty oil exports
Harper government threatens retaliation if European Union accurately labels oil from tar sands as highly polluting ++++++++++++++ by Damian Carrington Guardian, February 20, 2012 Canada has threatened a trade war with European Union over the...
Activist exposes the lies of Australian's gas frackers
An advertising campaign by Australia’s Coal Seam Gas industry claims to provide ‘facts’ about the benefits of fracking. Their claims don’t stand up. Australian activist Jess Moore is a member of Stop CSG Illawarra...
Anti-nuclear conference in Japan calls international day of action, March 11
“We now stand at a crossroads. We have the choice to break out of the nuclear fuel chain and move towards efficient, renewable and sustainable energy that does not threaten health or environment.” The Global Conference for a Nuclear...
Murray Bookchin: Anthropocentrism versus biocentrism – a false dichotomy
[Quotes and Insights #24] Introduction by Ian Angus — Some green writers, particularly those who support the viewpoint known as deep ecology, accuse socialist environmentalists of anthropocentrism, of giving absolute priority to human needs...
Obama's anti-climate crusade
by Donna Goodman President Obama’s State of the Union speech Jan. 25 contained distressing news for opponents of global warming who recognize the need to begin substantially reducing reliance upon carbon based fossil fuels. “Over the...
Announcement: Climate & Capitalism and Monthly Review
Climate and Capitalism is five years old this month. I’m excited to mark this anniversary by launching an alliance with Monthly Review, the world’s ...
UN biodiversity plan: neoliberal measures to commodify nature
Acción Ecológica is gathering signatures for this letter, in advance of the Global Dialogue Seminar on Scaling up Finance for Biodiversity, to be held in Quito, Ecuador, March 6-9 ++++++++ Open letter to the secretariat of the Convention on...
Eight ways Monsanto fails at sustainable agriculture
Monsanto has held back the development of sustainable agriculture, and continues to do so. None of its competitors come close to matching its impact on global agriculture ++++++++++ [from the Union of Concerned Scientists] Monsanto Company is the...