The north’s climate debt to Africa should be paid not through such gambling but in genuine income transfers that reach ordinary people, who are taking the brunt of worsening climate chaos Related posts… (auto-generated) ‘Rain Bomb’ kills over 300 in...
The only thing green in biodiesel is money
It will take 200 years of continuous biodiesel production to pay off the carbon debt of the Indonesian palm plantations produce it … Related posts… (auto-generated) What the new IPCC report says about climate change and land Guatemala: Blood...
John Ruskin: 'The real science of political economy'
[Quotes and Insights #22] “The real science of political economy, which has yet to be distinguished from the bastard science, as medicine from witchcraft, and astronomy from astrology, is that which teaches nations to desire and labour for the...
Why do pale green NGOs support Obama?
The Sierra Club’s advertising campaign and its praise for Obama reveal how little it takes to appease mainstream, corporate-minded environmentalists. Related posts… (auto-generated) Obama's climate speech: No cause for celebration The...
Greedy Lying Bastards
Best movie title of 2012! A new documentary film exposes the environmental destruction, illness and death caused by the fossil fuel industry Related posts… (auto-generated) What the new IPCC report says about climate change and land Strategy and...
Attenborough asks corporations to protect wilderness from poor people
Since we can’t stop poor people from breeding, let’s build fences to keep them out. And let’s ask the world’s biggest polluters to pay for the fences. Related posts… (auto-generated) What the new IPCC report says about climate change and land A...
So far, the 21st century has had nine of the ten hottest years on record
So much for the claim that global warming is over … Related posts… (auto-generated) Summer 2021 set global land temperature record Lancet report: Health impact of climate change is ‘the major threat of 21st century’ Ecosocialists debate James...
UN food agencies: in bed with agribusiness
Giant food producers are buying influence, often through supposedly “charitable” foundations, to ensure that the UN shares their market-driven approaches Related posts… (auto-generated) What the new IPCC report says about climate change and land...
Future World Bank president explains why Africa is 'vastly underpolluted'
Obama’s nominee believes that “the economic logic behind dumping a load of toxic waste in the lowest wage country is impeccable” Thanks to Doug Henwood for this So Obama’s going to nominate Larry Summers to be president of the...
The largest oil spills in history, 1901 to present
This interactive map shows the largest oil spills from tanker accidents and drilling operations, as well as a number of other notable spills Related posts… (auto-generated) Pipeline regulators schmooze while oil spills Malaysia: Largest...
"Towards Ecosocialism" proposes major shift for New Zealand socialist group
“We must be activists, but not as part of a separate organisation. Rather, our activism should occur as part of existing red and green groups, anywhere there is sufficient overlap in practice to allow us to raise our ecosocialist ideas.”...
Democracy and the pathology of wealth
Video: social critic and noted author Michael Parenti on the reality of capitalism in corporate America. Related posts… (auto-generated) 1% own 43% of global wealth, while billions have no wealth at all Climate prescriptions that won’t cure...
First Nations: Harper attack means 'the fix is in' for tar sands pipeline review
“To imply that our decision against Enbridge has been manipulated is deeply disrespectful of First Nations people, and our many neighbours who have joined our cause and support our decision to refuse this pipeline.” Related posts… (auto...
Haitian peasant leader: Peasant farming can cool the planet; Food sovereignty can solve the climate crisis
La Via Campesina fights industrial food production, which is responsible for more than 50 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions Related posts… (auto-generated) What the new IPCC report says about climate change and land Feminism and the global...
Ecosocialists debate ‘Too Many People?’
Veteran British socialist Alan Thornett has published a highly critical review of the new book Too Many People? Population, Immigration, and the Environmental Crisis. Here is his critique, followed by a reply from the book’s authors, Ian Angus and...
10 articles on how to (re)build the left
We don’t necessarily agree with all of these, but they are all well worth reading… Road maps, dead ends, and the search for fresh ground: How can we build the socialist movement in the 21st century? (PDF) Dan DiMaggio in Cultural Logic Occupy and...
The 1% own the U.S., while the realonomy pays the price
The wealthy 1% own the country. What can the other 99% do about it? It’s not enough simply to stem the tide. We need a massive reversal. Things have to change, and in a big way. Related posts… (auto-generated) Video: UK pays for forced...
Quebec on the verge of catastrophic climate change
Mean temperatures in the southern half of Quebec will be 2C to 3C higher than normal by 2020. In northern Quebec, the warming will be even higher. Related posts… (auto-generated) What the new IPCC report says about climate change and land Left-wing...
Coke: helping polar bears, violating human rights
Should the World Wildlife Fund Canada be taking money from a corporation that destroys the environment and wildlife in other parts of the world? Related posts… (auto-generated) How green is the Green New Deal? The agribusiness takeover of pale green...
Christmas in the radiation zone
In Fukushima people discuss radiation levels and how their land has become polluted with an invisible, enduring danger–and how they have become fearful as the government tries to convince them that it is now safe. Related posts… (auto...

