The idea that we should move to an economy where we share resources and don’t simply consume them thoughtlessly is utter heresy. It can hardly even be talked about. Related posts… (auto-generated) What the new IPCC report says about climate...
James Hansen urges wide opposition to Keystone Pipeline
“An overwhelming objection is that exploitation of tar sands would make it implausible to stabilize climate and avoid disastrous global climate impacts.” Related posts… (auto-generated) What the new IPCC report says about climate change...
Why I won't "say yes" to Australia's carbon price scheme
We don’t have time to play these pointless games. We have to cut carbon now, directly and drastically. by Ben Courtice Blind Carbon Copy, June 4, 2011 Ben Courtice is a socialist climate activist based in Melbourne, Australia. Tomorrow, World...
For the Land! The Youth of La Via Campesina are fighting!
Declaration adopted by the 2011 International Youth Coordination Meeting of La Via Campesina Related posts… (auto-generated) International manifesto of the women of Via Campesina Feminism and the global fight for food sovereignty Without women there...
Obama's lies: U.S. policy overrides indigenous rights
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Argentina accuses agribusiness giants of massive fraud
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Dubious assumptions underlie the UN's latest population forecast
A new United Nations report says that there could be a billion more people on earth by 2100 than previously forecast, but New Scientist environmental writer Fred Pearce says the new prediction is based on perverse and contradictory assumptions...
Chronic hunger spreads as food prices hit record highs
The world produces enough for all, but more and more people simply cannot afford to buy the food they need Related posts… (auto-generated) Food Prices and Oil Prices Food crisis: causes, consequences and alternatives Food Crisis: World Hunger...
Three fallacies spread by renewable energy deniers
Those who deny that renewable energy can meet society’s needs use tactics that are almost identical to those of climate change deniers Related posts… (auto-generated) What the new IPCC report says about climate change and land Andreas Malm:...
Hiding emissions with carbon accounting
The official record says the UK’s CO2 emissions fell 28m tonnes between 1990 and 2008. Actually, they increased 100m tonnes. Related posts… (auto-generated) What the new IPCC report says about climate change and land Andreas Malm:...
The pipeline industry's dirty secret: 5,000 oil spills in Alberta alone
Why would Canada allow two more major tar sands pipelines to be built, when leaks in the existing pipelines are already threatening people and wildlife? Related posts… (auto-generated) Pipeline regulators schmooze while oil spills Duncan's...
Pseudo-green NGO offers to greenwash arms dealer
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It's not easy flying green
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Green capitalism: the god that failed
Maximizing profit and saving the planet are inherently in conflict. No amount of tinkering with the market can brake the drive to global ecological collapse ===== by Richard Smith Institute for Policy Research & Development, London Summary In...
IPCC: Renewables could provide 80% of global energy by 2050
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The return of population control: Incentives, targets, and the backlash against Cairo
Worldwide political upheaval, financial crisis, and urgency around climate change inspire hope for radical change and reform in some, while others see an opportunity for a return to the old days of coercive population policies. Related posts… (auto...
Peak oil is passed as renewable targets plummet
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Fraud and scams in Europe's Emissions Trading System
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The Ecological Rift: Capitalism's War on the Earth
John Bellamy Foster, Brett Clark and Richard York The Ecological Rift: Capitalism’s War on the Earth. Monthly Review Press, New York, 2010. reviewed by Simon Butler Climate change is often called the greatest environment threat facing humanity. The...
Why 450 ppm is not a safe target
Many politicians and others say that catastrophic climate change can be avoided by keeping the atmospheric CO2 concentration of 450 parts per million. They are dangerously wrong. Related posts… (auto-generated) What the new IPCC report says about...