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...

Oceans rising much faster than IPCC predicted

The Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP) says unless action is taken to reduce greenhouse gas emissions,  ocean levels will increase by between 0.9 and 1.6 metres in this century. Related posts… (auto-generated) What the new IPCC report...

Study predicts more U.S. deaths from heat waves

“For major a U.S. city like Chicago, the impact will likely be profound and potentially devastating” Related posts… (auto-generated) What the new IPCC report says about climate change and land Andreas Malm: Revolutionary Strategy in a...

Royal wedding accelerates global warming

Did the Windsor-Middleton party set new a record for greenhouse gas emissions produced by a one-day event? Related posts… (auto-generated) Ration consumption or ration production? Canada's deadly auto factories cause breast cancer The Royal...

Population book available for pre-order now

Be the first on your block to read the new book by Ian Angus and Simon Butler! Available for pre-order now …. Related posts… (auto-generated) Capitalism’s crimes against nature What the new IPCC report says about climate change and land The...

Green Illusions and the Carbon Tax Scam

A serious program will reject the talk of “market mechanisms” and pursue measures that directly address both carbon emissions and technological change Related posts… (auto-generated) What the new IPCC report says about climate change and...

Breaking the real population taboo

Coming soon: a new book by Ian Angus and Simon Butler that exposes the fallacies of the “too many people” explanation for the environmental crisis Related posts… (auto-generated) What the new IPCC report says about climate change and land The return...

Reflections On The Way From Cochabamba To Durban

Speech by Elizabeth Peredo Beltran, Director of Bolivia’s Solon Foundation,  to the closing session of the Cochabamba+1 Conference in Montreal, April 17, 2011 Related posts… (auto-generated) What the new IPCC report says about climate change...

Rich countries don't cut emissions, they export them

More proof of Kyoto’s failure: emissions transferred to the third world outweigh claimed cuts by more than 300% ++++++++++++ by Duncan Clark Guardian, April 25, 2011 Cuts in carbon emissions by developed countries since 1990 have been...

Proposed Climate Fund Co-Chair Adds a New Quantum of Global Risk

Trevor Manuel’s long history of collaboration with Washington and London raises prospects for “default” by the industrialized North on payment of climate debt to the impoverished South Related posts… (auto-generated) What the new IPCC report...

The Flooded Earth

Peter D. Ward. The Flooded Earth: Our Future In a World Without Ice Caps. New York: Basic Books, 2010 ISBN: 978-0465009497. 272 pages. Related posts… (auto-generated) What the new IPCC report says about climate change and land The climate report...

Communities Devastated by Mining Will Confront Barrick Gold

Once a year, the Directors of the world’s most powerful gold mining company gather in downtown Toronto. Join us and representatives from mining-impacted communities to… Confront Barrick Gold! Related posts… (auto-generated) The people of...

Toronto People’s Assembly for Climate Justice Meets

Meeting marks significant progress in the confidence and maturity of climate justice forces Related posts… (auto-generated) What the new IPCC report says about climate change and land Third Toronto People’s Assembly on Climate Justice, April 23...

James Connolly: We Only Want the Earth

[Quotes and Insights #20] A song written in 1907 by the Irish republican socialist James Connolly, who led the Easter Uprising in Dublin, 95 years ago this week. Connolly  was severely injured in the fighting on Easter Weekend 1916. He probably...

Montreal Meeting Shows Growing Support for Climate Justice

Cochabamba+1 — “The first chance in twenty years for such a political discussion embracing forces from both Quebec and [English] Canada” Related posts… (auto-generated) A strategic perspective for uniting ecosocialists in Québec What the new...

Some Reflections on the Montreal Conference

Discussions at the Cochabamba+1 meeting posed a critical question: how can we build a truly inclusive network that incorporates voices from across the climate justice spectrum? Related posts… (auto-generated) What the new IPCC report says about...

Tanuro: To stop nuclear, we must end capitalism

Belgian ecosocialist Daniel Tanuro, author of “l’impossible capitalisme vert,” speaking at a meeting organized by the New Anticapitalist Party, April 1 in Marseille. (en français) Related posts… (auto-generated) Ecosocialists...