Jonathon Porrit vs George Monbiot on nuclear power

Two posh britishmen discussing nuclear power. Not exactly my cup of tea, I really don’t like the arrogant tone both regularly use, but interesting to follow. Related posts… (auto-generated) Climate inaction: The appalling complicity of liberal media...

Rioters on Wall Street!

As I write these words, out-of-control hordes are swarming throughout downtown Manhattan. Their disregard for human decency, for the sanctity of people’s homes, jobs, property and health is beyond anything seen since the Dark Ages. Related posts…...

England: an explosion of bitterness and rage

The anarchy of the market is far more devastating than the supposed anarchy on the streets. The bankers and businessmen have enriched themselves more effectively than any looter. Related posts… (auto-generated) Against Enclosure: The Commoners Fight...

How biofuels are destroying Indigenous communities in Malaysia

Logging and then palm oil plantations have cost the Batek and the Penan much of their rainforest homelands.  Related posts… (auto-generated) Guatemala: Blood in the Biofuel Palm Oil Monocultures Will Never Be Sustainable Bog Barons: Indonesia's...

Neoclassical economics: a pretend science

 Michael Yates reviews three critiques of the absurd economic theories that are taught in colleges and universities everywhere … Related posts… (auto-generated) Can the working class change the world? Marxism and ecological economics Malthus...

Megaloads blocked: A victory over the tar sands obscenity

Environmentalists in the northwestern U.S. have won an important victory, forcing Exxon to abandon plans to transport massive tar sands mining gear through environmentally sensitive areas.  Related posts… (auto-generated) Tar Sands or Oil Sands...

Carbon offsets are the world's worst performing commodity

In addition to being a scam that does nothing to reduce emissions, the do-called clean development mechanism is a disaster for investors who hoped to profit from climate change. Related posts… (auto-generated) Carbon offsets don’t work, and...

Stop the pipeline: 10-year-old speaks out and sings

Ta’Kaiya Blaney inspired the crowd at this August 2011 event at the Rhizome in Vancouver for the Dene Suline. She is 10 years old, she speaks from the heart and sings with passion. Related posts… (auto-generated) Native American and Canadian...

Austerity Survival Guide

Brian McFadden’s “The Strip” in the New York Times, August 7, 2011: Click to enlarge hat tip to Lou Project,  The Unrepentant Marxist Related posts… (auto-generated) A People’s Guide to Capitalism Flint’s poisoned water and capital’s...

Shell must pay for destroying my village

Oil spills have effectively destroyed my community. Local farmers and fishers were forced to abandon their traditional ways of life. Bodo Creek is, ecologically speaking, dead. Related posts… (auto-generated) Ecocide in the Niger Delta Shell...

Seven questions for a populationist

An exchange with a reader regarding the article Sex, lies, and statistical correlation  Related posts… (auto-generated) What the new IPCC report says about climate change and land Andreas Malm: Revolutionary Strategy in a Warming World The liberal...

From 'common goods' to the 'common good of humanity'

Introduction to Commons-Conference organized by the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation, held inRome, 28-29 April 2011. Alongside the initiative for a referendum on water inItaly, the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation has decided to organize a conference on the...

WWF-endorsed logging companies trade in illegal timber

“It’s shocking that one of the world’s most trusted conservation groups deems it acceptable to take money from such companies” Related posts… (auto-generated) Unions and the climate justice movement Algonquin resistance forces Quebec to stop illegal...

Australia's carbon price plan delays real action on climate change

The big environment groups that support the plan may win the battle for a carbon price, but they are on track to lose the climate change war. Related posts… (auto-generated) What the new IPCC report says about climate change and land Andreas Malm:...

Coal Seam Gas: A Fracking Song

Coal seam gas, shove it up their assets, Take your power back, don’t let them frack   Composed and performed by the good people at The Creek Blog,  who are working to be self sufficient in rural New South Wales, Australia. This is a 128kbps mp3...