Category: Environment
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Global Climate Justice Movements Refuse to Be Overshadowed by Election of Climate Change Denier to U.S. Presidency
We the undersigned organizations, networks, and movements gathered in Marrakech at COP22 issue the following collective statement in support of communities and movements around the world in response to Donald … Keep reading »
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The Arctic Voyage of the Crystal Serenity
Celebrating the Beginning of the “End Times”? “Global warming presents a clear and present danger to civilization.” — Lonnie G. Thompson, expert on glacial melt, 2010. Capitalism’s four-century obsession with finding … Keep reading »
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Free Public Transit
Video is now private. Public transit lies at the intersection of several critical social struggles today. Affordable (or free) public transit is an important mechanism for redistribution, and particularly targets … Watch video »
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The Struggle over Site C Dam and the Peace River
British Columbia — 13 July 2016. The energy from Site C is not needed: After 28 days of hearings and review of 28,000 pages of documentation, the Joint Review Panel … Watch video »
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From the Tar Sands to ‘Green Jobs’? Work and Ecological Justice
The ecological and social implications of climate change have – or should – become a central parameter for all discussions of work and capitalism. It is generally agreed that reliance … Keep reading »
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Trudeau Climate Plan Challenged at Toronto ‘Town Halls’
The first two public consultations on climate action organized by Canada’s national government in Toronto, gave strong support to the demands of the People’s Climate Plan (PCP), an alternative to … Keep reading »
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Climate Justice Transitions
The devastating fires in Fort McMurray show the urgent need to transition to an economy that supports people and the planet, and this is part of a transition in climate … Keep reading »
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Toronto Teach-In Poses Climate Justice Alternative
The People’s Climate Plan Teach-in, held in Toronto June 4, took great strides forward in presenting a forceful alternative to the inadequate and deceptive climate action proposals of Canada’s federal … Keep reading »
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Austerity vs. the Planet: The Future of Labour Environmentalism
Last December members of the International Trade Union Confederation joined other civil society activists in a mass sit-in at the COP21 talks in Paris. Unionists and their allies, some 400 … Keep reading »
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Confronting Injustice, Choosing Social Activism
Bold and imaginative activism is difficult to find precisely at a time when we need it most. However, it is not the case that activism in general is in short … Keep reading »
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After the Sands
Energy and Ecological Security for Canadians Toronto — 7 April 2016. View on www.slideshare.net The Paris climate accords were strong on aspirations to keep the world below 2C temperature rise but … Watch video »
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Nothing to Do, Nowhere to Go, Nothing to Say
How the broad climate movement has failed us It has been two months since the UN climate summit in Paris, aka COP 21. One might expect the kind of ebb and … Keep reading »