Category: Environment
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We Need System Change to Stop Climate Change
Viking I landed on Mars, the Ramones released their first album, the Soweto Uprising began in South Africa, North and South Vietnam reunified to become the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, … Keep reading »
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The Outsize (un)Importance of the Tar Sands
It’s easy to overestimate the importance of the tar sands to the Canadian economy. Tar sands and their pipelines are, after all, hailed by the ruling Conservatives, sections of the … Keep reading »
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The Commons As a Fount of Hope
The commons is not just a battlefield between corporate predators and those who resist them – it is also a source of hope for those willing to imagine a world … Keep reading »
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Climate Change: Engine of Inequality
Last year, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change started the publication of its 5th Assessment Report (or AR5), initially showing the work by the Working Group I, which deals with … Keep reading »
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Oil, Tar Sands, Coal, Natural Gas
Santa Barbara, California — 11 April 2014. What’s behind the expansion drive of Canada’s and North America’s fossil fuel industries? Coal extraction, natural gas fracking and shale oil fracking are all … Watch video »
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The Contradictions of Localism
Jordy Cummings (JC): Your book is called No Local and it is an immanent critique of inward looking reactions to neoliberal capitalism. One poignant episode you recount surrounds urban agriculture, … Keep reading »
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First Nations Fight Against the Frackers
After facing months of protest led by the Mi’kmaq people of the Elsipogtog Nation in New Brunswick, the frackers of Houston-based Southwestern Energy Co. (SWN) have left the province and … Keep reading »
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Voices of Resistance to the Northern Gateway Pipeline
At the time of writing, the National Energy Board’s Joint Review Panel (JRP) has just published its recommendation that the Enbridge’s proposed Northern Gateway to transport Alberta’s tar sands oil … Keep reading »
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The Fossil Fuel Wars in British Columbia and Canada
The fossil fuel industry offensive in British Columbia and across Canada is proceeding relentlessly. This is a report from some of the key fronts of the fossil fuel wars. Tar Sands … Keep reading »
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Warsaw Climate Talks Go Up in Smoke
“The smell of inaction” is how Dipti Bhatnagar, Friends of the Earth Mozambique’s international program director for climate justice and energy, summed up the atmosphere inside the giant Narodowy Stadium … Keep reading »
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Climate Change and Socialism
By embracing the fight against climate change, we need to explain that this is a fight for a new world that restores the balance between Mother Earth and our needs … Keep reading »
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Climate Change: ‘The Greatest Challenge of Our Time’
“Climate change is life or death. It is the new global battlefield. It is being presented as if it is the problem of the developed world. But it’s the developed … Keep reading »