Category: Environment
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Harvest Ontario Walk to Stop HWY 413
What does a group of grandmothers and ‘others,’ a leading Canadian environmental advocacy organization, and a community climate group have in common? Turns out, quite a lot. Grand(m)others Act to … Keep reading »
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International Food Crisis and Proposals to Overcome It
Contrary to a notion that spread in 2022, the global food crisis started before the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the rise in the cereal prices due to speculation. On … Keep reading »
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$2-Trillion for War Versus $100-Billion to Save the Planet
The West seems more fixated on spending social wealth on the military rather than addressing the climate catastrophe. Keep reading »
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EU Labels Gas and Nuclear as ‘Sustainable,’ Betraying Climate Promises
It is a “disgrace,” a “scandalous result,” but “the struggle continues.” Green, left-wing and environmental organizations have strongly criticized the result of last Wednesday’s vote in the European Parliament, which … Keep reading »
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Farming and Food Struggles in Palestine
Palestinians are organizing CSA programs and small farms to become food sovereign and protect their culture against colonialism. Keep reading »
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We Have a Problem: Live with our eyes open without allowing ourselves to be defeated
It is July 20, 1969. The Apollo 11 manned space mission lands on our Moon, and a few hours later, Neil Armstrong takes his first steps on the lunar surface, … Keep reading »
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Climate Justice and Capitalism?
A review of A Good War: Mobilizing Canada for the Climate Emergency I can’t forget those crisp November mornings. I’d stand respectfully still, a Scout’s red sash across my shoulder. I … Keep reading »
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Quebec Can Reduce GHGs By 2030 and Not Exceed 1.5°C
In their electoral platform for the fall election, Québec solidaire, which has 10 MPs out of 125 in Quebec’s parliament, is proposing to achieve a reduction of greenhouse gases (GHGs) … Keep reading »
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As the Planet Warms, We Are Sacrificing Lives for Profits
Climate change is the result of a deadly calculus: human lives are worth risking and even losing over the profits of global corporations. Keep reading »
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Pacific Northwest: The Salmon Fishery, Climate Change and the Eco-System
The salmon stories project collects and archives stories from everyday people living on the edges of the Pacific Northwest bioregion, who have a connection with salmon in some way. Keep reading »
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Climate-Damage Denialism: Setting the Social Cost of Carbon
Dr. Patrick Bond’s submission to the South African National Treasury’s taxation document for the oil and gas sectors, 7 February 2022. I am a University of Johannesburg professor, specialising in … Keep reading »
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Resisting Fossil Fuel Extractavism in South Africa
Hosken Consolidated Investment (HCI) CEO, Johnny Copelyn, declared the criticism of seismic surveys to be ‘poppycock’ in an interview with Cape Talk and subsequently carried by Business Day under the … Keep reading »