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Omicron on the rise: Pandemic as a life lesson for the human species
Omicron on the rise: Pandemic as a life lesson for the human species If we think of a disease as something that is sending us a message that we need to incorporate into our individual and collective lives, we get a much different view of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. So far, our attempts at integrating […]
European Nuke Plants Offline As Power Prices Hit Record
European Nuke Plants Offline As Power Prices Hit Record Bloomberg’s Chief Energy Correspondent Javier Blas tweeted a disturbing map of European day-ahead electricity prices that will hit record highs on Monday. “EUROPEAN ENERGY CRISIS: Wow, wow, wow… I’m running out of words to describe the European short-term electricity market,” Blas said. He continued, “Multiple records breached for Monday. With […]
COP26 – Caught in a Net: Agriculture, Climate Change, and the Decarbonisation Agenda
COP26 – Caught in a Net: Agriculture, Climate Change, and the Decarbonisation Agenda The 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as COP26, is the 26th of its kind. After a Covid-related postponement, it was held this year in Glasgow, Scotland between October 31 and November 12. Dr Chris Maughan has been in Glasgow for the […]
Scientists watch giant ‘doomsday’ glacier in Antarctica with concern
Scientists watch giant ‘doomsday’ glacier in Antarctica with concern Cracks and fissures stoke fears of breakup that could lead to half-metre rise in global sea levels – or more Satellite view of Antarctica with the Thwaites glacier marked in red. Photograph: UniversalImagesGroup/UIG/Getty Images Twenty years ago, an area of ice thought to weigh almost 500bn […]
The climate response cliff
The climate response cliff Climate change is only one symptom of a broader ecological crisis; the rapid loss of wild life is equally critical. Most species other than humans and our livestock, (and pets and pests) have had horrifying drops in population within the last 70 years or so, even if they are not yet […]
German Cold Blast To Extend Into January Amid Energy Crisis
German Cold Blast To Extend Into January Amid Energy Crisis A combination of factors creates a perfect storm of turbulence for many Europeans paying some of the highest energy prices ever. Natural gas stockpiles remain at low levels as gas flows from Europe are depressed. The continuation of cold weather and an energy crunch is […]
France’s EDF Shutters Two Nuclear Power Plants After Cracks Found
France’s EDF Shutters Two Nuclear Power Plants After Cracks Found Électricité de France S.A., commonly known as EDF, a French electric utility company primarily owned by the state, shuttered two nuclear power plants after routine safety inspections found cracks at one power plant. EDF wrote in a press release, “preventive maintenance checks on the primary circuit […]
Don’t blame capitalism. Capitalism itself isn’t “bad”; it’s the effects that are bad. — Nate Hagens
Don’t blame capitalism. Capitalism itself isn’t “bad”; it’s the effects that are bad. — Nate Hagens Capitalism has allowed us to throw a two-century party – We trashed the place, drank the booze, burned the furniture — It’s time to wake up, act like adults, and behave responsibly. — Nate Hagens “Here in America when bad […]
‘The Big Stall’ details how neoliberal think tanks blocked action on climate change
‘The Big Stall’ details how neoliberal think tanks blocked action on climate change Donald Gutstein’s well-researched new book is a deep dive into the strategies that Canadian oil companies and their friends have implemented to prevent political action and reverse catastrophe. The Bill Stall: How Big Oil and Think Tanks are Blocking Action on Climate […]
Cascadia’s Chance for a Zero-Carbon Future: What We Learned
Cascadia’s Chance for a Zero-Carbon Future: What We Learned Lessons from a year of reporting on climate solutions for the bioregion spanning BC, Washington and Oregon. We started this series in January with this image of Aji Piper taken in Washington state during a wildfire smoke emergency. At age 15 he joined a lawsuit against […]
What is Post-Doom? – Another End of the World is Possible #ClimateCrisis #Ecocide #Overshoot #auspol #Energy #Consumption #Population Listen to the scientists.
What is Post-Doom? – Another End of the World is Possible #ClimateCrisis #Ecocide #Overshoot #auspol #Energy #Consumption #Population Listen to the scientists. “Post-doom has a gorgeous sunrise.” — Connie Barlow Why I am not a “Doomer” After several years of mobilizing with 350.org and other environmental groups, I came to realize that the whole movement […]
Collapse in a Nutshell: Understanding Our Predicament
Collapse in a Nutshell: Understanding Our Predicament
Today’s Round-Up of Climate News–Dec. 14th
https://climateandeconomy.com/2021/12/14/14th-december-2021-todays-round-up-of-climate-news/
Against Doomsday Scenarios: What Is to Be Done Now?
Against Doomsday Scenarios: What Is to Be Done Now? John Bellamy Foster is the editor of Monthly Review and a professor of sociology at the University of Oregon. John Molyneux edits the Irish Marxist Review, is a member of People Before Profit, is coordinator of the Global Ecosocialist Network, and has written widely on Marxism and ecosocialism. Owen McCormack is a longstanding socialist […]
