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Pursuit of profit won’t solve climate crisis
Pursuit of profit won’t solve climate crisis Effective democracy needs “a widespread sense of responsibility for the common good” Every answer has a cost. Every choice exacts a penalty. A new book reminds readers there are no easy answers to the climate crisis. LONDON, 24 June, 2019 − Resolving the climate crisis demands radical political change, […]
Trudeau Declared a Climate Crisis, then Backed Trans Mountain Again
Trudeau Declared a Climate Crisis, then Backed Trans Mountain Again Opponents slam approval of potentially ‘catastrophic’ pipeline expansion. A day after declaring a “climate emergency,” the federal government approved for the second time the expansion of the Trans Mountain Pipeline that it now owns. In announcing cabinet’s decision, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said fighting climate […]
Fire and Flood: Politics as Usual Amid Planetary Destruction
Fire and Flood: Politics as Usual Amid Planetary Destruction Photograph Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture – Public Domain More and more, we look into our screens and gizmos. And this helps us — almost as if they were made for that purpose — not to think about the weather outside. Kept busy “curating” our own […]
The Oil Industry Faces A ‘Crisis Of Confidence’
The Oil Industry Faces A ‘Crisis Of Confidence’ The oil industry is starting to feel the pressure of climate change. Oil executives, by and large, have not been swayed to change their business practices despite years of warnings about the climate crisis. However, they are beginning to listen to shareholders who are demanding change, while […]
Who will Displace the Omniciders?
Who will Displace the Omniciders? Citizens challenging the towering threat of climate crisis should never underestimate the consequences of our dependence on fossil fuel corporations. Real engagement with the worsening climate disruption means spending more of our leisure hours on civic action. The fate of future generations and our planet depends on the intensity of […]
Evidence of Human-Caused Climate Crisis Has Now Reached ‘Gold Standard’-Level Certainty, Scientists Say
Evidence of Human-Caused Climate Crisis Has Now Reached ‘Gold Standard’-Level Certainty, Scientists Say “There’s a one-in-a-million chance humans are NOT warming the planet. A new report offers “gold standard”-level certainty that humans are contributing to the climate crisis, leading to rising sea levels, melting glaciers, and extreme weather events. (Photo: Christopher Michel/Flickr/cc) Most Americans now recognize […]
Calling for ‘Unprecedented and Urgent Action’ to Solve Climate Crisis, Four Organizers Shut Off Valves at Enbridge Lines 3 and 4
Calling for ‘Unprecedented and Urgent Action’ to Solve Climate Crisis, Four Organizers Shut Off Valves at Enbridge Lines 3 and 4 “This is some serious climate leadership.” Four Catholic Workers shut off valves at Enbridge Energy Line 3 and 4 in northern Minnesota on Monday. (Photo: @4necessity/Twitter) Condemning “the imminent and irreversible damage being done […]
Can an Unequal Earth Beat Climate Change?
Can an Unequal Earth Beat Climate Change? Some 250 million years ago, life on Earth survived an existential climate crisis. But that Earth had a distinct advantage. No rich. We either keep fossil fuels in the ground, or all of us are going to fry. So essentially posits still another new blockbuster study on climate […]
The Extinction Rebellion’s Direct-Action Climate Activism Comes to New York
THE EXTINCTION REBELLION’S DIRECT-ACTION CLIMATE ACTIVISM COMES TO NEW YORK THE NEW YORK CHAPTER of Extinction Rebellion held its first planning meeting on Thursday. Incensed and terrified by the accelerating climate crisis, activists gathered in Manhattan to discuss how they might replicate some of the successes the direct-action group has had in the United Kingdom. […]
Global Warming Agenda to Create Authoritarian Government
Global Warming Agenda to Create Authoritarian Government Back in 1996, the former Soviet Union President Mikhail Gorbachev expressed the real truth behind the Global Warming agenda. He said that using climate alarmism could advance the socialist Marxist objectives to restore the power of government. He said: “The threat of environmental crisis will be the international disaster key to unlock […]
Rebellious Scientists Issue Urgent Appeal
Rebellious Scientists Issue Urgent Appeal Photo Source NASA ICE | CC BY 2.0 On October 31st a select group of UK scientists launched a Declaration of Rebellion against the UK government at the Houses of Parliament: “For criminal inaction in the face of climate change catastrophe and ecological collapse.” According to the scientists, now is […]
Petro-Hegemony and the Carbon Rebellion
Petro-Hegemony and the Carbon Rebellion Part 1: An introduction to a theory of change for the climate justice movement The following post is the first in a four part series that I am hoping will help translate what I’ve learned throughout my PhD dissertation research into accessible and useful tools that can be shared and […]
The Climate Crisis is Back in the News
The Climate Crisis is Back in the News Photo Source Peter Prokosch | CC BY 2.0 The prospect of drastic climate change is back in the news. But, for all too many people it is just that, a news item. It is like other eye-grabbing stories: a bit scary, but also happening somewhere else and […]
We need a fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty – and we need it now
We need a fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty – and we need it now Climate breakdown is an imminent threat to humanity. But an international treaty could avert calamity Brown coal power plant in North Rhine-Westphalia. ‘Currently global demand for coal, oil and gas are all growing, with fossil fuels accounting for 81% of energy use.’ […]
