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Below are groups and resources (books, articles, websites, etc.) related to this topic. Click on an item’s title to go its resource page with author, publisher, description/abstract and other details, a link to the full text if available, as well as links to related topics in the Subject Index. You can also browse the Title, Author, Subject, Chronological, Dewey, LoC, and Format indexes, or use the Search box. Results46 Connexions Library3 Connexions Directory of Groups & Websites 3 Sources Experts & Spokespersons 1 Sources Library Connexions LibraryAnother world is possible if...  George, Susan Book 2004 Susan George suggests that we can create a new and better world -- if we act together to bring about changes. She discusses the ifs and hows. A Call For A Fair Shares Agreement: Will Justice Prevail in Paris? Thanki, Nathan; Nacpil, Lidy; Rehma, Asad Article 2015 For most people the word justice conjures up images of superheroes and supreme courts. It seems a grand notion with little bearing on the practicalities of daily life. And when applied to the climate ... Canadian Information Sharing Service: Volume 3, Number 4 - August 1978 Serial Publication (Periodical) 1978 A Carbon-Free Future: An Interview with Arjun Makhijani Article 2009 A carbon-free future is possible and necessary. The Closing Circle: Man, Technology & the Environment Commoner, Barry Book 1971 Commoner argues that economic life must be structured to conform to the principles of ecology, as opposed to the goal of unlimited growth that underpins capitalist economies. ... Connexions: Volume 6, Number 3 - September 1981 - Atlantic Development/Le Developpement Atlantique Serial Publication (Periodical) 1981 Connexions Digest: Issue 54 - February 1992- A Social Change Sourcebook Serial Publication (Periodical) 1992 Connexions Library: Environment Focus Website Selected articles, books, websites and other resources on environment, ecology, climate change, pollution, and land use. The Dead End of Climate Justice: How NGO Bureaucrats and Greenwashed Corporations are Turning Nature Into Investment Capital Simons, Tim; Tonak, Ali Article 2010 The notion of climate debt, highlighted as the principle avenue of struggle for the climate justice movement, poses some large problems. Contemporary demands for reparations justified by the notion of... Deep Green Resistance: Strategy to Save the Planet Jensen, Derrick; McBay, Aric; Keith, Lierre Book 2011 The authors maintain that industrial civilization is incompatible with life. Technology can't fix it, and shopping — no matter how green — won’t stop it. To save this planet, we need a serious resista... The Domination of Nature Leiss, William Book Leiss relates environmental concerns back to the fundamental problem of man's domination of his fellow man. In doing so, he argues for a reconsideration of the relationship between humanity and nature... Economics as if the Earth Really Mattered: A Catalyst Guide to Socially Conscious Investing Meeker-Lowry, Susan Book 1989 Economics as if the Earth Really Mattered offers hundreds of suggestions of how average people can invest their money and/or their time in building a new economy in harmony with life-affirming values.... The Enemy of Nature: The End of Capitalism or the End of the World? Kovel, Joel Book 2002 We live in and from nature, but the way we have evolved of doing this is about to destroy you. Capitalism and its by-products -- imperialism, war, neoliberal globalization, racism, poverty, and the de... EnvironmentSources.com Website 2017 Web portal with information about environmental issues and resources, with articles, documents, books, websites, and experts and spokespersons. The home page features a selection of recent and importa... Field Notes from a Catastrophe Kolbert, Elizabeth Book 2006 A readable account of the development of the science of global warming, alongside shocking vignettes that demonstrate the rapidly altering effects climate change is having on our world. For Workers' Climate Action: Climate Change and Working-Class Struggle Hampton, Paul Article 2015 A new collection of articles and reviews on the fight against dangerous climate change, capitalism and workers' organisation and struggle. Urges the left to reach out to climate activists to make the ... Getting Serious About Keeping Fossil Fuels in the Ground Means Getting Serious About a Just Transition Young, Patrick Article 2016 If the climate movement is going to get serious about keeping fossil fuels in the ground, the movement needs to get serious about cultivating a real vision for a just transition. If we’re going to se... Global Thoughts, Local Actions McConkey, David Book 1984 A wealth of information for those seeking ways to link global problems to everyday life. Green Business: Hope or Hoax?: Toward an Authentic Strategy for Restoring the Earth Plant, Christopher, Plant, Judith Book 1991 Is green business a viable strategy or a contradiction in terms? How to Promote a Just Transition and Break out of the jobs vs. environment trap: A Superfund for Workers Brecher, Jeremy Article 2015 A strategy has been emerging to protect workers and communities whose livelihoods may be threatened by climate protection policies. Protecting those who lose their jobs due to necessary environmental ... How to Save the World: Strategy for World Conservation Allen, Robert Book 1980 "How To Save The World" discusses, "Why the world needs saving now and how it can be done". Allen breaks his work down into seven chapters, devoting each to an important aspect of the global predicame... Impossibleism Romulous, Aetius Article 2009 Impossibleists want unrestrained sustainable growth in the face of its inevitable impossibility. It is a mystery how they think this way, knowing as they surely do that eventually the bill will come d... Is Capitalism Sustainable?: Political Economy and the Politics of Ecology O'Connor, Martin Book 1994 The book concludes that world-scale capitalism may be viable for some time, but its costs (cultural, ecological, increased conflict) will be great. Just the Beginning of Canada's Filthy Tar Sands: A Qualitative Jump Down a Black Hole Stainsby, Macdonald Article 2013 The technology used in Canada's tar sands will be used to open up other potential oil deposits that could more than double all know oil reserves. The disaster threatens to keep expanding. Klein vs. Klein Out of the Woods Article 2015 This Changes Everything is a book capacious enough to allow Naomi Klein two positions at once. But a real climate-justice movement will at some point have to make choices. Life, Money & Illusion: Living on Earth as if We Want to Stay Nickerson, Michael Book 2006 The failure to reduce green house gas emissions, the success of efforts to curb ozone depletion, causes related to prosperity and social justice are just some the topics covered. By using the example ... Marxism as if the planet mattered: A Return to Marx's Ecological Critique Butler, Simon Article 2013 Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels held that capitalism inevitably tears apart the natural conditions that sustain life. They argued capitalism's exploitation of working people, and the unsustainable expl... None of the world's top industries would be profitable if they paid for the natural capital they use Roberts,David Article 2013 The notion of "externalities" refers to costs imposed by businesses that are not paid for by those businesses. Roberts argues that, although the term is useful in folding ecological concerns into econ... Odious Debts: Loose Lending, Corruption and the Thirld World's Environmental Legacy Adams, Patricia Book 1991 The Politics of Extractivism: Book Review of "Geopolítica de la Amazonía: Poder hacendal-patrimonial y acumulación capitalista" by Alvaro García Linera Beaulieu, Devin; Postero, Nancy Article 2013 García Linera's work is most certainly an expression of the dramatic changes in Bolivia and the "cultural and democratic revolution" Morales and his MAS party claim to have inaugurated. The Poverty of Power: Energy and the Economic Crisis Commoner, Barry Book 1976 Commoner argues that the environmental, energy, and economic crises are interconnected. The industries that use the most energy have the highest negative impact on the environment; the focus on non-re... Searching for Sustainability: Book Review Cox, Jan Article 2014 Review of "State of the World 2013: Is Sustainability Still Possible?" by the WorldWatch Institute. Socialist Register 1997: Volume 33: Ruthless Criticism of All that Exists Panitch, Leo (ed.) Serial Publication (Periodical) 1997 Sustainability Searching for solutions: New Internationalist November 2000 Serial Publication (Periodical) 2000 A look at the issues and facts regarding sustainability around the world. Tar Sands: Dirty Oil and the Future of a Continent Nikiforuk, Andrew Book 2010 To extract the energy from the Alberta tar sands, the world's ugliest, most expensive hydrocrabon, we are polluting our air, poisoning our water, destroying vast areas of boreal forest, and underminin... 'They stole the beach' - the major mafia that almost nobody wants to talk about: The building boom in China and worldwide demand for consumer goods containing ilmenite has enriched criminals who specialise in stealing san Meynen, Nick Article 2018 Increasing demand for sand has led to targeting of sandy beaches by organised crime. Community members who speak out or protest the destruction of beaches are often victims of intimidation, harrassmen... This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs the Climate Klein, Naomi Book 2014 Klein says that climate change cannot be confronted unless we confront capitalism. She says that we can seize this existential crisis to transform our failed system and build something radically bette... Towards Workers' Climate Action: Book review Leyshon, Traven Article 2016 A review of a book and a pamphlet by Paul Hampton, both on the urgent need for workers' action on climate change. The tragedy of liberal environmentalism Dempsey,Jessica Article 2017 The tragedy of liberal environmentalism is that it occupies the political discourse as the most pragmatic, the most possible way to a better future, but implementing this watered down, technical envir... Wealth, Illth, And Net Welfare Daly, Herman Article 2011 Wellbeing should be counted in net terms -- that is to say we should consider not only the accumulated stock of wealth but also that of "illth;" and not only the annual flow of goods but also that of ... Why Detroit Needs Justice and CPR: Against The Current vol. 88 Simmons, Charles Article 2000 If anyone doubts that the modern American City has become the center of all forms of oppression, consider the list of injustices that Detroit residents confront everyday in a city governed by African ... Workers and Trade Unions for Climate Solidarity: Tackling climate change in a neoliberal world Hampton, Paul Book 2015 Paul Hampton, a Marxist trade union researcher in Britain, addresses the role of workers in the climate justice movement, as well as the tasks of revolutionaries. Connexions Directory of Groups & WebsitesCampaign for Nuclear Phaseout CNP is a non-profit initiative directed by a steering committee of activists across Canada. CNP encourages the phaseout of nuclear power in favour of safer, cleaner and more economic energy alternativ... Greenpeace Canada Active in a wide variety of environmental campaigns, Greenpeace is effective at educating the public through creative, non-violent direct actions, researching alternatives to destructive practices and... Sources Experts & SpokespersonsSources LibraryIndictment of Russians over US election meddling is case of pot calling the kettle black Maloof, F. Michael 2018 WorldNetDaily writer and former US Department of Defense official F. Michael Maloof recalls past US foreign policy adventures in light of claims of Russian interference in the 2016 US presidential el... |
