Capitalism

09/08/24
Author: 
M.V. Ramana
Nuclear is not the solution - Book

Essay by author M.V. Ramana, The Multiplural World, Aug 4, 2024

07/08/24
Author: 
John Woodside
Artwork by Ata Ojani / Canada's National Observer

Aug. 6, 2024

Mining the ocean floor for critical minerals was already controversial, but a new groundbreaking scientific study has thrown the industry into chaos as countries negotiate its future.

At a meeting of the United Nations’ International Seabed Authority (ISA) in Jamaica, running from July 15 to Aug 2, countries are negotiating rules to govern deep sea mining. The regulations have been under development for years, but the clock has been running out on an agreement.

04/08/24
Author: 
Ben Carroll, Labor Notes
Hyundai’s first U.S. plant for manufacturing electric vehicles is under construction in Ellabell, Georgia, near Savannah. AP Photo/Russ Bynum

Aug. 3, 2024

Towering cranes pierce the sky, contrasting with the rural surroundings. It’s an early morning in June, the air already gauzy and thick, and construction is humming at the Toyota Battery mega-site in Liberty, North Carolina.

Trucks and other heavy machines dart in and out of the complex. A line of food trucks is tucked around the corner, alongside a dozen tour buses used to move workers.

29/07/24
Author: 
Edward Carver
Climate activists prepare for a march to the home of Citigroup CEO Jane Fraser in New York City on July 27, 2024. (Photo: New York Communities for Change)

July 27, 2024

Dozens of climate campaigners were arrested for protesting the multinational bank's financing of new fossil fuel development.

Hundreds of activists, largely mothers and their kids, protested outside Citigroup CEO Jane Fraser's luxury apartment building in New York City on Saturday, calling for the multinational bank she leads to stop funding fossil fuel expansion.

23/07/24
Author: 
George Monbiot
 Illustration: Kingsley Nebechi/The Guardian

July 14, 2024

The focus on growth to ease the UK’s economic ills will not be nearly enough, but there is a way to raise the sums needed

Website editor: What is true in the UK is also relevant to Canada and elsewhere.

21/07/24
Author: 
Marty Hart-Landsberg
STOP -  heat danger

July 21, 2024

We are in real trouble. Global carbon dioxide emissions (the main cause of global warming) continue to rise, hitting a new high in 2023. Last year was also the hottest in recorded history and, year by year, more Americans are feeling the consequences. Yet, we have seen only modest attempts to bring emissions down.

19/07/24
Author: 
David Beers and Patrick Condon
UBC professor of landscape architecture and urban design Patrick Condon discusses his provocative new book. Photos supplied.

July 19, 2024

The UBC prof and Tyee contributor blames runaway land speculation and offers fixes in his new book ‘Broken City.’ A Tyee exchange.

11/07/24
Author: 
David Gelles
A data center in San Jose, Calif. A.I. is having a profound impact on energy demand around the world.Credit...Jim Wilson/The New York Times

July 11, 2024

The soaring electricity demands of data centers and A.I. are straining the grid in some areas, pushing up emissions and slowing the energy transition.

A few weeks ago, I joined a small group of reporters for a wide-ranging conversation with Bill Gates about climate change, its causes and potential solutions. When the topic turned to the issue of just how much energy artificial intelligence was using, Gates was surprisingly sanguine.

26/06/24
Author: 
Harrison Dressler and Daniel Tubb
Book cover

Jun. 25, 2024

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