Climate Change

Why we need a European Green New Deal

18/02/19

Author:

Srećko Horvat

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If socialism in one country was a pipe dream, so will be the idea of an ecological transition in one country. To make it work, the Green New Deal will have to be internationalized.

The damage caused by air pollution is now being compared to the effects of tobacco use. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), air pollution poses the greatest environmental threat to global health in 2019, killing seven million people prematurely every year, which is around the number of deaths caused by cigarettes.

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The Green New Deal, Capitalism and the State

16/02/19

Author:

Rob Urie

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Counterpunch

"This is an excellent article, explaining the central, crucial need for radical ecological-economic transition plans. But it also stresses why asking/expecting the corporations and their governments to devise/implement such plans may be a useful tactic but is definitely a doomed strategy."

Gene McGuckin

Feb. 15, 2019

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Capitalism

Climate Change

USA

Climate strike: Schoolchildren protest over climate change

15/02/19

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BBC

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BBC News

Feb. 15, 2019

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Pupils from around the UK went "on strike" on Friday as part of a global campaign for action on climate change.

Students around the country walked out of schools to call on the government to declare a climate emergency and take active steps to tackle the problem.

Organisers Youth Strike 4 Climate said protests took place in more than 60 towns and cities, with an estimated 15,000 taking part.

They carried placards, some reading: "There is no planet B."

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Climate Change

Protest - Revolt

The Battle Lines Have Been Drawn On The Green New Deal

14/02/19

Author:

Naomi Klein

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The Intercept

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez speaks alongside Sen. Ed Markey at a news conference about the Green New Deal, in Washington, Feb. 7, 2019. Photo: Pete Marovich/Redux

February 13 2019

“I REALLY DON’T like their policies of taking away your car, taking away your airplane flights, of ‘let’s hop a train to California,’ or ‘you’re not allowed to own cows anymore!'”

So bellowed President Donald Trump in El Paso, Texas, his first campaign-style salvo against Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Sen. Ed Markey’s Green New Deal resolution. There will surely be many more.

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Climate Change

USA

Noam Chomsky - 'In a couple of generations, organized human society may not survive.'

13/02/19

Author:

Robert Hackett

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National Observer

February 12th 2019

The elegant simplicity of his campus office — a small round table with several straight-backed chairs, a laptop on an uncluttered desk — contrasts with his reputation as one of the world’s leading public intellectuals. Now aged 90, Noam Chomsky continues to write, and is co-teaching a course on politics and global crises at the University of Arizona.

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Climate Change

Global

Canada's new food guide fails to deliver sustainable diets

10/02/19

Author:

Trevor Rous

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National Observer

The new Canada's Food Guide recommends a variety of vegetables and fruit. Handout photo Government of Canada

February 4th 2019

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Response from Indigenous Environmental Network to the Green New Deal

09/02/19

Author:

http://www.ienearth.org/

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Indigenous Environmental Network

TALKING POINTS ON THE AOC-MARKEY GREEN NEW DEAL (GND) RESOLUTION

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March 15 th Global Climate Strike For Future

08/02/19

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Global Climate Strike For Future

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Global Climate Strike For Future

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Climate Change

Global

Protest - Revolt

Governor says Washington will try to influence Trans Mountain 'every way' it can

08/02/19

Author:

Laura Kane

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National Observer

The Canadian Press

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee says his state shares concerns with British Columbia about the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion and will continue to voice its objections any way it can.

Inslee made the comments at a joint news conference in Seattle on Thursday with B.C. Premier John Horgan, who is visiting the state to discuss partnerships on endangered killer whales, clean energy and high-speed rail.

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Facing jail over Trans Mountain protest, this lawyer asks court to consider what 'no one wants to talk about'

08/02/19

Author:

Richard Littlemore

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National Observer

retired lawyer David Gooderham among his files on climate change at home in Vancouver, B.C. on Jan. 25, 2019. Photo by Michael Ruffolo

February 7th 2019

Retired lawyer David Gooderham, 73, may soon cap a distinguished career in law with a 28-day jail sentence for contempt of court for joining protesters who have gathered to block work on the Trans Mountain pipeline.

But he says it’s worth the risk if it gives him a chance to trigger the first-ever court hearing in Canada on the validity of the science of climate change and the implications of federal pipeline policy.

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Climate Change

If socialism in one country was a pipe dream, so will be the idea of an ecological transition in one country. To make it work, the Green New Deal will have to be internationalized.

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