Environment

COP 26: Can a Singing, Dancing Rebellion Save the World?

November 3, 2021 UNAC Editor Abuses of Empire, Climate Change, petroleum

by Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J.S. Davies, October 3, 2021 COP Twenty-six! That is how many times the UN has assembled world leaders to try to tackle the climate crisis. But the United States is producing more oil and natural gas than ever; the amount of greenhouse gases (GHG) in the atmosphere and global temperatures are both still rising; and[…]

Glasgow Climate Talks Are, in Many Ways, ‘Harder Than Paris’

November 2, 2021 UNAC Editor Abuses of Empire, Environment, US Hypocrisy

by Bob Berwyn, published on Inside Climate News, November 1, 2021 Success of the two-week negotiations rides on wealthy nations committing to fast emissions cuts and paying promised aid to poor countries most threatened by global warming, the COP26 president says. To many following the decades-long journey of the United Nations climate negotiations, the 26th Conference of the Parties beginning[…]

World Gathering of Peoples for Our Mother Earth and against the Climate Crisis – Conclusions Document

November 2, 2021 UNAC Editor Agriculture, Bolivia, Environment, Indigenous peoples, Native Americans

by Justine Teba, published on The Red Nation, October 23, 2021 Global Encounter of Peoples in Favor of Mother Earth and Against the Climate Crisis Topic 1. Facing the climate crises structurally from the perspective of the peoples. Topic 2. Urgent calling of Mother Earth to combat the climate crisis. Topic 3. Integral actions to combat the climate crisis and[…]

AUKUS: Myth of a New “Cold War” Between the U.S. and China/Russia

September 28, 2021 UNAC Editor Capitalism, China, Climate Change, Imperial Wars

by Jeff Mackler Socialist Action, September 27, 2021 Friends, Jeff presents a different but useful perspective on China (and Western relations with China) from what you usually see here. I invite discussion around this point. [jb] AUKUS, or the new and secretly negotiated $66 billion nuclear-powered submarine agreement between Australia, the United Kingdom and the U.S., has momentarily ruffled some[…]

U.S. Militarism’s Toxic Impact on Climate Policy

September 23, 2021 UNAC Editor Climate Change, Europe, U.S. Budget

by Nicolas J. S. Davies and Medea Benjamin, September 22, 2021 President Biden addressed the UN General on September 21 with a warning that the climate crisis is fast approaching a “point of no return,” and a promise that the United States would rally the world to action. “We will lead not just with the example of our power but,[…]

Address the Global Public Health Crisis: Ban Glyphosate Now!

September 18, 2021 UNAC Editor Environment, Toxic Chemicals

by Colin Todhunter, published on Countercurrents, September 6, 2021 Glyphosate is usually marketed as Roundup and paired with GMO seeds from Monsanto, recently bought out by Bayer, another multinational purveyor of toxins. Farmers spray massive quantities of this deadly substance which attacks your kidneys and liver and causes cancer, on their crops. It is marketed to homeowners, landlords and businesses[…]

Indigenous Resistance Disrupts Billions Of Tons Of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Annually

September 2, 2021 UNAC Editor Environment, Native Americans, petroleum

by Collin Rees, published on Popular Resistance, September 2, 2021 A New Report Bemidji, Minnesota — The Indigenous Environmental Network and Oil Change International are releasing a new report titled Indigenous Resistance Against Carbon. The report analyzes the impact that Indigenous resistance to fossil fuel projects in the United States and Canada has had on greenhouse gas emissions over the past 10 years. From the struggle[…]

The U.S. Military Is Driving Environmental Collapse Across the Planet

August 23, 2021 UNAC Editor Climate Change, Imperialism, Militarism, Poisoning the Environment

by Sam Carliner, published on The Left Voice, August 19, 2021 Summer 2021 has been an alarming season for climate news. Massive fires have raged from California to Europe; countries in the Global South have been hit by deadly droughts and historic winters; and on August 9, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released a report confirming what many[…]

Capitalist Media, Biden’s Climate Deceptions; The Race to Save Earth

June 16, 2021 UNAC Editor Capitalism, Climate Change, US Politics

by James Fortin, published on Socialist Action, June 15, 2021 It just keeps getting worse. Never in the memory of any living person on Earth, has it been this bad. Climate change is occurring; it is getting worse, and time is running out to save the planet from catastrophe. Scientists urgently note the globe is rapidly approaching the catastrophic threshold[…]

The Limitations of Biden’s Climate Change Plan

May 22, 2021 UNAC Editor Environment, US Government Action

by Jason Cohen, published on Workers World, April 28, 2021 While on the campaign trail, Joe Biden reiterated that under his presidency, the U.S. would once again become a leader within the global community. During his few months as president, he announced the U.S. will rejoin the Paris Accord and also rejoined the World Health Organization — two acts lauded[…]