Category Archives: ENVIRONMENT

Frame Capitalism not the Earth

We in the west think that Darfur was torn apart due to ethnic conflict, while according to David Morse it was a resource war. He writes in an insightful article on Alternet, “The most sophisticated technologies deployed are, on the … Continue reading

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Occupy APEC with Aloha

By Christine Ahn Foreign Policy  In Focus E iho ana o luna, E pi’i ana o lalo, E hui ana na moku, E ku ana ka paia. “That which is above shall be brought down, that which is below shall … Continue reading

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Wikileaks cables show race to carve up Arctic: Secretary Hillary Clinton highlights the Opportunities of Artic Exploitation

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Vanishing Of The Bees

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Naomi Klein on Delay of Keystone XL Oil Pipeline Decision Until 2013

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Vandana Shiva: “People should see that corporations have abandoned them long ago.”

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Occupy first. Demands come later

by Slavoj Žižek · 26/10/2011 · guardian.co.uk The problem is not corruption or greed, the problem is the system that pushes you to be corrupt. The reason protesters went out is that they had enough of the world where recycling … Continue reading

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Women Help Promote a Just Global Economy

Anasuya Sengupta Wednesday, September 14, 2011 SF GATE In the countryside of war-torn Mindanao in the southern Philippines, a group of indigenous female farmers have opened their own organic produce store. Even as they try to improve their own health … Continue reading

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SOLUTIONS: Landowners Challenge TransCanada’s Keystone Pipeline

TransCanada is suing and threatening American farmers and ranchers with eminent domain so it can build a pipeline that will serve no one but TransCanada and Big Oil By Tom Zeller Jr. HUFFINGTON POST Sue Kelso, born Sue White, is … Continue reading

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This Hero Didn’t Stand a Chance

By Chris Hedges TRUTHDIG People found the strength and the faith that, no matter what happened to them when they sat at that lunch counter or got on that bus, there would be another wave of people coming behind them … Continue reading

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