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Introduction: We
stand firmly in opposition to the destruction of the environment. We
believe that the scourge of pollution, depletion of resources and
degradation of our natural environment is primarily the result of the
reckless policies of profit driven capitalism, and the shortsighted
consumerism that it fosters. We believe that under socialism - through a
rational, democratically controlled planned economy - we will be able to
make decisions that can stop and reverse the destruction of the
environment.
We support efforts to save what remains of our natural environment,
re-tool industry to use sustainable fuels, resources and production
practices, and to break down the artificial and debilitating divisions
between the labor and environmental movements.
Below is a list of articles and resolutions from Socialist Action, YSA
and the Fourth International, as well as a collection of links to other
websites with information about ecology and the environmental movement.
We welcome your feedback!
Ecology
News & Views:
 The Climate Skepticism of Alexander
Cockburn: Left journalist and
commentator Alexander Cockburn recently took a strange turn to the right
by joining the ranks of nay-saying climate skeptics in a series of four articles
published in The Nation. The commentaries, which attacked the science of
global warming and the anthropogenic causes of climate change, were also
posted on the Counterpunch website he coedits with Jeffrey St. Clair. continued
Who Will Pay the Price for Global
Warming: The
importance of George Monbiot’s latest book "Heat," and
the reason why every socialist should read it is that it raises the level
of debate on the politics of climate change, as well as on the science
and technology. What the book lacks, however, is a class analysis of the
issue. continued
Why Nuclear Power is Not the Answer: An alarming number of so-called
environmentalists in the United States are taking the position that more
nuclear power generation is the way to reduce the carbon dioxide
emissions that are contributing to global warming. continued
No Blood for Coal: Nearly 48 hours after a
conveyor fire broke out at Alma No. 1 Mine in Melville, West Virginia,
rescuers recovered the bodies of two missing miners. These victims
brought the total of American coal miners killed on the job during the
first three weeks of January to 15. This figure exactly equaled the
number of GIs killed in Iraq over the same time span. continued
Why We Need a New Environmental
Movement: Human beings knew about the
harmful effects of breathing filthy, polluted air even before the
Industrial Revolution. Smoke and soot from the burning of coal plagued England over
700 years ago. London recorded air pollution problems even in the Middle
Ages. Due to a wood and charcoal shortage in Europe, people stepped up
the use of coal for heat in the early 17th century. continued
Power Line Fight in Wisconsin: For years
the American Transmission Company has been trying, with a lot of success,
to intimidate and bribe local governments, courts and regulatory bodies
to give it a green light for the Arrowhead-Weston line. The
Arrowhead-Weston, if built, will be a massive 345 Kilovolt (that’s
345,000 volts!) bulk transmission line that will allow ATC to sell cheap
electricity from the Manitoba Hydro project in Canada to the Chicago
area, where it could make a handsome profit underselling existing
electric providers. continued
The Truth About Global Warming: In the summer of 1988, the
hottest on record up to that point, James Hansen of NASA's Goddard Space
Institute reported to Congress that he was 99% certain that global warming,
due to the human activity of burning fossil fuels, was underway. The
story made front-page headlines. continued
Archived
Articles:
Capitalism & the Environment:
Adjusting
for climate change: Who will pay the price?
Confronting
the climate change crisis
Global
Warming - We Are Running Out of Time
 Why Nuclear
Power is Not the Answer
No Blood
for Coal!
Down With King Coal!
Down on the
'Socially Responsible' Farm
Oil Uber Alles
Global Warming: A Time Bomb for the Earth
Aceh: Hit by Tsunami & Indonesian Military
Tsunami
disaster magnified by poverty & imperialism
World Food
Day 2004: The political Economy of Hunger
As the
World Burns . . .
Haiti’s
Storm Damage Compounded by
Neo-Colonialism
Global
warming: A capitalist crime against humanity
Greenspan’s
Natural Gas
Got Water?
$7 a
Gallon?
Mad Cow
Exposes the Cattle Industry
Genetic
Engineering
Fast Food
Nation
The Environmental Movement:
The climate skepticism of
Alexander Cockburn
Union Members &
Environmental Activists Discuss Climate Crisis
Labor and Environmental
Movements Are Natural Allies
Montreal
Summit: Bush Feels the Heat
The Death of (Liberal) Environmentalism
Critique of
the Movement for Sustainability
FBI
Indicted by Earth First! for Murder of Judi Bari
Marxists on the Environment:
Does
Humanity Have a Future?
Ecology
& Socialism
Science vs.
Creationism
Critique of
the Movement for Sustainability
War & the Environment:
Billions for
New Orleans, Not a Penny for War!
The
Ecological Effects of War
Capitalism,
War & Environmental Destruction
Links 2 Environmental Groups & Resources:
Save Our
Unique Lands
Defenders
of Wildlife
Earth First!
Union of Concerned Scientists
Student
Environmental Action Coalition
Bulletin of
Atomic Scientists
EarthWINS
Environmental
News Network
Rainforest
Action Network
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