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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!
Environmental
News & Views:
Bankruptcy of Capitalist Solutions to Climate Crisis: We live on a planet in peril,
one that is in jeopardy because of capitalist greed. The combustion of
fossils fuels to power commodity production is causing Earth to melt
down. Yet, no measurable progress is being made to cope with the
situation since greenhouse gas emissions continue to spew forth with no
end in sight, CO2 concentrations have spiked every year this century and
temperatures are still rising. continued
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
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