Month June 2007

Water shortages could cause forced migrations

“Hundreds of millions” of people may be compelled to relocate, says Scientific American. Low-lying coastal areas could be the worst hit – and that’s precisely where large population centers are too. May their predictions be wrong because if they are…

An ecosocialist manifesto

Joel Kovel and Michael Lowy presented the Ecosocialist Manifesto in 2001 as a socialist response to the environmental degradation of the planet. We believe that the present capitalist system cannot regulate, much less overcome, the crises it has set going.…

Deepest fears confirmed

Outrageous speech at Canadian oil conference In the actual speech, the “NPC rep” announced that current U.S. and Canadian energy policies (notably the massive, carbon-intensive exploitation of Alberta’s oil sands, and the development of liquid coal) are increasing the chances…