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Bolivia defends Mother Earth from the threat of carbon markets Statement by the Plurinational State of Bolivia At the 18th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, which is being held in Doha-Qatar November 26-December 7, the Bolivian delegation has reaffirmed its rejection of the use … Continue reading
Biofuels and hunger, two sides of the same coin By Daan Bauwens Inter Press Service, June 25 2012 Despite growing evidence that biofuel production is causing food insecurity around the world, the new European Union policy blueprint on renewable energy ignores the social effects of biofuels. Last week, Guatemalan victims of the food crisis came … Continue reading
Oceans rising 60 percent faster than predicted Study shows once again that the IPCC is far from alarmist, but in fact has under-estimated the problem of climate change by Liz Kalaugher Environmental Research Web November 28, 2012 Sea level is rising 60% faster than the IPCC fourth assessment projected. That is according to researchers from … Continue reading
By MIRIAM ROSS – POSITIVE NEWS, November 26th 2012 It’s a warm night in the small village of Chuao in Venezuela. Dozens of children are playing in the square in front of the old colonial church, and a local man, beating a drum he holds between his knees, sings: “This is the taste of my … Continue reading
‘Ocean-grabbing’ as serious a threat as ‘land-grabbing’ – UN food expert [30 October 2012] NEW YORK – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right to food, Olivier De Schutter, warned today of the threat of ‘ocean-grabbing’ to food security, and urged world governments and international bodies to halt the depletion of fish stocks, and … Continue reading
Venezuelan Government Accelerates Land Expropriations Nov 20th 2012, by Chris Carlson Statistic indicate agricultural production in Venezuela has increased in recent years (horadecambio) Minister of Agriculture and head of the National Land Insitute, Juan Carlos Loyo (VTV) Punto Fijo, November 20th, 2012 (Venezuelanalysis.com) – The Venezuelan government has accelerated its policy of land expropriations so … Continue reading
Ecuador’s president responds to ‘leftist’ critics Posted on November 12, 2012 Those who oppose any use of natural resources would condemn our people to perpetual poverty. What’s needed is not a ban on development, but a democratic effort to use the country’s wealth to benefit the people and the environment Rafael Correa by Federico Fuentes … Continue reading
Latin American rural groups urge united action against capital Posted on November 13, 2012 Peasant communities, indigenous peoples and afro-descendants are today the greatest bastion of rebellion and resistance across the world. Against the looting by capital and empire! For land and sovereignty of our peoples! No socialism without feminism! In the last week of … Continue reading
Climate change exposes New York’s deep class divide Posted on November 9, 2012 Hurricane Sandy and the suffering it has caused are intimately related to the business that the dark towers of Lower Manhattan symbolize. In the hardest hit areas, Occupy activists are organizing grassroots relief efforts. by Peter Rugh On Tuesday morning, as New … Continue reading
Frankenstorms and climate change: How the 1% created a monster Posted on November 2, 2012 by Chris Williams “If the study to which you apply yourself has a tendency to weaken your affections, and to destroy your taste for those simple pleasures in which no alloy can possibly mix, then that study is certainly unlawful, … Continue reading
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