Dysfunction – May 18
Pivotal moment in the green scare
Dmitry Orlov: Civilization sabotages itself
Ten lessons from Katrina on our [in]ability to cope with crises
Activism
The view from the grassy knoll
Some leading authors on peak oil insist that US government complicity in the 9/11 attacks is crucial to understanding the subject. How relevant are these claims to the predicament of industrial society?
Labor conference on global warming fails to address energy
The labor movement has not yet grasped the relationship between climate change and fossil fuels. At a recent conference, union representatives began to grapple with the topic, but there are still differences between the U.S. and international efforts.
Tar sands – May 11
85-year-old grandmother takes on Syncrude
The censored website
Choke point for oil sands may be water shortage
Climate – May 8
Gore sees ‘spiritual crisis’ in warming
GAO: severe weather’s effect on insurers
Arctic land melts creates new land rush
Socialist Alliance on climate change
FT: The rush to go green could end in the red
Curbing warming won’t bankrupt economy
Religion and peak oil: The twilight of fundamentalism
The failure of the modern faith in progress in an age of peak oil bids fair to leave the field open for radically different ideologies. Is Christian fundamentalism poised to fill the void?
Protecting Creation – Apr 27
Vatican issues new green message for world’s Catholics
Timeline: The frightening future of Earth
E.O.Wilson: Acting now to save life on Earth
The Limits to Lakoff (progressivism vs limits to growth)
Energy, environment, social justice – Apr 25
Why is the green movement so lily white?
Filipino poor suffer most from brownouts, climate
‘Green Nobel’ winners noted for fighting extractive industries
Environmental justice stalled, report finds
Ecuador seeks compensation to leave Amazon oil undisturbed
Capital and nature: Interview with Paul Burkett
Climate – Apr 23
Norway aims for zero-carbon status by 2050
China says warming threatens development
Six steps to hell: new book on climate futures
Australian beach protest
The power of green
A long and heartfelt appeal by the NY Times columnist for leadership at all levels of government for a reduction in use of fossil fuels in order to prevent climate disaster and political authoritarianism. (Excerpts)
Getting the word out – Apr 12
1,000+ climate rallies planned this weekend
This April … Red + Blue go green
WorldChanging interviews McKibben
What’s so funny? (profile of Grist)
Peak oil – Apr 5
Hirsch responds to Swedish PhD thesis on PO
Pickens on peak oil
When the oil runs out … in Sacramento
Cato Institute: Energy alarmism
Anarkismo: Politics & reality of the PO scare
