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CLIMATE AND CAPITALISM An online journal focusing on capitalism, climate change, and the ecosocialist alternative. December 30, 2009 PALE GREENS HONOR BC CLIMATE VANDALS http://climateandcapitalism.com/?p=1501 For some, a tiny tax outweighs massive environmental destruction AND YOU THOUGHT CARBON OFFSETS COULDN’T GET WORSE! http://climateandcapitalism.com/?p=1473 Climate and Capitalism has frequently commented on two widespread illusions – that global warming is caused by overpopulation, and that buying offsets is an effective way to combat greenhouse gas emissions. I never imagined that anyone would try to combine them. INSIDE REPORT: HOW ALBA FOUGHT FOR HUMANITY IN COPENHAGEN http://climateandcapitalism.com/?p=1468 Evo Morales: “I have heard many debates in the UN where presidents condemn climate change but they never say what causes it. We say clearly that it is caused by capitalism.” WHAT NEXT FOR THE GLOBAL CLIMATE MOVEMENT? http://climateandcapitalism.com/?p=1464 A movement of movements is already starting to take shape. Spurred into action by the announcement of the Accord, activists came together on the Saturday after the COP to discuss building a united global movement in each country. FIDEL CASTRO: WE MUST CONTINUE TO DEFEND HUMANITY’S RIGHT TO LIFE http://climateandcapitalism.com/?p=1460 In the meetings leading up to Copenhagen, it became clear that the leaders of the USA and the other wealthiest countries were maneuvering to place the burden of sacrifice on the emergent and poor countries. CURING THE POST-COPENHAGEN HANGOVER http://climateandcapitalism.com/?p=1455 Uncivil society will have to take up the slack and apply direct pressure, starting with the slogan ‘leave the oil in the soil, the coal in the hole and the tarsand in the land!’ ________________________________________________ Send list submissions to: Marxism@lists.econ.utah.edu Set your options at: http://lists.econ.utah.edu/mailman/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
