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The politics of production. Mining in the crosshairs

By Hazel Henderson* – The  Wall Street International Magazine We humans, having populated every part of Earth’s surface and visited the Moon, now are perched atop the planet’s food chain. We are learning from this perilous position but hastening the… Continue Reading →

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Sustainability Credits: Path for Covid Economic Recovery and a Global Renewable Future

By Roy Morrison* – EcoCivilization     In the midst of the covid-19 pandemic a new economic global market tool, Sustainability Credits (SCs), promises to help kick start both national and global renewable economic development. Globally, the sale of oil has dropped… Continue Reading →

Climate Change, Economy / Finance, energy, Environment, Health

Oil Prices

By George Friedman* – Geopolitical Futures Since before World War I and throughout the 1970s, the people who controlled oil had a lever for controlling others. Since the 1980s, the equation has shifted; oil producers have become dependent on oil… Continue Reading →

Commerce, Economy / Finance, energy, Politics

Oil-rich Gulf Turns to Renewable Energy

By Kunda Dixit* ABU DHABI, Jan 29 2020 (IPS) – The increased frequency of climate-induced weather extremes and public opinion pressure are forcing even major fossil fuel exporting countries in West Asia to make a big push towards renewable energy.… Continue Reading →

Commerce, Economy / Finance, energy, Environment

“SILICON VALLEY KARMA: FAITH IN ELECTRICITY”

By Hazel Henderson*  From the VC “masters of the universe” on Sand Hill Road and Y Combinator to the social media FAANG monopolists to the adolescent male libertarian bros with their internet startups — all share the fundamentalist faith in… Continue Reading →

Civil Society, Economy / Finance, energy, Environment

LIVES IN ECOLOGY

By John Scales Avery* A new freely downloadable book I would like to announce the publication of a book, which reviews the lives and thoughts of some of the women and men who have addressed the crucial problems of ecology… Continue Reading →

Children, Climate Change, energy, Environment

Watch Out: Your Money Is Used to Destroy the World!

By Baher Kamal* – Human Wrongs Watch How governments spend taxpayers money to subsidise fossil fuels that cause deadly air pollution – A reminder to mark 5 June World Environment Day  Perhaps the most direct way to introduce this tough… Continue Reading →

Climate Change, Economy / Finance, energy, Environment, Health, Neo-liberalism

You Can’t Sit Out Climate Change

By William Mebane The writer is former Director of Energy Efficiency Department at ENEA, the Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development In 2007 a MIT survey revealed that nearly 60% of Americans feel that “until… Continue Reading →

Climate Change, Economy / Finance, energy, Environment, Sustainable Development

Trump’s Gulf allies rush to defend strongman rule

BY ISHAAN THAROOR*  –  The Washington Post At the end of last week, it appeared President Trump had authorized a stunning reversal of U.S. policy. According to a White House statement, Trump had placed a phone call to renegade Libyan Gen.… Continue Reading →

Armed conflicts, Economy / Finance, energy, Human Rights, militarization, Neo-liberalism, Violence

COP24: Return of King Coal

By Aline Robert – EURACTIV.fr / Distributed by Human Wrongs Watch Poland is hosting lobbying for coal and fossil fuels of a scale that has rarely been seen during an annual UN conference on climate (COP). The EU is turning… Continue Reading →

Climate Change, energy, Environment, Multilateralism & Unilateralism

Is Africa Ready for Nuclear Energy?

By Laura Gil – Africa Renewal (through IPS) VIENNA, Dec 7 2018 (IPS) – Years back, nuclear energy was a fancy option limited to the industrialized world. In due course, nuclear could be an energy source for much of Africa,… Continue Reading →

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