Environment
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The Deathly Insect Dilemma By Robert Hunziker
Insect abundance is plummeting with wild abandon, worldwide! Species evolve and go extinct as part of nature’s normal course over thousands and millions of years, but the current rate of devastation is off the charts and downright scary. Continue reading
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China’s Golem Babies: There is Another Agenda By F William Engdahl
The shocking news that a team of scientists working in China have managed to gene-edit the DNA of recently-born human twins to allegedly make them genetically immune to a HIV infection is more than bizarre and irresponsible. It suggests that certain researchers are making dangerous experiments to create ultimately the eugenics master dream—custom-designed humans. I… Continue reading
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Global Breaking News on GMOs and Pesticides 5 December 2018: Bayer Slashes Jobs!
Bayer, the German drugmaker that bought U.S. seed company Monsanto earlier this year, announced on Thursday the sale of a number of businesses, around 12,000 job cuts and 3.3 billion euros ($3.8 billion) in impairments, Reuters reported. Continue reading
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Senior MIT Scientist Warns 1 In 2 Children Will Have Autism by 2025
The overuse of Monsanto’s Roundup herbicide on our food is causing glyphosate toxicity and it is now being considered as the single most important factor in development of autism and other chronic disease. At a recent panel discussion about GMOs, a senior scientist has stated that one in two children will be autistic by 2025. Continue reading
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In the Face of Extinction, We Have a Moral Obligation By Dahr Jamail
Researching and writing about the impacts of runaway climate change, as I’ve been doing now for too many years, I’ve watched several patterns recur. Continue reading
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Father of Green Revolution in India Rejects GM Crops By Colin Todhunter
Genetically modified (GM) cotton in India is a failure. India should reject GM mustard. And like the Green Revolution, GM agriculture poses risks and is unsustainable. Regulatory bodies are dogged by incompetency and conflicts of interest. GM crops should therefore be banned. Continue reading
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New maps of land destruction show why caravans flee Central America
A new map developed at the University of Cincinnati illustrates one motivating force behind migrant caravans leaving Guatemala and Honduras to reach the United States. Continue reading
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GMO Propaganda and Neoliberalism vs Localisation and Agroecology By Colin Todhunter
What people communicate is a matter of choice. But what can be more revealing are the issues they choose to avoid. There are certain prominent pro-GMO activists who describe themselves as ‘science communicators’. They hit out at those who question their views or who have valid criticisms of GM technology and then play the role… Continue reading
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Global Breaking News on GMOs and Pesticides 14 November 2018
14 November 2018 — Sustainable Pulse Editors’ picks New Study Finds Harmful Agricultural Pesticides in Rural New York State Homes Despite the existence of chemical-free methods to eradicate pests, Americans use more than a billion pounds of agricultural pesticides per year. These chemicals are mostly out of sight and out of mind to unsuspecting homeowners,… Continue reading
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Marxist ecosocialism and the value debate
For nearly two centuries, socialist theory has grown and tested itself through debates. Marx and Engels responded to other radical views in The Poverty of Philosophy, most of Capital, Anti-Duhring and other works. Rosa Luxemburg did the same in The Accumulation of Capital: An Anti-Critique; so did Lenin in The State and Revolution. Continue reading
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It’s time to break up capitalism’s love affair with plastic By Amy Leather
A valuable invention is massively misused in the service of profit, producing unprecedented waste and pollution. How can we stop the plastic plague? Continue reading
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Bayer says cancer victims are “Nuisances”
There are about 8,700 lawsuits pending against Monsanto, by people who allege that exposure to Roundup weedkiller is responsible for their cancer. Continue reading
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Modern slave ships overfish the oceans
Hundreds of fishermen, mostly from Myanmar and Thailand, were rescued from a remote Indonesian island in 2015 after they were found to be working in slavery-like conditions for Thai fishing company Pusaka Benjina Resources. Continue reading
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European Parliament Group Finds Pesticides in Hair Samples Across Europe
148 hair samples were collected from six EU countries: Germany, Denmark, Wales, Italy, France and Belgium between the end of July and October 2018. The samples were then analysed for a selection of 30 pesticides including insecticides, fungicides and herbicides. Continue reading
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Fossil fuel production and use exploded in the 20th century. Can we stop the flow in the 21st?
Of all the fossil fuels ever consumed, more than half were burned in the last 50 years In ‘Burning Up’ Simon Pirani shows why fossil fuel consumption has grown so fast, and argues that only radical social change can prevent climate disaster now Continue reading
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Ecosocialist Bookshelf, November 2018
5 November 2018 — Climate & Capitalism Red & Green Reads A bumper crop! Eight new books on biofuels, nutrition fraud, imperialism, post-capitalism, indigenous sovereignty, coral reefs, moral economists, and chicken Continue reading
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Plastic Watch: Five Flaws in the EU’s Single-Use Plastics Plan By Jerri-Lynn Scofield
The European Parliament late last month overwhelmingly approved a plan to ban certain types of single-use plastic, recycle others, and make producing companies more accountable for what happens to such waste. The European Council may approve this measure as soon as this month, with the directive becoming law by the end of this year, according… Continue reading
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Capitalism is killing the world’s wildlife, not ‘humanity’ By Anna Pigott
By failing to name the system responsible, the new Living Planet report undermines its own call for a collective response to the biodiversity crisis. Continue reading
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EU Polystyrene Ban: Sign Petition
The European Parliament Environment Committee just voted for a bunch of great changes to strengthen a law on plastic pollution — but they also added a dangerous loophole. We can influence this process now, and a strong EU law will reduce plastic pollution from our shores, no matter what happens with Brexit. Continue reading
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