Environment – Page 4

Fires, climate and prisons: Systemic racism, sexism is deadly

September 19, 2020 John Parker

Los Angeles, Sept. 18 — The National Interagency Fire Center, which provides unified guidance for fire agencies in the U.S., said the fires burning in Washington state, Oregon and California since the end of August […]

What will it take to halt climate change? Socialism!

April 22, 2020 David Card

Among the greatest threats to the people of the world today and our ability for future prosperity is the threat of human-caused climate change, including global warming. In the capitalist world, many in the media, […]

Capitalist climate disaster strikes Indonesia

January 20, 2020 Scott Scheffer

As deadly bushfires were raging up and down the eastern part of Australia in late December and early January, Indonesia’s island of Java and the nation’s capital city of Jakarta suffered historic floods. Rivers swelled […]

Australia’s fires fueled by capitalist exploitation

January 13, 2020 Scott Scheffer

There just is no way to describe what is happening in Australia. The fifteen million acres that are engulfed in flames are an area bigger than Switzerland. Even in Sydney, the capital city, air quality […]

SHUT IT DOWN: How the U.S. war machine poisons the world

September 28, 2019 Scott Scheffer

For years, Pentagon officials have been discussing, assessing and reporting on climate change. They consider its implications for imperialist military tactics and strategy. They cite the possibilities of mass migration due to water and food […]

Climate strikers demand system change

September 27, 2019 Struggle - La Lucha

Millions took part in the historic, youth-led, global climate strike on Sept. 20. At least 5,000 actions were held in 163 countries, kicking off a week of civil disobedience, news conferences, organizing events and […]

The meek won’t inherit the earth: Mass action will save the planet

September 20, 2019 Sam Marcy

In conjunction with the worldwide #ClimateStrike actions on Sept. 20, Struggle-La Lucha presents this article by the Marxist thinker and fighter Sam Marcy, written for the 20th anniversary of Earth Day in April 1990. Back […]

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‘An important biological species is endangered’

August 31, 2019 Fidel Castro

On June 12, 1992, then Cuban President Fidel Castro addressed the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development’s Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Find this speech and more at FidelCastro.cu. Mr. Fernando Collor […]

Bolivia’s Amazon fire hotspots reduced by 85%

August 30, 2019 teleSUR

“I call on young environmentalists, farmers and social organizations to implement a recovery plan for locals in the affected areas. #UnityinAdversity” Bolivia’s defense minister Javier Zavaleta announced on Wednesday afternoon, that the hotspots for the […]

PG&E bankruptcy: A case of profits over safety

March 29, 2019 Scott Scheffer

Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E), the largest investor-owned utility in the U.S., has acknowledged the high likelihood that its poorly maintained electrical transmission equipment caused the deadly Camp Fire in 2018, the worst wildfire in […]