Environment

This past December I attended the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) COP17 negotiations in Durban, South Africa, branded by social movements as the “Durban Disaster.”

The onset of ever more extreme and repeated weather events is likely to change how we think about the role of the state.

For years, biotech agriculture opponents have accused regulators of working too closely with big biotech firms when deregulating genetically engineered (GE) crops. Now, their worst fears could be coming true.

How do we develop a genuine movement for Climate Justice in the U.S.?

“In spite of government repression, if the people decide to bring the fight to the bitter end, it is possible to resist the pressure of mining and oil companies,” said Peruvian activist Yasser Gómez.

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change warned a few years ago that “It is very likely that heat extremes, heat waves and heavy precipitation events will continue to become more frequent.”