Prisoners Dilemma at COP15 in Copenhagen; Meanwhile in Mei Lin's Kitchen
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The Earth's Decade
This decade will be remembered and felt for its impact on Nature: the species that were saved and those that were lost; the heating of the planet; the forests cut down and those that continue to provide oxygen to our children's children.
China's Execution a Subtle Power Play
The execution of Akmal Shaikh was another use of indirect aggression, showing the West that China doesn't care what it thinks and will do what it wants.
Top 10 Glass-Half-Full Climate Stories for 2009-2010
With a rare optimistic bent, here are my top 10 reasons for positive thinking on climate change in 2010.
We Must Support a Universal Declaration of the Rights of Mother Earth
The Universal Declaration of the Rights of Mother Earth could do for our planet what the Universal Declaration of Human Rights has done to integrate human decency into countries' legal systems around the globe.
Will Coal Power Plants be the Berlin Wall of the Future?
At the Brandenburg gate, which once sat in "no-man's land" between East and West Berlin, I wondered if, 20 years from now, abandoned coal power plants will be nothing more than museums.
Global Warming: An Organic Future, or No Future
Humanity will return to organic agriculture because it is the only farming system that can supply the world with sufficient quantities of healthy food in the emerging era of global warming, erratic weather, declining fossil fuels, and water scarcity.
Letter from Taiwan: 100 Million Manufacturing Employees Next Door
It probably will not take 50 years for China to take over Taiwan, and China would probably not put up with the situation for that long.
Copenhagen and the Commons
Informed, committed nations working together should be able to tap into people's common goal to stave off the effects of climate change, but the leaders at Copenhagen neglected some simple rules for creating such cooperation.
COP 15: Cities, States, Grassroots Transform Nopenhagen to Hopenhagen
This is the 11th international negotiation I've attended. For the first time every major emitting country came to the table with commitments to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions.
Activism 2.0: Creating Casablanca in Copenhagen, The Fresh Air Center
Projects like the Fresh Air Center are the success of a failed UN summit because of the social relationships established and the well-rooted online infrastructure and knowledge base created.
A Quiet but Huge No Nukes Triumph
In the wake of Copenhagen, an unheralded but hard-fought No Nukes victory has moved us closer to a green-powered Earth. It happened in upstate New York.
Blaming China for Copenhagen Won't Help the Climate
Forget how much we can trust the climate efforts of China and the rest of the developing world. How much can it trust ours?
Online Activism 1.7: Lessons Learned in Copenhagen
While social media played a role like never before in the run-up and during Copenhagen, there remain issues that must be overcome before activism fully utilizes the power of social media.
The Most Important Investment that We Aren't Making to Mitigate the Climate Crisis
If you want to get emissions reductions, you must make the alternatives for electric power generation cheaper than coal. It's that simple. If you don't do that, you lose.
We Have All Disagreed to Agree, Now What?
The vast differences between countries and within the environmental movement are telling as to how COP15 failed to result in a binding agreement. Where do we go from here?
Up with Avatar: The Aughts & 2009 In Capitalist Perspective
As the year and the decade draw to a close, I'm strangely optimistic. True, there are many reasons for pessimism. But over the past week, I have found reasons to at least be cheerful in popular entertainment.
Bring On The "We" Decade
The collapse of the climate talks in Copenhagen seemed like a fitting end to our frazzled, fizzled-out era. Hey, we never liked this decade enough to even give it a nickname.
California Is Greener Than Thou
Palin is right. We are greener than thou. We're greener than just about everyone, in fact.
Obama's Popularity Isn't Translating Into Progress
The biggest news coming out of Copenhagen, but not covered by the American media, is that Obama hasn't been able to convince other countries to act even though he is the most popular head of state.
Schneider: We Got to Stay Vigilint (and Maybe Even a Little Angry)
How should we interpret last week's climate conference? Nearly everyone agrees that the "Copenhagen Accord" falls far short of what we need. Carbon pr...
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