Environment

Book Review

Mar 12, 2010

James Hansen's climate reckoning

Al Engler

James Hansen has been attempting to convince governments of the threat posed by carbon dioxide emissions since the 1980s. In his first book, he defends the science behind human-caused climate change.

Columnists

Mar 10, 2010

Let's bring balance back to our planet

Jerry West

The balance between organisms that has provided the ecosystem that maintains life as we know it, has been seriously disrupted.

In cahoots

Mar 10, 2010

McGuinty to sell out Ontario and put water at risk

Ontario Throne Speech raises questions about McGuinty's commitment to protecting water, given his emphasis on privatization and tech fixes that create more problems than they solve.

Forum topic

Sprawl in the Rust Belt

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Sprawl in the Rust Belt

By Frank Liberto

Anti-gentrification work in Hamilton is important, yet there are many potential pitfalls in it. The template comes from such "world city" locales as New York, London and Toronto, where the concentration of corporate and financial command functions have seriously altered the class composition in favour of upper-middle and ruling classes.

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environmental justice

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Mar 4, 2010

Activists challenge Royal Bank tar sands policies

rabble staff

Activists challenged Royal Bank tar sands policies at rallies across Canada this week. (Photo: www.jonathandy.com).

Blog

Mar 4, 2010

Indigenous voices challenge Royal Bank tar sands policies, supported by hundreds at shareholder meeting

Joshua Kahn Russell

Yesterday more than 170 people rallied outside of the Royal Bank of Canada's (RBC's) Annual General Shareholder meeting (AGM) in Toronto after a series of creative non-violent actions all morning.

RabbleTV

Mar 3, 2010

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Naomi Klein speaks on climate debt: rabble exclusive

rabbleTV

Watch Klein give the inaugural David Lewis Lecture, while touching on climate topics from Copenhagen to Haiti.

Blog

Mar 1, 2010

Avoiding apocalypse fatigue

Murray Dobbin

We need to keep reminding ourselves that if we want to inspire people to change the world we have to do more than scare the hell out of them.

Photos

Feb 25, 2010

rabbletv to livestream Naomi Klein lecture on Climate Debt

rabble staff

At 8:30 p.m. EST rabble.ca will broadcast live Naomi Klein's lecture on climate debt, presented by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives.

Columnists

Feb 25, 2010

Fracking: An explosive problem

Amy Goodman

Mike Markham of Colorado has an explosive problem: His tap water catches fire. Markham demonstrates this in a new documentary, 'Gasland,' which just won the Sundance Film Festival Special Jury Prize.

Environment

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