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Report: Climate change could devastate agriculture

Report: Climate change could devastate agriculture | Sustain Our Earth | Scoop.it
A new USDA study predicts climate change could create more pests and force farmers to change.
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Three (more) things they don’t tell you about capitalism

Three (more) things they don’t tell you about capitalism | Sustain Our Earth | Scoop.it
Professor Ha-Joon Chang has two things in common with Karl Marx. Firstly he’s right in much of his economic analysis of the ills of capitalism and secondly his prescriptions of the solutions to these ills are lacking.

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Willy De Backer's curator insight, March 19, 4:12 PM

Very good article by Jules Peck of Citizen Renaissance

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Davos man thrives while the rest of us pay for his excesses

Davos man thrives while the rest of us pay for his excesses | Sustain Our Earth | Scoop.it

"Davos is intellectually bankrupt. But the ideology it champions won't fall just by itself. Capitalism's dead end requires intellectual challengers, social movements and trade union leaders prepared to dare to reimagine their role."


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Willy De Backer's curator insight, January 20, 3:48 AM

Very good comment in the Guardian by Will Hutton.

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Earth 'risks irreversible change'

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Humanity's path is anything but sustainable, the UN Environment Programme warns, as scientists suggest life may be heading for irreversible change.

 

In the run-up to Rio+20 the UN has presented its 5th Global Environmental Outlook. Its analysis is gloomy and correct, its solutions disappointing because it does not have the courage to point to the real planet-killers: casino capitalism, growing inequalities and runaway population growth.


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The Oil Drum | Twelve Reasons Why Globalization is a Huge Problem

The Oil Drum | Twelve Reasons Why Globalization is a Huge Problem | Sustain Our Earth | Scoop.it

Globalization seems to be looked on as an unmitigated “good” by economists. Unfortunately, economists seem to be guided by their badly flawed models; they miss real-world problems. In particular, they miss the point that the world is finite. We don’t have infinite resources, or unlimited ability to handle excess pollution. So we are setting up a “solution” that is at best temporary.


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Sustainability problems galore but precious few solutions

Sustainability problems galore but precious few solutions | Sustain Our Earth | Scoop.it
While the 250 high level participants at the University of Oxford's Resource conference are clear about why short termism is so dominant, there is no silver bullet that will save civilisation...

 

What seems to have been seriously lacking during this conference is the social dimension of the sustainability crisis. What will be collapse for some (the 99%) could be a bright "gated" green future for others (the 1%). The signs of a new class war we are seeing in the Great Depression will become more visible over time.


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